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Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by SNGX1275, Jan 11, 2009.

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  1. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 632

    I have the same thing with XP and 7. I just went into disk management and made sure the data partitions were the same in both OS's and I just bounce between C and G for the primary's. To make them not change I had to install 7 from an XP window, making the XP install always the C, though since switching to win7 64 that doesn't work any more.
    luvhuffer, Jul 9, 2009
    #121

  2. magenta Newcomer, in training

    Duel Boot BUT THEN drive letters change!

    Thanks, I didn't install from inside the software. I booted the disk. I'll give that a try.

    So what is going to happen with me when I try out the win7 64 version? Drive letters go away!
    magenta, Jul 9, 2009
    #122

  3. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,749   +62

    Why don't you guys drop XP and run Vista and Windows 7 only... Is Vista upgraded to SP2?
    Tmagic650, Jul 9, 2009
    #123

  4. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 632

    They can keep Vista. And the few programs I do keep XP for were a disaster when trying to run them on the virtual XP thing. Xp's like grandma. She needs to go to the old folks home but she's family and I'm used to having her around.

    Actually Majenta Win7 was the first time I ran a 64 bit program, and despite any misgivings I may have had when making the plunge, it was relatively trouble free Only one real driver problem, my Canon flat bedscanner. But that was a problem with Canon not wanting to make a driver for Vista or 7,and not a problem with windows and an existing driver. So now I have a good scanner I can't use due to planned obsolescence. And if canon thinks I'm gonna replace it with another of their scanners, they are out of their freakin minds. Strictly on G.P. As far as partition letters, I have 6. 2 primaries and 4 logicals. The logicals don't change.
    luvhuffer, Jul 9, 2009
    #124

  5. magenta Newcomer, in training

    Duel Boot BUT THEN drive letters change!

    You want me to give up my security blanket! I don't know! Just because I haven't used it for a couple of months!

    When I am in Vista it always shows Win 7 as drive H but when I boot Win7 it says "no I'm not, I'm drive "C". I would love to know if I did something to cause this. Where is the boot file in vista or Win7? Does it store the drive letter?
    magenta, Jul 9, 2009
    #125

  6. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 632

    No that's just how it works . When I'm in 7 the 7 install is C and XP is G. When in XP it's C and 7 is G. I just renamed the drives so I don't get mixed up. Other than that there's no problem with them switching back and forth. Like I said just go in disk management in 7 and change the logical drive letters to what they are in XP then they stay the same and only the OS drive letters change. In your case you'll have to do it again in vista. I did have to install my games in a different partition so I can access them from any of the OS's and still have the same save points which can be tricky because you lose the saves sometimes. So install the game 3 times to the same folder, then copy in the save game files if they are kept in the installation folder. if they are saved in app data files then it starts to get a bit schizophrenic. There! Now do I have you thoroughly confused? LOL
    luvhuffer, Jul 9, 2009
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  7. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    I saw the article on the front page a week or so ago about someone getting it on a very old PC, and then over the 4th I was at my grandparents and they still had an old computer I had given them years ago, so I brought it home and tried to put Windows7 on it.

    It is a Pentium II 350 with 128Megs of RAM.

    I should have known something was up when I could not get it to boot from the Windows 7 disk, I even set every possible boot option in the BIOS to CDROM (yeh its a dvd, but thats how its referred to in that old BIOS). I confirmed the drive was good by booting off a linux dvd. Luckily I hadn't wiped the hd yet and it had XP on it, so I thought I'd try and launch the install from XP, hoping it would at least put enough files on the hd that it could boot from there and start the setup.

    Trying to launch the install from XP I got an error complaining about not having enough RAM. It needs 512 (apparently there is a switch you can use to get it to ignore that limitation). I have an old PowerMac G4 that I use and it has 768Megs of RAM in it so I took 512 out and put it in the P2. Solved that problem. But then I ran into a problem I don't know if I can overcome. Windows 7 (and I believe Vista) require ACPI 2.0, apparently the BIOS on that P2 doesn't support that. I did look for a bios update, but gave up when I couldn't do an update from within Windows, I didn't read the changelogs to see if ACPI 2.0 is even implemented..

    On a positive note (some of you will debate how positive this is) I did get WindowsME installed, and its running great. Splash screen to usable desktop in 10 seconds, with 192MB of RAM (after removing the 512 I found a 128 module and used it in place of one of the original 64 meg ones).
    SNGX1275, Jul 9, 2009
    #127

  8. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 632

    Sounds as bad as my laptop. A 166MHz pentium MMX with 128MBs of RAM running XP Pro. I use it for banking and bill paying and nothing else, I think it's a 2.02GB HDD. The thing is slow as snot. Satellite Pro 460CDX. Hmmm...You may have given me an idea for something to do to cure my boredom tonight. I'll let you know later.
    luvhuffer, Jul 9, 2009
    #128

  9. TBolt Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    That's probably the best analogy I've heard about Xp...props, luv! At this point, as I've been running the RC since it came out, I went back to Xp a couple of weeks ago. While playing around in it, I thought something was wrong...it just seemed slower...

    I've already pre-purchase Win7 and am looking forward to the release...

    but will probably keep my "grandma" Xp64 Pro around...handy...for a while.
    TBolt, Jul 9, 2009
    #129

  10. luvhuffer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 632

    OK Excuse me but i just got really confused. They are selling the Windows 7 Home prem. upgrade for $49. I thought you couldn't upgrade to Win 7 from XP but the MS store says you can buy the upgrade if you have Windows XP. Boy do they know how to generate confusion. Then they have this...

    Preorder Download
    $49.99
    Preorder Download + Backup Disc
    $49.99+$14.95
    Preorder Ship It
    $49.99

    OMG I just gotta pay the extra $15 so I have the disk AND have it installed the same day it comes out! LM#AO!! No deals on ultimate though. You rich guys gotta pay full bloat!
    luvhuffer, Jul 10, 2009
    #130

  11. DigitalGH Newcomer, in training

    Upgrading to Windows 7

    Hi,

    Does anyone know if office 2000 will be supported in Windows 7
    DigitalGH, Jul 10, 2009
    #131

  12. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    the best way to find out is to dual-boot a copy of the RC and try it for yourself. some features may work and others may not so it's tough to say, but someone else might know - I don't really use MS Office, open office is the way to go anyways...
    EXCellR8, Jul 10, 2009
    #132

  13. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    You can upgrade to 7 from XP. They generally allow 2 generations back to upgrade.

    As far as Office 2000, I would think it will be fine, but I don't have any proof.
    SNGX1275, Jul 10, 2009
    #133

  14. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    I'm thinking an upgrade from a basic 32-bit home version of XP to a 64-bit Ultimate version of Win7 is still going to be pricey in my case, if it's even possible. Probably better off just buying the full version when it's released. I wonder if I should just aim for the Premium package instead...
    EXCellR8, Jul 10, 2009
    #134

  15. TBolt Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    I'm dual booting at work with Win7 as well. Tried to install Office 2000 and it had some issues. I hadn't played around with it too much but I'm sure there is (or at least will be) a work-around and/or fix.

    I'll dink around some more on Monday and let you folks know.
    TBolt, Jul 10, 2009
    #135

  16. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,253   +38

    Rick, Jul 11, 2009
    #136

  17. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    ^I see you have some CS4 on there too... still gotta install Photoshop under 7 myself. Did you run any special compatibility settings for that or was it straightforward? I asked about it awhile back and someone said it would work but when I tried it got all mad and told me I didn't have XP or Vista lol.
    EXCellR8, Jul 11, 2009
    #137

  18. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,253   +38

    CS4 works just fine.
    Rick, Jul 12, 2009
    #138

  19. Ancell Newcomer, in training Posts: 117

    Cant wait till official release. Lets hope it lives up to what they say.
    Ancell, Jul 17, 2009
    #139

  20. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,749   +62

    The beta and RC verisons work very well on many platform/hardware combinations now, so I won't worry about the final release. Running Vista and Windows 7 64 bit side by side on one system, I have more issues with Vista than I do with Windows 7
    Tmagic650, Jul 18, 2009
    #140
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