Can not longer share folders
Hello everyone,
I installed Windows 7 as an upgrade from Windows Vista (I have way too many files to backup in order to do a clean install). For some reason, all my shared folders that I had on Vista are no longer accessible from other computer, or locally using my computer name (\\comp\Music). I've tried remaking all the shares, disabling firewalls, and changing all the networks to 'home' and 'work' which didn't solve the problem.
Any ideas?
I installed Windows 7 as an upgrade from Windows Vista (I have way too many files to backup in order to do a clean install). For some reason, all my shared folders that I had on Vista are no longer accessible from other computer, or locally using my computer name (\\comp\Music). I've tried remaking all the shares, disabling firewalls, and changing all the networks to 'home' and 'work' which didn't solve the problem.
Any ideas?
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Friday, February 6, 2009 4:30 PM bug reports needed
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anyone?
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I have had this problem with XP before, its because your User account didnt carry over and technically you dont own those files and cannot access them. In Windows Explorer locate the folders, right click on the folder and goto Properties, click the Security Tab.
Hit the Advanced button at the bottom, click the Owner Tab, now hit the Edit button.
In this popup select your user account then at the bottom check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
In XP I would sometimes have to do it more then once to get it to switch over, and it could help to be on a fresh restart of the system.
Good luck.
Hit the Advanced button at the bottom, click the Owner Tab, now hit the Edit button.
In this popup select your user account then at the bottom check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
In XP I would sometimes have to do it more then once to get it to switch over, and it could help to be on a fresh restart of the system.
Good luck.
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The owner is still set to me, and the account i use for sharing still has read & execute permissions.
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And you cannot access them locally?
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I can access them through W:\Videos, or W:\Chris\Music, but I can't access them through \\Chris-PC\Music, or \\Chris-PC\Videos from my own computer, or other computers. They do show up if I just go to \\Chris-PC\ but if I try to go into any folders, it says it can't find it.
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Oh, ok, well, I have a W7 laptop and a XP desktop, and am still trying to figure this out myself. I did manage to get my XP
machine to see the laptop again by going to Networks and Sharing Center, in the blue box to the left theres a text link for
Change Advanced sharing settings, scroll to the bottom and you see a line:
Public ------------------------------------ down arrow
hit the down arrow to expand the public settings, I turned on network discovery and was able to see the laptop on the network
but if I try to access the folder from the desktop it asks for a username/pass, have not figured out a way around that yet.
machine to see the laptop again by going to Networks and Sharing Center, in the blue box to the left theres a text link for
Change Advanced sharing settings, scroll to the bottom and you see a line:
Public ------------------------------------ down arrow
hit the down arrow to expand the public settings, I turned on network discovery and was able to see the laptop on the network
but if I try to access the folder from the desktop it asks for a username/pass, have not figured out a way around that yet.
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Ok man, reading in the advanced settings a bit more, what I did was enabled network discovery, turned on printer and files sharing, turned on network access can open, change, and create files, and turned off password protection.
When sharing the folder it only let me add the Homegroup at first, so it would show up but I didnt have access, went back into permissions and was able to add guest, and now I have read/write access to the folder on the laptop.
May not be the most secure setup but this will get you on the right track, maybe an expert can chime in and explain how to use the homegroup stuff.
When sharing the folder it only let me add the Homegroup at first, so it would show up but I didnt have access, went back into permissions and was able to add guest, and now I have read/write access to the folder on the laptop.
May not be the most secure setup but this will get you on the right track, maybe an expert can chime in and explain how to use the homegroup stuff.
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My settings are the same, except I have password protected sharing turned on (I don't use homegroup). I've tried every combination of the settings, and have tried both home and public...
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anyone?
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Have the same issue. Windows 7 shared drives (or even the computer name) cannot be seen from a Vista machine, SBS 2003 server, or WHS. The Windows 7 machine can see Vista shares but not access them. Accesses SBS shares fine. I cannot even open the Windows 7 shared drives from the computer I'm sharing from.
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Sorry, but I accidentally proposed my previous post as an answer. This is my proposed answer:
I just noticed that for whatever reason "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" was unchecked in the properties of my wireless network adapter settings. Turning that on makes the Windows 7 share visible on other computers, including my server. Let's see how long it lasts.
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I do indeed have file and printer sharing enabled on my wireless, and wired.
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Open explorer, right click on Network, chose properties, then click on chose home group and sharing options, then at bottom chose 'Change advanced sharing settings' then turn on Public sharing not just homegroup sharing.
This may help.
Cheers.
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It is on
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Shoot! I thought I had found something. For whatever reason it seemed to work when I had turned on the file and printer sharing, but I guess I need to test more thouroughly. Still wonder why it was turned off, I know I hadn't done it, at least not on purpose. Had hoped to contribute for once, rather than just posting questions. Ah, back to the drawing board!
Really, this is a strange behaviour, and it seems as if there are quite a few people having trouble with this. I smell a bug of sorts...
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Windows 7 has many new security enhancements that make it even stronger in the business world; but a bit more difficult for users at home like us.
I had trouble sharing any folders/files/extra hard drives with my other PC's using older Windows versions. After turning on all my sharing attributes, I could "see" my other desktop and laptop on the network and they could "see" my desktop with Windows 7. However, even though they all recognized each other… I still couldn't get access. One was running XP and we have Vista on the other. I could get into files on them from Win7, but they couldn't get into the desktop with Windows 7.
I made a step by step post on my fix after hours of tinkering around. Maybe this fix would work for your trouble? It's pretty much exactly what Burr said… but I tried hard to make it very easy to follow.
Here is the link to my step by step:
I'd love to hear what your result is, if you try it, could you reply either way? I'd love the feedback! Thanks!
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Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately it didn't work. It still says that the network path cannot be found (although \\computer\ still is found, just not the folders in it)
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Never Windows 7 if it comes with IE8
Hello,
It has been a pleasure for me to test Windows 7 so far, it is a wonderful OS.
BUT I WILL NEVER BUY IT !
I will never buy it indeed for as long as it comes with a build in IE : why ?
- I have been a fervent addict to everything that comes from Microsoft since 1986.
- The IE8 version that comes with Windows 7 made me however change my mind completely !!
The IE8 version that comes with Windows 7 beta 7000 :
- Freezes all the time
- Stops responding all the time
- Asks all the time whether I want to send information about the encountered problems to MS.
I have had it :
- I do accept that we have to work with a beta version of a total package (OS with build in IE amongst others) if the improvements of that IE component do not come to the beta-testers of the OS.
If MS wants to keep it that way, then they have to bring us a version of Windows 7 WITHOUT IE8 !!
- What I cannot accept any longer is that MS keeps silent when it comes to the problems with IE8 in Windows 7.
- What I cannot accept any longer is that the beta-version of Windows 7 does not get the RC version of IE8 which is hopefully MUCH BETTER
This means that it looks like Windows 7 will be totally unusable for me (and many others) when it comes with IE8 !
What a disaster ! Or should I say "How obstinate MS can be".
It has been a pleasure for me to test Windows 7 so far, it is a wonderful OS.
BUT I WILL NEVER BUY IT !
I will never buy it indeed for as long as it comes with a build in IE : why ?
- I have been a fervent addict to everything that comes from Microsoft since 1986.
- The IE8 version that comes with Windows 7 made me however change my mind completely !!
The IE8 version that comes with Windows 7 beta 7000 :
- Freezes all the time
- Stops responding all the time
- Asks all the time whether I want to send information about the encountered problems to MS.
I have had it :
- I do accept that we have to work with a beta version of a total package (OS with build in IE amongst others) if the improvements of that IE component do not come to the beta-testers of the OS.
If MS wants to keep it that way, then they have to bring us a version of Windows 7 WITHOUT IE8 !!
- What I cannot accept any longer is that MS keeps silent when it comes to the problems with IE8 in Windows 7.
- What I cannot accept any longer is that the beta-version of Windows 7 does not get the RC version of IE8 which is hopefully MUCH BETTER
This means that it looks like Windows 7 will be totally unusable for me (and many others) when it comes with IE8 !
What a disaster ! Or should I say "How obstinate MS can be".
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Stop posting the same post twice!!
As i mentioned above, ITS A BETA! The version of IE8 in Windows 7 Build 7000 is OLDER than the current RC1 version available for Vista/XP, so its bound to be more buggy!!
GET OVER YOURSELF!
As i mentioned above, ITS A BETA! The version of IE8 in Windows 7 Build 7000 is OLDER than the current RC1 version available for Vista/XP, so its bound to be more buggy!!
GET OVER YOURSELF!
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When the Windows 7 RC is available it will include a newer version of IE8!
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Picsoe said:
This means that it looks like Windows 7 will be totally unusable for me (and many others) when it comes with IE8 !
What a disaster ! Or should I say "How obstinate MS can be".
To reject an entire operating system just because you don't rate the browser than comes with it is NUTS!!
Putting aside the fact that W7's IE8 is still in beta, there are plenty of other browsers out there that you can use instead.
Any REASONABLE person would say "it is a wondeful OS, but I don't like the browser, so I'm going to use FireFox/Safari/Opera/whatever with it instead."
If it were a component for which there were no alternatives, I would agree with you. But it isn't.
So don't be daft.
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There must be something wrong with your machine or your installation as IE 8 is working fantastic for me. Not even a hiccup.
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BBFC-UK said:
Stop posting the same post twice!!
As i mentioned above, ITS A BETA! The version of IE8 in Windows 7 Build 7000 is OLDER than the current RC1 version available for Vista/XP, so its bound to be more buggy!!
GET OVER YOURSELF!
I am sorry for this double posting.
I did not mean to do so - it happened due to a freezing or not responding IE again (I did not know whether or not my first post was sent).
For the rest of your answer : I know it is older
Hence my request to make the newer version available like they did for all the other OS versions.
This would probably stop
- a lot a unneeded problem-feedback
- a lot of people leaving IE (my only browser since 1994) and not intending to come back to IE
- questions like : why are the FireFox betas working and not the IE versions
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djwayne said:
There must be something wrong with your machine or your installation as IE 8 is working fantastic for me. Not even a hiccup.
I have made a clean install and everything is working fine.
My opinion about Windows 7 = Wonderful, Splendid !
But IE8 that came with it is really spoiling everything.
I do not have any browsing problems with FireFox 3.0.5 or 3.0.6 and I hate this because I am an MS (and thus also an IE) lover since 1986 (Windows 3.0) and 1994 (IE).
When I read on the internet, I can see a lot of people having a lot of problems wit IE8.
And it looks even like these "freezing" and "not reponding" problems with IE started already with the latest updates of IE7 under Windows Vista.
I can imagine that there are problems, that a beta is not perfect yet.
But in view of the above problems : MS should treat us (the MS lovers) as partners for bad and for worse, not as some neglectable "beta testers".
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Thack said:
To reject an entire operating system just because you don't rate the browser than comes with it is NUTS!!
Putting aside the fact that W7's IE8 is still in beta, there are plenty of other browsers out there that you can use instead.
Any REASONABLE person would say "it is a wondeful OS, but I don't like the browser, so I'm going to use FireFox/Safari/Opera/whatever with it instead."
If it were a component for which there were no alternatives, I would agree with you. But it isn't.
So don't be daft.
Picsoe said:
This means that it looks like Windows 7 will be totally unusable for me (and many others) when it comes with IE8 !
What a disaster ! Or should I say "How obstinate MS can be".
To reject an entire operating system just because you don't rate the browser than comes with it is NUTS!!
Putting aside the fact that W7's IE8 is still in beta, there are plenty of other browsers out there that you can use instead.
Any REASONABLE person would say "it is a wondeful OS, but I don't like the browser, so I'm going to use FireFox/Safari/Opera/whatever with it instead."
If it were a component for which there were no alternatives, I would agree with you. But it isn't.
So don't be daft.
I made a resume of what you called me :
nuts
unreasonable
daft
beye now
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[quote]- questions like : why are the FireFox betas working and not the IE versions[/quote]
The version of IE8 in Windows 7 is DIFFERENT to the version available for Vista/XP, just as the version of IE7 in Vista is different to the version available to XP. There are many features and technologies exclusive to the version of IE8 on Windows 7 (for example, Protected Mode). I agree its still buggy, thats why I am using Firefox as my default browser, but a new version will included in the Windows 7 RC, and the Final Version will be lot more stable.
The Firefox betas have nothing to do with it, Firefox is not a component of Windows 7.
The version of IE8 in Windows 7 is DIFFERENT to the version available for Vista/XP, just as the version of IE7 in Vista is different to the version available to XP. There are many features and technologies exclusive to the version of IE8 on Windows 7 (for example, Protected Mode). I agree its still buggy, thats why I am using Firefox as my default browser, but a new version will included in the Windows 7 RC, and the Final Version will be lot more stable.
The Firefox betas have nothing to do with it, Firefox is not a component of Windows 7.
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You should not use the Beta version to form an opinion of the final product, thats what Betas are for, to eliminate bugs.
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Picsoe said:
I have made a clean install and everything is working fine.
My opinion about Windows 7 = Wonderful, Splendid !
But IE8 that came with it is really spoiling everything.
I do not have any browsing problems with FireFox 3.0.5 or 3.0.6 and I hate this because I am an MS (and thus also an IE) lover since 1986 (Windows 3.0) and 1994 (IE).
When I read on the internet, I can see a lot of people having a lot of problems wit IE8.
And it looks even like these "freezing" and "not reponding" problems with IE started already with the latest updates of IE7 under Windows Vista.
I can imagine that there are problems, that a beta is not perfect yet.
But in view of the above problems : MS should treat us (the MS lovers) as partners for bad and for worse, not as some neglectable "beta testers".
I'd like to recant my opinion of IE 8, I have had one problem with it. One of my favorite forums, (Ranger-Forums.com) doesn't work right with IE 8. Every time I go to a post, it blocks it with a white screen. It works fine with Firefox. djwayne said:
There must be something wrong with your machine or your installation as IE 8 is working fantastic for me. Not even a hiccup.
I have made a clean install and everything is working fine.
My opinion about Windows 7 = Wonderful, Splendid !
But IE8 that came with it is really spoiling everything.
I do not have any browsing problems with FireFox 3.0.5 or 3.0.6 and I hate this because I am an MS (and thus also an IE) lover since 1986 (Windows 3.0) and 1994 (IE).
When I read on the internet, I can see a lot of people having a lot of problems wit IE8.
And it looks even like these "freezing" and "not reponding" problems with IE started already with the latest updates of IE7 under Windows Vista.
I can imagine that there are problems, that a beta is not perfect yet.
But in view of the above problems : MS should treat us (the MS lovers) as partners for bad and for worse, not as some neglectable "beta testers".
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BBFC-UK said:
[quote]- questions like : why are the FireFox betas working and not the IE versions[/quote]
The Firefox betas have nothing to do with it, Firefox is not a component of Windows 7.
Then MS should stop making IE part of the OS.
In this way the problems with IE would not cripple the beauty of the OS (even in beta).
Once again : I am an overall MS lover and I never had objections against the integration of IE into the OS.
But now that MS is keeping silent about this IE problem and the way/when they are going to solve it made me change my mind about the integration of IE into the OS.
Beta testers should be treated as partners, not as some nasty geeks.
Anyway :
MS stopped integrating products like Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, etc ...
They made it available as "Live" products.
They might as well do it with IE.
In that case the wonderful Win7 OS would not suffer unnecessarely from the IEproblems.
And if they want to continue with the integration into the OS, then they have to accept the consequences and the complaints about the overall OS of which it became a unseparable part.
Do a Google search about : IE stopped responding
And then do the same search with Live Search
It will be obvious that MS is ignoring the problem.
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Picsoe said:
And if they want to continue with the integration into the OS, then they have to accept the consequences and the complaints about the overall OS of which it became a unseparable part.
And if they want to continue with the integration into the OS, then they have to accept the consequences and the complaints about the overall OS of which it became a unseparable part.
"Unseparable " is irrelevant. My argument remains: if you don't like IE8 in W7, nobody is forcing you to use it. You can remove it from your start menu, replace it with FireFox or whatever, and never have to even think about IE8 again.
What's the problem? Seriously, where is the problem with that?
(Yes, I hope IE8 is faster and less buggy when W7 is launched, but NO WAY would it become a reason to reject the whole OS. There is simply no logic to that argument.)
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Thack said: "Unseparable " is irrelevant.
I'd like to see a solid explanation about this by MS (not yourself - please do not reply).
- It looks like you do not read posts completely before to answer them !
- I think that what you like most is to read your own answers, even without reading the other people's posts :-)
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Thack said: My argument remains: if you don't like IE8 in W7, nobody is forcing you to use it. You can remove it from your start menu, replace it with FireFox or whatever, and never have to even think about IE8 again.
It will remain on my system
It will remain in my registry
But once again - and maybe you will read it some day ( I do not believe in it anymore)
I am an overall MS lover and I never had objections against the integration of IE into the OS.
But now that MS is keeping silent about this IE problem and the way/when they are going to solve it made me change my mind about the integration of IE into the OS.
Beta testers should be treated as partners, not as some nasty geeks.
Do a Google search about : IE stopped responding
And then do the same search with Live Search
It will be obvious that MS is ignoring the problem.
And what are you doing ?
You treat everybody who do not share your opinion as stupid morons.
LIKEWISE
Please keep out of the discussion that I started - you have been of NO HELP so far - on the contrary.
I will not reply to your answers/posts anymore unless I can recognise that you have SERIOUSLY read ALL OF MY POSTS AND ANSWERS COMPLETELY (and that you understand them :-)).
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Thack said: but NO WAY would it become a reason to reject the whole OS.
Watch the decision of the Eurpean Commission.
And I might fully support them this time !
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This thread is closed as far as I am concerned.
I will not read any more answers or insults.
I will not give any more answers neither.
I have enough information :
- to continue doing my job
- to take the necessary mesures where needed
beye
I will not read any more answers or insults.
I will not give any more answers neither.
I have enough information :
- to continue doing my job
- to take the necessary mesures where needed
beye
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Picsoe said:
Please keep out of the discussion that I started - you have been of NO HELP so far - on the contrary.
Please keep out of the discussion that I started - you have been of NO HELP so far - on the contrary.
Listen, mate, you're the one who said:
"BUT I WILL NEVER BUY IT ! I will never buy it indeed for as long as it comes with a build in IE"
...and.....
"This means that it looks like Windows 7 will be totally unusable for me (and many others) when it comes with IE8."
And no matter how much you squirm, the simple fact remains that your position is TOTALLY ILLOGICAL.
Are you SERIOUSLY claiming that the whole of the Windows 7 operating system will be "totally unusable" because of the bugs in IE8? REALLY???
Why don't you admit that you expressed yourself badly, and that you MEANT to say "IE8 will be totally unusable", NOT "Windows 7 will be totally unusable".
Indeed, you may find a large number of people would agree with that sentiment!
But expecting Microsoft to do a special build of W7 without IE8 is living in a dreamworld.
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Picsoe said:
This thread is closed as far as I am concerned.
I will not read any more answers or insults.
I will not give any more answers neither.
Ah, so he throws his teddy out of the pram. Very mature, that. I expect you're proud of yourself.
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Where do you start with this?
cutting of your nose to spite your face ring any bells to you ?
a wonderful operating system, but you wont buy it because internet explorer 8 freezes. have you thought this out at all, because if you had i think you may not have written this post. i mean that with the greatest respect, i am not having a go.
everything about this operating system is great in your opinion, except one thing, and you will willing overlook all the positives for one negative, which will be fixed by the time 7 ships.
can you not just use another browser for now, im using firefox for now, and it works flawlessly
cutting of your nose to spite your face ring any bells to you ?
a wonderful operating system, but you wont buy it because internet explorer 8 freezes. have you thought this out at all, because if you had i think you may not have written this post. i mean that with the greatest respect, i am not having a go.
everything about this operating system is great in your opinion, except one thing, and you will willing overlook all the positives for one negative, which will be fixed by the time 7 ships.
can you not just use another browser for now, im using firefox for now, and it works flawlessly
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jonmac69 said:
cutting of your nose to spite your face ring any bells to you ?
This kind of affronting remarks will not make me change my mind - on the contrary.
Come up with solutions to the problem instead.
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I find IE 8.0 beta both in Windows 7 and Windows Vista/XP rather buggy; however, it is only a 'beta' copy. Bu the time the final version of IE 8.0 is released many of the most troublesome bugs will have been eradicated. It is impossible to say 'all' bugs will have disappeared because what is an annoyance to one person is nothing but a slight inconvience to another and Microsoft will only fix the bugs that are the most prevalent.
If you think about it IE 6.0 and IE 7.0 were exactly the same 'until' the final release when they turned out to be far better than previous versions. I am not overwhelmed with Windows 7 but I cannot dismiss it completely because of its beta status. The time to say 'yes' i will use it is when it is finally released, then you can see exactly what it has to offer. Beta software is 'software in progress' nothing is set in stone until the final release, IE 8.0 is no exception.
John Barnett - Windows XP Associate Expert; Windows Desktop Experience. - Web: http://www.winuser.co.uk; Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org; Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
If you think about it IE 6.0 and IE 7.0 were exactly the same 'until' the final release when they turned out to be far better than previous versions. I am not overwhelmed with Windows 7 but I cannot dismiss it completely because of its beta status. The time to say 'yes' i will use it is when it is finally released, then you can see exactly what it has to offer. Beta software is 'software in progress' nothing is set in stone until the final release, IE 8.0 is no exception.
John Barnett - Windows XP Associate Expert; Windows Desktop Experience. - Web: http://www.winuser.co.uk; Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org; Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
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firstly - im surprised you responded given that you said the thread was dead to you.
secondly - i think you are cutting of your nose to spite your face, and i pointed out that i wasn't having a go at you.
thirdly (solutions to the problem)- use firefox/opera/safari/chrome for now, as i stated in my earlier post.
now that you have had time to think this over, have you considered the possibility that you are being pedantic over an issue, that when all is said and done, isn't that important right now. there are alternatives, and till such time as you are able to use a stable IE8, surely you can use an alternative browser.
secondly - i think you are cutting of your nose to spite your face, and i pointed out that i wasn't having a go at you.
thirdly (solutions to the problem)- use firefox/opera/safari/chrome for now, as i stated in my earlier post.
now that you have had time to think this over, have you considered the possibility that you are being pedantic over an issue, that when all is said and done, isn't that important right now. there are alternatives, and till such time as you are able to use a stable IE8, surely you can use an alternative browser.
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He is making assumptions about a product based on a BETA version of it - that is not logical!!!
The version of IE7 in Vista is COMPLETELY different to the version you can download for Windows XP. IE7 on Vista has exclusive features only available on a Vista-machine, for example, Protected Mode. Its tied into the OS and utilisies a lot of the new secuirty enhancements of Vista, the same can be said about IE8 on Windows 7.
The version of IE7 in Vista is COMPLETELY different to the version you can download for Windows XP. IE7 on Vista has exclusive features only available on a Vista-machine, for example, Protected Mode. Its tied into the OS and utilisies a lot of the new secuirty enhancements of Vista, the same can be said about IE8 on Windows 7.
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Picsoe, as far as I know, the EU is trying to force MS to remove its Internet Browser from all versions released in europe.
They are going the same path as WMP, as they reckon it stifles competition.
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I guess I better start using IE8 in my Windows 7 more. I haven't seen any problems with it.
In fact, I like it better than IE7 since it brought my Links Bar back (as the Favorites Bar). I just could not get my Links Bar to be persistant in IE7 under Vista or Server 2008.
I like IE8 so much, I am going to install it on at least one of my Vista or Server 2008 machines.
In fact, I like it better than IE7 since it brought my Links Bar back (as the Favorites Bar). I just could not get my Links Bar to be persistant in IE7 under Vista or Server 2008.
I like IE8 so much, I am going to install it on at least one of my Vista or Server 2008 machines.
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Cisco VPN Client 5.0 - Reporting Damage Issue
After installing Cisco VPN Client 5.0 on windows 7 Beta versions, the software's asks to restart the PC, after the restart please find below what happened,
-Windows 7 ha crashed
-A blue screen appeared (Windows 7 couldn't load normally)
After that, the PC restarted itself 2 choices appeared,
-Launch windows normally (It doesn't work)
-Launch windows from last startup (It takes you to a repair page, windows try t repair itself but it doesn't work, can't repair the error)
Sincerely,
Hamza
Hamza
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Hi
Very strange. I use the cisco VPN Client 5.0.03 and it works properly. The installation was done in 2 different ways.
1. Install to vista then update vista to win7 (it's possible).
2. install directly to win7
I use win7 32.
Maybe the problem not in win7 directly but in a firewall or antivirus settings.
Besides I remove cisco from startup and start it from windows.
another comment maybe the server which is used for cisco does not work with win7.
Did U try to use it on vista. If yes U can try to update vista to win7 with preinstall cisco client.
Goos luck !
Very strange. I use the cisco VPN Client 5.0.03 and it works properly. The installation was done in 2 different ways.
1. Install to vista then update vista to win7 (it's possible).
2. install directly to win7
I use win7 32.
Maybe the problem not in win7 directly but in a firewall or antivirus settings.
Besides I remove cisco from startup and start it from windows.
another comment maybe the server which is used for cisco does not work with win7.
Did U try to use it on vista. If yes U can try to update vista to win7 with preinstall cisco client.
Goos luck !
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I didn't try installing Vista then upgrading to win 7 i just installed a fresh win7, maybe its because some of dll files crashed win7 as I found some topics on TechNet reporting the same issue, and seems like there is a solution for it.
Anyway thank you and I found win7 really reliable and fast windows to use :)
Hamza
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No problem. :)
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google for this..
There are way to solve this issue..
IT has something to do with the DNE..
Workaround is installing the latest Citrix DNE before installing the VPN client.
After installing DNE install VPN, worked for me..
working daily with the 5.0.02.0090
There are way to solve this issue..
IT has something to do with the DNE..
Workaround is installing the latest Citrix DNE before installing the VPN client.
After installing DNE install VPN, worked for me..
working daily with the 5.0.02.0090
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Cisco VPN seems to work with x32 Vista and 7 but not on x64. I spent few weeks to get the 4.xx VPN client to work on vista x64 as well as few hours with cisco support and in the end it came to vpn client not compatible with x64.
if you ever get it to work please do post it.
K
if you ever get it to work please do post it.
K
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Explorer Issues with new views
Subject: Moving files Dialogue
What I love, is the (Larger) that is displayed next to the file that is larger. What I want to see more of, is more details. Please show the size in KB's and the date modified.
Subject: Explorer
Please change the default location to open when pressing Windows~E from Libraries, to My Computer. I use this shortcut hourly, at least four times, where as I don't use Libraries as often. If I would be able to add, just move the Libraries to My Computer, and list Music/Pictures/Etc., just as you would drives. If you can not or don't want to make this default, please at least make this an option. One thing that bugged me about XP soo much, was that this shortcut opened up My Computer with the folder tree, and I always had to close that.
Subject: Explorer Detail Views
What I love, is the (Larger) that is displayed next to the file that is larger. What I want to see more of, is more details. Please show the size in KB's and the date modified.
Subject: Explorer
Please change the default location to open when pressing Windows~E from Libraries, to My Computer. I use this shortcut hourly, at least four times, where as I don't use Libraries as often. If I would be able to add, just move the Libraries to My Computer, and list Music/Pictures/Etc., just as you would drives. If you can not or don't want to make this default, please at least make this an option. One thing that bugged me about XP soo much, was that this shortcut opened up My Computer with the folder tree, and I always had to close that.
Subject: Explorer Detail Views
Please bring back the pop-up to show details like size, contents, and date modified to the hovering of files/folders. I don't like looking down at the bottom of the window to see the details, and this also requires that I first click on the item I am trying to find out more information about. If I was moving files, I would have to click on the item, and then find out that information, and then re-select the items I was moving. Very un-intuitive, and not giving enough information.
Also, please bring back the navigation to My Computer and detail pop-up in Start Menu. I believe this is really a bug, because it worked like this before in previous OS'es, XP included, and it isn't anymore.
Reply:
Hi PocketPCUser
If you would like to make sure that the Windows 7 Developers see your request, please post your message to the following thread.
Have Comments about Windows 7 Beta?
Go to that thread, click the Reply Button in the first message, and post your feedback.
All of the posts in this thread are collected, periodically and sent directly to the developers.
Hope this helps.
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
If you would like to make sure that the Windows 7 Developers see your request, please post your message to the following thread.
Have Comments about Windows 7 Beta?
Go to that thread, click the Reply Button in the first message, and post your feedback.
All of the posts in this thread are collected, periodically and sent directly to the developers.
Hope this helps.
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
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Ronnie,
I do have a question which it is not on this one You posted a big yellow warning on one of my replies and I just wanted to know why you had not done the same on the other dozen or so that other people posted the same answer. It was on the Explorer freezing. I will admit I didn't know what the link actually did except it cured mine from freezing so I passed it on Sorry I will try hard not to help anyone again you made me feel like an idiot.Have a nice day , I will leave all the helping to you from now on.
chamblisstom@bellsouth.net
I do have a question which it is not on this one You posted a big yellow warning on one of my replies and I just wanted to know why you had not done the same on the other dozen or so that other people posted the same answer. It was on the Explorer freezing. I will admit I didn't know what the link actually did except it cured mine from freezing so I passed it on Sorry I will try hard not to help anyone again you made me feel like an idiot.Have a nice day , I will leave all the helping to you from now on.
chamblisstom@bellsouth.net
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Hi Chamblisstom
Please see My reply to your other message on this subject.
Regards,
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
Please see My reply to your other message on this subject.
Regards,
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
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Unable to manipulate files or folders
I am having difficulty with copying, moving, or deleting files and folders on Windows 7. When I try to perform these operations, I succeed initially. But, then, I reach a point when I get a message saying that I don't have sufficient permission to perform the operation. I have to reboot the machine to get my privilege back to do anything with that file or folder again.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:17 AM no reply to followup suggestions
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Does this happen if you do not install any anti-virus or other 3rd party security software? Did it happen immediately after installation of the operating system only, or later when you installed applications. Is this an upgrade or a clean install?
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
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Are the files that remain .exe files? I'm asking because I am constantly getting inaccessible .exe files, and so are quite a few other people, who have started several threads about this problem, with no solution being posted. If it's also non .exe files, it might be unrelated, disregard my post then.
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Ned Pyle [MSFT] said:
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
Does this happen if you do not install any anti-virus or other 3rd party security software? Did it happen immediately after installation of the operating system only, or later when you installed applications. Is this an upgrade or a clean install?
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
Hi, Ned. This is a clean install, reformatted partition. I can't really answer your other question since the very first thing I did before sitting down to reorganize my system was install anti-virus and firewall.
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Xerion404 said:
Are the files that remain .exe files? I'm asking because I am constantly getting inaccessible .exe files, and so are quite a few other people, who have started several threads about this problem, with no solution being posted. If it's also non .exe files, it might be unrelated, disregard my post then.
Hi Xerion404, it does happen a lot when an exe file is involved, but not exclusively.
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Coul you (temporarily) uninstall your anti-virus software? Disabling is not enough, would need to see a test with it completely removed so what no file system filter drivers are installed.
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
Ned Pyle [MSFT] - MS Enterprise Platforms Support - Beta Team
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livve mesenger
please everybody more problem with live messenger
Reply:
Sorry your post is a little unclear, are you having problems with windows live messenger? If so what is the problem, are there any error messages reported? if yes to either of these, please post back with more details, as there is currently no way to help you without further information.
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linksys wireless pci card and other misc. problems
no matter what i do, what drivers i install, what card i put in, the wireless doesnt work. any suggestions? also i cant install halo 1 and there are a few bugs to work out with the media center program freezing or becoming pixelated
- Moved by Mark L. Ferguson Monday, February 9, 2009 10:11 PM (Moved from Windows 7 Miscellaneous to Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility)
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:15 PM no reply to followup Qs
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Have you tried installing Vista Drivers for the Wireless cards in compatibility mode?
Does the Halo1 install fail at some point with an error message or does it not start?
the WMC issue may be due to video card/drivers.
More information could be of help, i.e. what brand model of Desktop/laptop is it, or if its custom built, whats the specifications, make/model of motherboard, video card, sound card, hard-drives.
Does the Halo1 install fail at some point with an error message or does it not start?
the WMC issue may be due to video card/drivers.
More information could be of help, i.e. what brand model of Desktop/laptop is it, or if its custom built, whats the specifications, make/model of motherboard, video card, sound card, hard-drives.
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LAN and Internet Connection
I have installed Windows 7 on blank harddrive on a desktop. No problems incountered during installation. However, when I tried to access the internet the network adapter (Intel(R) PRO/100 VE) showed initially: LAN not connected. LAN was connected but the adapter installed is a Netgear FA311. After searching through this Forum I found that I need to install a new driver. After that I had 2 adapters but the FA311 is now connected. If I delete the Intel it is installed again after each new boot. With the FA311 I still cannot access the internet. It shows "unidentified network" and "limited connectivity". After hours of trying different settings and scanning through this forum I founf another hint: Set "Network Media" in the adapter properties to the actual value, in my case 100Base Tx Full Duplex. For a while the limited connectivity was gone but I still could not access the internet. In the meantime i have again limited connectivity although Netwrok Media isset correctly. The computer is connected via a Netgear switch to a DSL router.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:07 AM no reply to followup Q
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Hi
Is your NIC displayed as functional in device manager?
Open network adapter status dialog and check whether IPv4 IP, mask and gateway are auto configured correctly
You may try to restart dsl modem and ro disable enable NIC
Run network diagnostic on network adapter from network and sharing center, and check report when diagnostic finish
Is your NIC displayed as functional in device manager?
Open network adapter status dialog and check whether IPv4 IP, mask and gateway are auto configured correctly
You may try to restart dsl modem and ro disable enable NIC
Run network diagnostic on network adapter from network and sharing center, and check report when diagnostic finish
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NIC is functional, I have tried the IPv4 configuration with autoconfiguaration and with defining IP, Gateway etc. manually - no difference. I also restarted the dsl modem and the NIC. Running the diagnostic results in "Could not identify the problem".
The computer is connected to a local network with additional XP and Vista computers. The XP computer are sharing devices in a home-network and all computers have access to the internet via the same router.
The computer is connected to a local network with additional XP and Vista computers. The XP computer are sharing devices in a home-network and all computers have access to the internet via the same router.
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can you see shared folders of other computer in LAN?
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No. As I now have again limited connectivity I cannot get any access. For the short timeframe when I had connectivity the Vista PC was shown on the map but I could not get access.
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enter IPv4 settings manually - ip, mask, gateway, dns servers
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I tried this, no success. I can't even get the connectivity back that I had after setting the Network Media properties.
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Ok set madia to 10Mb halh duplex to see what happen
Can you give me a screen shot of network adaptor status details window?
Can you give me a screen shot of network adaptor status details window?
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cannot get Win7 DVD to boot on computer
I have downloaded (successfully according to the MS Download Manager) the ISO image and burned it to three separate DVD-Rs and one DVD-RW (all different manufacturers) using Nero and MagicISO. MagicISO reports that all of the DVDs are bootable and Windows Explorer (under Windows XP) sees all of the files on each disc. Great, right?
No... Not a single one of those discs will boot on any machine I have tried them on. Those same machines will boot from various CDs and DVDs without any problems. I am positive that all of the systems are BIOS set to boot from CD/DVD first, floppy second (yes, I still have floppy drives) and finally hard drive. I have tried booting the DVD on a system with XP on the hard drive, a blank formatted hard drive, and even a hard drive with all partions wiped.
I am right now downloading a second copy of the ISO, just in case, but I don't see this helping. Besides that, the cost of blank DVDs is starting to add up!
Can someone PLEASE tell me what in hades is wrong with this...
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Derek Tombrello
www.RobotsAndComputers.com
No... Not a single one of those discs will boot on any machine I have tried them on. Those same machines will boot from various CDs and DVDs without any problems. I am positive that all of the systems are BIOS set to boot from CD/DVD first, floppy second (yes, I still have floppy drives) and finally hard drive. I have tried booting the DVD on a system with XP on the hard drive, a blank formatted hard drive, and even a hard drive with all partions wiped.
I am right now downloading a second copy of the ISO, just in case, but I don't see this helping. Besides that, the cost of blank DVDs is starting to add up!
Can someone PLEASE tell me what in hades is wrong with this...
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Derek Tombrello
www.RobotsAndComputers.com
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Monday, February 23, 2009 1:42 AM
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Do you get any error messages (if so, what is the message) and if no error message, what happens - does the system merely hang, or does it boot to the installed OS, or what ?
Lastly - what are the specs of the machine(s) you are trying to install to ?
Lastly - what are the specs of the machine(s) you are trying to install to ?
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No need to redownload the ISO if the MD5 hash matches up.
How old is your machine on which you are trying to boot? Actually, more importantly, how old is the DVD drive you are trying to use? In some cases, some DVD drives can boot with DVD-R media and not DVD+R, and vice versa. Trying burning a DVD in the format opposite to what you have, in your case, see if you can make a bootable DVD+R disk.
Although this is quite a rare incident with newer DVD drives, if you are using a an older drive, you could be a victim of this compatibility conflict.
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No error messages, it just drops through to the next available boot device.
The latest machine I tried booting from is a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with 512mb RAM - I know minimum is said to 1 GHz, but I figured I'd try. Wouldn't think that would affect whether the DVD booted or not, though.
I will say that all of the media I've tried is -R instead of +R, but other boot DVDs created on the same -R discs boot on these same machines.
The latest machine I tried booting from is a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with 512mb RAM - I know minimum is said to 1 GHz, but I figured I'd try. Wouldn't think that would affect whether the DVD booted or not, though.
I will say that all of the media I've tried is -R instead of +R, but other boot DVDs created on the same -R discs boot on these same machines.
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Hi
You can run win7 setup from inside win xp if your DVD have problems booting.
Problem booting from DVD may be some bios issue
You can run win7 setup from inside win xp if your DVD have problems booting.
Problem booting from DVD may be some bios issue
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@rebeltaz
I missed this part where you wrote "Not a single one of those discs will boot on any machine I have tried them on."
You may want to try ImgBurn (free) and ensure you select the burn disk from image option. I know it is another disk, but you cannot boot with the disks on any machine—not just one particular machine—then there is something going on with the disks you are creating.
Have you tried your disks in a friend's computer, or a computer at work (if possible)?
However, from what you write, I assume that you have made other bootable DVD disks from ISO images, right?
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rebeltaz said:
Please just boot your current operating system, connect to the internet, look to make sure you have a target partition formatted as NTFS that shows in "my computer", and insert your DVD in the drive. Select clean install, then select the partition you want to install into. It will download some updates and indicate that it must reboot to continue the installation. When it starts up, you probably will not need to "hit any key to boot from CD" because the installer is controlling the process.I have downloaded (successfully according to the MS Download Manager) the ISO image and burned it to three separate DVD-Rs and one DVD-RW (all different manufacturers) using Nero and MagicISO. MagicISO reports that all of the DVDs are bootable and Windows Explorer (under Windows XP) sees all of the files on each disc. Great, right?
No... Not a single one of those discs will boot on any machine I have tried them on. Those same machines will boot from various CDs and DVDs without any problems. I am positive that all of the systems are BIOS set to boot from CD/DVD first, floppy second (yes, I still have floppy drives) and finally hard drive. I have tried booting the DVD on a system with XP on the hard drive, a blank formatted hard drive, and even a hard drive with all partions wiped.
I am right now downloading a second copy of the ISO, just in case, but I don't see this helping. Besides that, the cost of blank DVDs is starting to add up!
Can someone PLEASE tell me what in hades is wrong with this...
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Derek Tombrello
www.RobotsAndComputers.com
It will be able to "warm boot" because it will have loaded the necessary driver for your DVD drive into memory from your old operating system. If you try to "cold boot" the DVD, it can only do so if your motherboard bios contains a DVD driver. Only the newer ones would, because, until Vista came along, we installed from CDs, not DVDs, so only CD drivers needed to be in the bios.
When the installation finishes, you will be set up to dual boot.
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DarienHawk67 said:
@rebeltaz
I missed this part where you wrote "Not a single one of those discs will boot on any machine I have tried them on."
You may want to try ImgBurn (free) and ensure you select the burn disk from image option. I know it is another disk, but you cannot boot with the disks on any machine—not just one particular machine—then there is something going on with the disks you are creating.
Have you tried your disks in a friend's computer, or a computer at work (if possible)?
However, from what you write, I assume that you have made other bootable DVD disks from ISO images, right?
I did send the image home with a friend to see if I could boot to a DVD that he creates on his machine, but yes... I have and do boot from other bootable DVDs created from ISO images. I haven't gotten the disc back from him yet...
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mel77084 said:Please just boot your current operating system, connect to the internet, look to make sure you have a target partition formatted as NTFS that shows in "my computer", and insert your DVD in the drive. Select clean install, then select the partition you want to install into. It will download some updates and indicate that it must reboot to continue the installation. When it starts up, you probably will not need to "hit any key to boot from CD" because the installer is controlling the process.
It will be able to "warm boot" because it will have loaded the necessary driver for your DVD drive into memory from your old operating system. If you try to "cold boot" the DVD, it can only do so if your motherboard bios contains a DVD driver. Only the newer ones would, because, until Vista came along, we installed from CDs, not DVDs, so only CD drivers needed to be in the bios.
When the installation finishes, you will be set up to dual boot.
It will be able to "warm boot" because it will have loaded the necessary driver for your DVD drive into memory from your old operating system. If you try to "cold boot" the DVD, it can only do so if your motherboard bios contains a DVD driver. Only the newer ones would, because, until Vista came along, we installed from CDs, not DVDs, so only CD drivers needed to be in the bios.
When the installation finishes, you will be set up to dual boot.
I may have to do that - I didn't realize that this disc would allow dual-boot creation.
As for the motherboard being unable to boot DVDs from a cold boot, as I have said, I have and do boot other bootable DVDs that I have created from ISO images on these same machines. So I am sure the computers are capable of doing such....
If I can't get this to work, I'll try the dual-boot...
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Just a curious thought, what Burn *Speed* did you select for burning the ISO, Fast or Slow? Frequently, fast burning will skip or not *properly* burn needed .dlls or fonts. Fast burns often create rapid conflicts.
Bene
Bene
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Havrda said:
Bene
Just a curious thought, what Burn *Speed* did you select for burning the ISO, Fast or Slow? Frequently, fast burning will skip or not *properly* burn needed .dlls or fonts. Fast burns often create rapid conflicts.
Bene
No such a case at all :)
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I burned the image at 16x first, then I tried 8x, 4x and finally 1x.... I think speed is irrelevant here....
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I had the same problem the ISO file doesn't burn a bootable DVD. Trying to burn a bootable DVD from the files burnt from the ISO Nero says the file is bigger than 2Gb and therefore its not allowed. So I tried installing from Win XP and then the message is can only install from Vista. Next step is give up as you dont get nowt for nowt anyway as its going to expire.
Anode
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use alcohol 120,
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The setup requeird to push any key on startup, you have 5 second to do so. In case your monitor take mush longer time to display, unplug all your hard drive. When the setup detect no bootable partition, it lunch automaticaly the setup. Or you can push many time space bar on start up to launch the setup.
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If you call your friend and he says the DVD did not load for him, try using ISOBurner. It doesn't hurt to try another program. I know you'll be using another DVD but at this point you have no choice.
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hmm... actually, as much I hate saying this, anode may be right... After three computers, two programs and four DVDs... I give up. I've always said that Microsoft programs were way too freaking bloated anyway. Hell with it.
I'll stick to Linux...
I'll stick to Linux...
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Hey, don't give up yet. I burned mine on a dvd-r (memorex) with Roxio (came with my blackberry) and I kinda like it. It's Better than vista. MS has more of my money than yours, im willing to bet. I've seen your website. My first computer was a Tandy with DESKMATE for a OS. I've run and payed for, ms-dos since 3.3. window 3.1, 95, 98, 98se, ME, nt, 2000, XP and Vista. The thing is, i've burned way more disks and lost more time on Linux until Ubuntu showed up. I had redhat wipe out a brand new hard disk right off the bat. I installed Solaris just to see if I could.
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Did you try inserting your DVD with an operating system running and connected to the internet as I suggested a few days ago? I have installed it that way on several computers running XP and Vista without a failure yet.
I really doubt that your DVDs are bad if you did them as "burn ISO" ... it's just that they will not cold boot.
If you did try as I suggested and it failed, please post the details of the failure so we can try to help you.
All the re-downloading and re-burning are likely unnecessary, and just lead to more frustration.
I really doubt that your DVDs are bad if you did them as "burn ISO" ... it's just that they will not cold boot.
If you did try as I suggested and it failed, please post the details of the failure so we can try to help you.
All the re-downloading and re-burning are likely unnecessary, and just lead to more frustration.
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But what is going on here with this ISO!?
Something MUST be different from other iso files!
I used several different brands of dvds, and none of them enabled me to boot from dvd! Just like other people describe the situation...
On the other hand, I could install from within XP to another ntfs partition.
And one point must be stressed again and again:
My computer is able to boot from dvd!
I have various boot dvds (for Linux versions, for BSD etc.) that DO boot with my computer.
And yes, all my not-booting win7 dvds seem to be all right. They boot when used with a different computer.
So what is the problem with this iso?
thanks
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How do I disable zip folders in Windows 7?
[sorry for cross-posting...]
I like to use a third-party archive application, so I really don't like how Windows, by default, makes zip files expand automatically in Windows Explorer and show up in the folder view.
I want my zip files to be just that. Files. Not folders. Here's a screenshot of what I don't like (see folder view on left) 
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In XP and Vista, I was able to find solutions to remove this "feature"
In XP, I simply did...
regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll
In Vista, I had to remove a couple registry entries:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Disable ZIP support in Windows Vista
; restart Windows after applying this patch
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}]
I don't want to guess and delete the wrong registry entries if someone else knows which ones I need to remove.
Anyone?
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Sunday, February 8, 2009 5:20 PM feature request
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Hi deepdvd,
Running regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll should be enough to disable zip functionality. Then just run your 3rd party archite application and let it re-register archive files.
Martin
Running regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll should be enough to disable zip functionality. Then just run your 3rd party archite application and let it re-register archive files.
Martin
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I wish it was that easy.
I'm on Windows 7 Beta 64-bit, and I get this error when I attempt to do that.
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The module "C:\Windows\system32\zipfldr.dll" was loaded but the entry-point DllUnregisterServer was not found.
Make sure that "C:\Windows\system32\zipfldr.dll" is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again.
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Since you have assigned an unzipping utility to default (the one you 'like to use') Explorer is using it. You can remove the 'association' between zip files and the app in Control panel, Default Programs, and your explorer will no longer do that. You would then have to use 'open with' each time you want to open a zip file, but the Explorer view would no longer treat the zip like a folder. You can have one, or the other behavior, but not both. That's why it's called an 'association'
Rating posts helps other users
Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP ------------------------------------
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Mark, here is what I think deepdvd is trying to explain. Or maybe I should speak for myself: This is my complaint.
First of all, notice in the picture above, the ZIP file appears in the Directory-Tree as though it is a bonafide folder. Of course, we know it's not. It DOES NOT BELONG there. But the complaint is more than just aesthetic. Keep reading...
The diagrammed example above is difficult to talk about, because the folder and the ZIP it contains are both named TEST.
So, for clarity, suppose instead the name of the zip-file is INSTALL.zip. If you use Windows unzip feature, INSTALL.zip will be expanded into a subfolder named simply INSTALL. Upon doing so, the Directory-Tree will now show TEST containing 2 items both named INSTALL. One is INSTALL.zip, the other being the folder just created. Getting grubby yet? Keep reading...
Now consider what INSTALL.zip contained. It probably contained an executable named, you guessed it, INSTALL.exe. What happens when you run INSTALL.exe? It likely further expands itself into a subfolder named INSTALL. So you end up with a Directory-Tree structure TEST\INSTALL\INSTALL\installfiles. And this sits next to the Windows make-believe folder TEST\INSTALL.zip. Let's not forget about INSTALL.exe, which is still roaming about somewhere in this mix.
What I have explained thus far is artificially simple. Usually, you will have several versions of INSTALLx in a folder. Say, INSTALL1.zip, INSTALL2.zip,...etc. Very quickly, you become dyslexic just trying to figure out which INSTALL is which.
This is all just inherently grubby, see? The last thing we want or need is Windows feigning the original ZIP is also a folder. It only adds more visual complexity to the issue, with absolutely no benefit. That is why, for quite a number of years now, there have been various registry hacks that defeat this Windows Explorer behavior. It sucks.
So, deepdvd was inquiring about what hack is now available for Win7 to cause zip files to appear as exactly that: files.
I am being even more direct. I want MS to eliminate this annoying feature.
I am being even more direct. I want MS to FIX this NUISANCE.
First of all, notice in the picture above, the ZIP file appears in the Directory-Tree as though it is a bonafide folder. Of course, we know it's not. It DOES NOT BELONG there. But the complaint is more than just aesthetic. Keep reading...
The diagrammed example above is difficult to talk about, because the folder and the ZIP it contains are both named TEST.
So, for clarity, suppose instead the name of the zip-file is INSTALL.zip. If you use Windows unzip feature, INSTALL.zip will be expanded into a subfolder named simply INSTALL. Upon doing so, the Directory-Tree will now show TEST containing 2 items both named INSTALL. One is INSTALL.zip, the other being the folder just created. Getting grubby yet? Keep reading...
Now consider what INSTALL.zip contained. It probably contained an executable named, you guessed it, INSTALL.exe. What happens when you run INSTALL.exe? It likely further expands itself into a subfolder named INSTALL. So you end up with a Directory-Tree structure TEST\INSTALL\INSTALL\installfiles. And this sits next to the Windows make-believe folder TEST\INSTALL.zip. Let's not forget about INSTALL.exe, which is still roaming about somewhere in this mix.
What I have explained thus far is artificially simple. Usually, you will have several versions of INSTALLx in a folder. Say, INSTALL1.zip, INSTALL2.zip,...etc. Very quickly, you become dyslexic just trying to figure out which INSTALL is which.
This is all just inherently grubby, see? The last thing we want or need is Windows feigning the original ZIP is also a folder. It only adds more visual complexity to the issue, with absolutely no benefit. That is why, for quite a number of years now, there have been various registry hacks that defeat this Windows Explorer behavior. It sucks.
So, deepdvd was inquiring about what hack is now available for Win7 to cause zip files to appear as exactly that: files.
I am being even more direct. I want MS to eliminate this annoying feature.
I am being even more direct. I want MS to FIX this NUISANCE.
- Edited by Banned Sunday, February 8, 2009 12:04 AM clarification
- Edited by Mark L. Ferguson Sunday, February 8, 2009 5:08 PM Forum policy forbids excessive emphasis.
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Your request is exactly what I recomended. Remove the association for Zip files, and you get exactly what you describe. Rightclick, OpenWith would use any app you choose, and Explorer would act exactly like the OP talked about by unregistering zipfldr.dll. He has an associatio, and so do you. You want a default behavior of click to unzip, and as long as that association exists, Explorer is going to treat zip files as folders.
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I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROGRAM TO SUBSTITUTE AS DEFAULT.
I AM NOT USING ANY OTHER UNZIPPING UTILITY. JUST WINDOWS.
I AM NOT USING ANY OTHER UNZIPPING UTILITY. JUST WINDOWS.
- Edited by Banned Saturday, February 7, 2009 11:24 PM
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As the OP was saying, editing the .zip entry in the registry is one way, and simply setting the association to Notepad would work too, though forgetting and clicking would open a zip there uselessly, making you remember to use 'open_with' on a rightclick.
If no third party utility were installed as default, on a clean system, you could use the zipflder edit to do it.
MS is not going to remove the zip utility.
If no third party utility were installed as default, on a clean system, you could use the zipflder edit to do it.
MS is not going to remove the zip utility.
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I LIKE THE WINDOWS UNZIP FACILITY.
I JUST DON'T WANT EXPLORER TO PRETEND A ZIP FILE IS A FOLDER
I went back and clarified what I meant by "eliminate this annoying feature". That was the most polite euphemism I could find at that moment I wrote it. I think you took its meaning out of context. Now I hope it is clear. However, if that still is not blunt enough, I can go back and edit it further for you.
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egads said:
I LIKE THE WINDOWS UNZIP FACILITY.
I JUST DON'T WANT EXPLORER TO PRETEND A ZIP FILE IS A FOLDER
Hey egads,
Please don't take me wrong on this one !
I like the Windows Zip/Unzip facility as well.
And I like it very much that it treats Zip files as a Folder (sorry for that).
I only would that MS extends this facility to other archive-types (7-zip, arc, Rar, etc...).
Can't we (the users with different tastes) not come up with a reasonable alternarive that suits everybody please ?
I am now using a program called "arc-convert" that transforms any "not-zip-archive" that I receive into a "zip-file" - the reason is that I do prefer to use the ZipFolders that comes with Windows for the treatment of archives.
Some of us like it a lot, some others just hate it - let's find a solution.
Preferably together with MS - but I am afraid that they are not willing to talk to simple people like us.
Regards
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You will find a thread here in the miscellaneous forum to add your comments for passing along to the dev team.
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Contacts folder messed up
My contacts folder doesn't have the right toolbar. I have no way to import/export contacts! There is no button on the toolbar, nor is there an option when I right-click.
There is no customize tab in the contact folder's properties like there was in Vista, so how do I fix this?
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:04 PM
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Are you in the correct Contacts folder? I see the Import and Export Contacts just fine.
Everything is listed when i go under tha appropriate folder.
C:\Users\<Username>\Contacts it should be just fine. Are you trying to export from another profile first to import?
~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
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It may be possible that your toolbar is not full expanded. Cleck on the >> button and see if you have the Import and Export options.
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I moved my folder to another location using the Location tab in it's properties. I don't think that is what caused the problem, though. 
XdN Tweaker is a program I use to make folder views "stick". I used it to make all folders show files as lists by default. That way, I could manually choose witch folders displayed files as thumbnails, and WIndows wouldn't change them on me.
In Vista, this causes folders such as the Contacts folder to lose their toolbar. In Vista, all I had to do was go to the customize tab in the folder properties and change it to 'Contacts' and the toolbar would return.
That tab is gone in Windows 7. And as you can see, I have no toolbar on my Contacts folder:
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Hello,
This is the same behavior i get when i try to access contact from a folder other than my own in my User Account. So it could very well be from the folder move that is causing this issue. Any way to move it back and see if the options come back?
Regards,
~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
This is the same behavior i get when i try to access contact from a folder other than my own in my User Account. So it could very well be from the folder move that is causing this issue. Any way to move it back and see if the options come back?
Regards,
~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
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I tried moving the folder back via the Location tab and it didn't fix it. I am 99% sure it is because I used XdN Tweaker.
I figured there must be a registry key or an ini file that controls the folder properties.
I figured there must be a registry key or an ini file that controls the folder properties.
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Nobody knows what controls the settings for the Contacts folder? XdN Tweaker simply changes registry settings, but there is know way to tell it to undo it. XdN Tweaker is the cause of the problem, not the answer.
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This forum does not suggest registry changes for usability testing. There may be one, but the 'answer' to your question, 'how to reverse the change' is to use System Restore.
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Office 2007
Word 2007 is highly unstable and crashes frequently due to random causes. Random means that it only happens once or twice, then never happened again. I will report Office 2007 crashes from now on.
When performing a "Disk Cleanup" on 7's primary/system partition, W07 crashed. Specifically, cleaning out Shadow Copies.
Norton AntiVirus 2009
When performing a "Disk Cleanup" on 7's primary/system partition, W07 crashed. Specifically, cleaning out Shadow Copies.
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No problem with Word 2007.
Did you try to restore your system at a previous point?
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
Did you try to restore your system at a previous point?
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See the other thread re: Office 2007.
Mine hangs when opening files (directly clicking on the file name but not when I open Office, Open, and then OK). It also hangs when trying to save a file.
Somehow I have lost all of my restore points.
Office Repair does not fix it.
Win 7 repair does not fix it.
sfc /scannow says no problems.
Something is not compatible!
I know enough to get myself into trouble and require a professional to fix it.
Mine hangs when opening files (directly clicking on the file name but not when I open Office, Open, and then OK). It also hangs when trying to save a file.
Somehow I have lost all of my restore points.
Office Repair does not fix it.
Win 7 repair does not fix it.
sfc /scannow says no problems.
Something is not compatible!
I know enough to get myself into trouble and require a professional to fix it.
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Never attempted a restore.
Norton AntiVirus 2009
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It also crashed once when I went into the action center and attempted to setup backup.
Norton AntiVirus 2009
Norton AntiVirus 2009
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System Repair Issue.
I've just sent feedback to microsoft on this issue, below is the txt of what i sent.
I'm dual-booting with XP on two seperate hard-drives. XP is on a 500Gb SATAII drive and Windows 7 is now on a 1TB SATAII Drive. I recently booted into XP to do some Maintenance and clean up work, and after i had done this, XP refused to shut down. After leaving it for 10 minutes i pressed the reset button on the PC. I then tried to power up into Windows 7 to be met with the startup repair screen. This ran for about 15 minutes before telling me that it couldnt work, and giving me additional options. Having done a system image last night, i selected that option to be told that no system images could be found, i then tried a system restore, to be told no restore points could be found. I then restarted the PC again and tried the advanced boot option Last known good configuration, within 30 seconds i was back in windows. It seems strange that this option is not automatically tried at the start of the recovery procedure. It takes less time to try than the other options available, and could solve a lot of people getting frustrated and annoyed over something which might be easy to resolve.
Basically it seems that if you have problems booting into Windows 7 its worth checking the Last known good configuration setting before letting windows try to repair your installation. It took me close on 2 hours to get back into windows 7 in the end, and the last known good configuration managed it in 30 seconds.
I'm dual-booting with XP on two seperate hard-drives. XP is on a 500Gb SATAII drive and Windows 7 is now on a 1TB SATAII Drive. I recently booted into XP to do some Maintenance and clean up work, and after i had done this, XP refused to shut down. After leaving it for 10 minutes i pressed the reset button on the PC. I then tried to power up into Windows 7 to be met with the startup repair screen. This ran for about 15 minutes before telling me that it couldnt work, and giving me additional options. Having done a system image last night, i selected that option to be told that no system images could be found, i then tried a system restore, to be told no restore points could be found. I then restarted the PC again and tried the advanced boot option Last known good configuration, within 30 seconds i was back in windows. It seems strange that this option is not automatically tried at the start of the recovery procedure. It takes less time to try than the other options available, and could solve a lot of people getting frustrated and annoyed over something which might be easy to resolve.
Basically it seems that if you have problems booting into Windows 7 its worth checking the Last known good configuration setting before letting windows try to repair your installation. It took me close on 2 hours to get back into windows 7 in the end, and the last known good configuration managed it in 30 seconds.
Powerpoint viewer 2007 not compatible ?
Windows 7 is installed on a multi-boot system. Many applications, even the older ones, run with no problem.
But Powerpoint viewer 2007 does not want to run. Anybody else notice that ?
I'll take a look in the event viewer. Had not too much time to investigate.
But Powerpoint viewer 2007 does not want to run. Anybody else notice that ?
I'll take a look in the event viewer. Had not too much time to investigate.
HP softwares not able to successfully install the AIO Photomart C7280
Here are the results of my tests:
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
1 - Full version installation
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-52271-4&lc=fr&dlc=fr&cc=fr&lang=fr&os=2093&product=3204785
1-1 Normal and "As administrator" modes
Unsuccessful
1-2 "Vista compatibility" mode
Restart after the first phase of installation (easy installation option)
Unsuccessful
2 - Source drivers version installation
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-52295-3&lc=fr&dlc=fr&cc=fr&lang=fr&os=2093&product=3204785
2-1 Normal and "As administrator" modes
Unsuccessful
1-2 "Vista compatibility" mode
Installation proceeds properly
The printer is recognized
The fax is not recognized
The scanner is recognized immediately after installation. It is no longer supported after a restart of Seven.
3 - Seven generic driver installation
Installation proceeds properly
Only the printer is recognized
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
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I have a H-P AIO PS C7180 that I'm using with my laptop via WiFi connection on Win7 beta.
I downloaded and installed the HP AIO drivers and installed them normally (no admin, no compat) and all has been well, both via USB and WiFi.
Did you try using this:ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software9/COL20586/oj-54112-1/CIT223969-HPCOM-Baloo32-v4.exe
It's a Critical update to prevent unexpected printer uninstall under Vista.
This update will correct an issue where your networked printer software uninstalls itself without warning.
Worth a try.
Are all of your other USB devices working properly?
I downloaded and installed the HP AIO drivers and installed them normally (no admin, no compat) and all has been well, both via USB and WiFi.
Did you try using this:ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software9/COL20586/oj-54112-1/CIT223969-HPCOM-Baloo32-v4.exe
It's a Critical update to prevent unexpected printer uninstall under Vista.
This update will correct an issue where your networked printer software uninstalls itself without warning.
Worth a try.
Are all of your other USB devices working properly?
- Edited by DanVegso Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:13 PM syntax
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Hi DanVegso,
Thank you.
I want to use my AIO only by WiFi connection on my network.
As you can read on my previous post, the full HP software cannot be installed.
Thus, I don't see how to apply the update you suggest.
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
Thank you.
I want to use my AIO only by WiFi connection on my network.
As you can read on my previous post, the full HP software cannot be installed.
Thus, I don't see how to apply the update you suggest.
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
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Sorry, I didn't note that you were doing a WiFi install....
Had you tried installing the drivers with the printer temporarily connected via USB?
That is an alternate method recommended by H-P. Then, disconnect the printer and re-run the installer to "add another H-P device (or some such)"
I've done just that with some XP and Vista installations using H-P printers and WiFi.
May be worth a try.
Had you tried installing the drivers with the printer temporarily connected via USB?
That is an alternate method recommended by H-P. Then, disconnect the printer and re-run the installer to "add another H-P device (or some such)"
I've done just that with some XP and Vista installations using H-P printers and WiFi.
May be worth a try.
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Sorry also ..... I did not specify a WiFi install. :o(
I reproduced the same installation on XP and Vista.
I'll test the install with USB, in order to apply your update, but my purpose is to test the products on Seven.
My hardware is completely operational.
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
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Hi DanVegsa,
I succeeded in launching the update you have suggested. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with my AIO.
During my tests, I noticed that the results of install depend on other software (like Skype) running.
But, the result is always the same: the HP software does not work properly.
I already have wasted too much of time with these tests.
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
I succeeded in launching the update you have suggested. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with my AIO.
During my tests, I noticed that the results of install depend on other software (like Skype) running.
But, the result is always the same: the HP software does not work properly.
I already have wasted too much of time with these tests.
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
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Then I have to ask:
Did you try the old standby method of removing the drivers entirely and re-installing in Safe Mode?
Beta testing can be very time consuming, but I enter into these projects with that in mind. Worst case, I can always revert back to Vista.........
Did you try the old standby method of removing the drivers entirely and re-installing in Safe Mode?
Beta testing can be very time consuming, but I enter into these projects with that in mind. Worst case, I can always revert back to Vista.........
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Hi,
Yes, I used the old method using the bat file 4 times.
On the other hand, I did not try to install the drivers in Safe Mode.
I will try, for the last time, upon my retourn from Paris (TechDays), next wednesday.
I use Seven as my favorite system and I don't want it bugs !!
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
Yes, I used the old method using the bat file 4 times.
On the other hand, I did not try to install the drivers in Safe Mode.
I will try, for the last time, upon my retourn from Paris (TechDays), next wednesday.
I use Seven as my favorite system and I don't want it bugs !!
Aski. MVP Desktop Experience
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See the contents of a pinned folder without opening it
Hello,
I was wondering if it was possible to add the functionality of viewing the contents of a folder pinned into the taskbar without opening it, as shown in this screenshot:
http://thirderror.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/example.png
It would be really nice not to have to open the folder to see its contents. It would also reduce the number of clicks and the mouse moves involved in browing your files.
I was wondering if it was possible to add the functionality of viewing the contents of a folder pinned into the taskbar without opening it, as shown in this screenshot:
http://thirderror.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/example.png
It would be really nice not to have to open the folder to see its contents. It would also reduce the number of clicks and the mouse moves involved in browing your files.
stop with te complains
I always want it to complain to "Intel" I gues this is the time
i get my pc only 2 years a go and now there is so much faster processors
and like you guys I'm not happy i have to buy a new pc and
"HP" don't mind they want me to buy a new if i want the latest tech.
I like vista and I love windows 7 beta
i get my pc only 2 years a go and now there is so much faster processors
and like you guys I'm not happy i have to buy a new pc and
"HP" don't mind they want me to buy a new if i want the latest tech.
I like vista and I love windows 7 beta
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Your right....Windows 7 is just a BETA and it installed and worked fine on my computer. There are a few slow problem with IE 8 but if you cancelled download and restart it mostly will pop right in. A few programs wouldn't install (not recognizing the OS) but you can install changing the compatibility. Same as VISTA and XP. Window 7 brought out some new clarity in my video card that I haven't previously seen. Some settings will not stay as set (clean up checked boxes). Another is displaying my e-mail ICON in the tray (when selected to display). Each time I re-boot I have to once again set them. Other than that it seems better than VISTA.....looking forward to the final version.
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I don't think we should "stop with the complaints". W7 is, after all, a beta and its purpose in life is to gather feedback from the users.
However, I strongly believe that all "complaints" should be constructive, and not just abuse. Unfortunately a small but vociferous minority in this forum don't agree with me!
However, I strongly believe that all "complaints" should be constructive, and not just abuse. Unfortunately a small but vociferous minority in this forum don't agree with me!
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I like it a lot. I might even break down & actually purchase it once it comes out. Last OS I actually paid for was ME upgrade. When XP beta came out it was horrible, almost unrunable. This is a pretty polished OS & very efficient. I even like IE 8, after refusing to use IE7 for the last 4 yrs. Very few complaints here.
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Hi Thack
These forums support free speech.
While I will agree that some people seem to be professional complainers, they still have a right to comment, as long as they follow the forums Code of Conduct.
Regards,
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
Forum Moderator
These forums support free speech.
While I will agree that some people seem to be professional complainers, they still have a right to comment, as long as they follow the forums Code of Conduct.
Regards,
Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta
Ronnie Vernon MVP
Forum Moderator
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Ronnie Vernon said:
While I will agree that some people seem to be professional complainers, they still have a right to comment, as long as they follow the forums Code of Conduct.
Exactly my point. Complaints should not be "just abuse".
Thanks for that link to the Code of Conduct. I strongly suggest Microsoft put that link at the top of each page, in a reasonably obvious position.
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PowerDVD Ultra 7.3
I haven't used this application in Vista so it might just be an application bug not a compatibility bug but whenever I watch an HD-DVD for more than an hour and a half or so it starts skipping and lagging and then completely crashes. I have to end the Windows Error Reporting Process in order to close the application too since that also hangs.
Anyone else running PowerDVD and encountering problems?
Intel i7 920
NVidia 9800GTX
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Solution--well problem-- found. As I suspected it's leaking memory like a siv.
It looks like it leaks about 1-5MB a second. After about 90 minutes it's up to over 1.5 gigs.
Since it's a 32bit app and not 64bit I assume it hits 2 gigs and dies.
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Yes experienced excessive memory usage/leakage with PDVD 7.3 Ultra in 32 & 64bit flavours of Windows 7, playing back Blu Ray, DVD playback memory usage was stable. PDVD in Vista shows no sign of excessive leakage during playback of Blu Ray.
FYI WinDVD9+BR shows no sign of any memory leakage.
FYI WinDVD9+BR shows no sign of any memory leakage.
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MSN Messenger Dwvelopment Suggestions
I think wt would be great would be to have a group call tool so a group of friends can all have a conversation together like it would be in the real world, instead of having to type their talking. Also i do believe that there should be a Gig tool which allows band members o all go on a webcam, plug in there instruments into the computer or just allow the sound to go through the microphone of your webcam and then play to other people watching. This would be a great way for new bands to get more fans. What do you lot think?
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This is off-topic.
This forum is for feedback on **the forum software**
Ask here
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whatforum/threads/
which forum you should post it to (one for Messenger perhaps ...)
WSS FAQ sites: WSS 2.0: http://wssv2faq.mindsharp.com WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007: http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com
Total list of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Books (including foreign language titles) http://wss.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSSv3%20FAQ/V%20Books.aspx
This forum is for feedback on **the forum software**
Ask here
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whatforum/threads/
which forum you should post it to (one for Messenger perhaps ...)
WSS FAQ sites: WSS 2.0: http://wssv2faq.mindsharp.com WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007: http://wssv3faq.mindsharp.com
Total list of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Books (including foreign language titles) http://wss.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSSv3%20FAQ/V%20Books.aspx
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W7 Recent test
Well, I went out and bought a new laptop, a Compaq CQ60-215DX. install went smooth and cleen, vista drivers went in and all went good. I had to do the vista hack to get areo to work and then the quick launch hack, then i took control of start menu and grouped my folders. everything was almost how i like it, just missing classic start menu, and i was happy, till i started running programs. the thing was just crawling, video was choppy, and it seemed like i was running on old equiptment. with the specs on this new laptop it wasnt what i expected at all. my old laptop was a pentiumM processer 1.4 and only had 512mb ram and ran quicker. i didnt like the vista that came with it so its now running xp64, was a pain to find all my drivers, but now its screaming fast. anyone else had issues with new hardware?
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Hi
You need to remember that Windows 7 is a beta 1 version.
I have tested the beta for everything from Windows 98 to Windows 7, including XP, and every version suffered from the same problems with hardware/software compatibility and drivers. Hardware makers are always the last to get onboard with a new OS.
Thanks for the feedback.
Ronnie Vernon MVP
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