bios cd boot windows 7 install help!

I want to install windows 7 but am not sure how to access the bios to make my m15x boot from disc. Help.

 

At the Boot Screen quickly hit F12 or F10, this should take you to another menu. Boot from the CD drive. Win7 rocks!

 

thank you I will try this. Yes once I beat some games and finish up some movies I will switch over to Windows 7, just don't wanna move all that data yet. Plus the whole beta thing worries me a bit etc so I will be dual booting for now

 

Don't you know how to dual boot?

The fastest way to install is using MagicDisc to install windows 7 while running in vista, and install to an empty partition.

I have installed this beta 8+ times.

 

MagicDisc, eh? think i'll give that a shot, since i haven't got any DVDs lying around.

 

I honestly don't like Windows 7. I like Vista better.

I know Win7 is supposed to be Vista without all the suck, but IMO, SP1 was basically that anyways. and the new taskbar just pisses me off.

But I guess I start to expect certain things from an OS after nearly 20 years of using them... I mean, heck, I stayed with Windows 2000 right up until I got a 64-bit processor a few years back (circa 2006...) 'cause W2K could do everything XP could do, just faster, but there wasn't a W2K for 64bit.

oh well, Can't make everyone happy, can they?

 

they should make windows 7 look and feel exactly like mac os that would solve microsoft's problem.

 

Do you thinks it's no good idear to install W7 instead of Vista?

I am running it on my main PC (since my m17 is gone^^) with no problems (since 1 day xD)

Greetings
Julian

 

how would that possibly "solve" any of MS's problems?

I live, breathe, and work in IT and related fields. EVERYONE I KNOW, whether they be Windows junkies from years gone by, or linux gurus, or just plain fanboys, HATES OS X.

I said it, and I havn't met one Power User (or someone more experienced), that doesn't agree that Mac's are like PC's for dummies.

they lack some of the common advanced options, and to get to said advanced options, you have to jump through a convoluted set of hoops... if the option even exists (which it may not)... beyond that, you need to drop to a command line and hope your BSD experience covers enough of whatever AT&T Code Mac didn't butcher to make, whatever it is you're doing work. and even getting to the CLI is a pain... nevermind putting it into SU mode.

don't get me wrong. macs have their place. they have great video editing suites and also have great software for creating audio content. but they lack the diversity and liquidity of a windows environment. this is why many powerusers are staying with windows and/or moving to Linux. Linux: 90% of the functionality of windows, 0% of the copy protection B.S.

the only people I know of that don't like/want to use/already use Linux, are people that either game or need to use some specific app, where no equivilant exists for linux yet.

IMO, People don't buy a system because it's pretty, they buy it because of what they think they can do with it. Most people stick with Windows because it's what they know, and they have no time or care to learn a new OS, others, venture to mac, looking for a nicer/easier experience with most of the same features and less of the hassles. and for the most part, they get it.

Windows does not equal Macs
Windows should never equal Macs.

 

that is, bar none, the stupidest thing i've ever heard.

PS: +rep for Mystik.

 

Little off topic, but we are getting there. Heard of Songsmith? I have become fan of it already!

What is Songsmith?

Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family, post your songs online, or create your own music videos.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/index.html

 

i can't seem to install windows 7 without burning it to a disc? how do you install it while running vista?

 

I used a VM through VMWare. if you wanna try Win7, Don't do it that way.

just my $.02

 

You could boot from USB, I have installed Vista from USB but havent tried Win7 yet from USB. It should work, worth giving it a shot...

Here is how...

Connect USB & launch Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type in following...

Warning: use at your own risk, if wrong disk selected you will end up loosing all data

> diskpart
> list disk
> select disk 1 (assuming 1 is your USB drive, match the disk size)
> clean
> create partition primary
> select partition 1
> active
> format fs=fat32
> assign
> exit

Now copy the install files from Win7 media....

xcopy W:\win7\*.* /s/e/f T:\

(assuming w:\win7 is your source win7 files & T: is your USB drive)


do let me know if that works for you...

 

I have been doing that with leaked win7 32 bit, and just now installed official 64 bit beta.
You just need to have the partition ready and formated, and drive letter set.
Install magicdisc, mount the iso, the Windows7 install pop up, you click.
It's way faster than install from dvd, and you can watch some pr0n while doing that until it requires the reboot at 20% expanding files.

Additionally, you can even install most, if not all, the drivers while in vista. I have been playing around with the installation, it's simple and fast. If you want to know how to install the drivers for win7 in vista, i can go over that with you.

 

Use "Daemon Tools" to mount the Win7 iso, then install it on a separate partition Whizzo.

 

got it installed and played with it a bit. Noticed some changes mostly it seems faster and was 64bit. However after shutting down my light system no longer works (even after uninstalling w7)

 

i tried to mount it with daemontools, but if i double-click the (virtual) disc to start the setup, it says it can't run from this host system. could this be because i'm trying to install 64bit windows 7 from a 32bit vista partition?

 

Is your iso corrupted?

 

that's probably the case... the installer applications would be 64-bit and therefore unable to run on a 32-bit OS.

 

That's probably the reason why. Can anyone else verify this?

 

i'm having trouble resizing a harddrive i use for xp.

i dual boot linux and xp, and i figured gparted would be able to partition the hard drive i wanna split up, but it won't let me alter it at all.

it says something like, "windows is managing this device". it's a dynamic hard drive, and i don't run any OS off of it. i just have all of my games and photo's on that drive. my primary drive for xp / linux is shared on an 80 gig hard drive. 13 gig going to linux, and the rest to XP.

i'd rather boot from the hitachi hd i have, instead of creating space on my primary drive.

anyone have any ideas how to do this?

 

you might have to run CHKDSK (check disk) before you partition. i had to. make sure you enable both checkboxes in the CHKDSK menu thingy ("repair sectors" as well).

 

Have you tried Partitioning the drive within Windows XP by using the "disk management" option yet?

 

yeah i tried that last night but had no luck. that won't even let me do anything to the drive. i can delete or reformat only on that hard drive. on my primary drive, i'm able to delete, format, and edit partitions on it.

i know there has to be a way to resize the drive to allocate space for me to be able to put a partition on there.

the hard drive is listed as a dynamic hard drive, and the other is listed as basic, if that means anything to anyone.

 

have you tried running CHKDSK as i suggested a bit earlier?

 

try downloading Easeus Partition Manager Home edition. It's free. And it allows you to mess with the drive. I had to use this to get rid of the Alienware Recovery Partition on my HD. And I suggest that you try what WHIZZO suggested earlier too. Run CHKDSK.

 

dynamic drives are an advanced version of NTFS drives, I'm not sure gparted has compatibility for that drive type.

 

i was easily able to partition my drive with EASEUS after running CHKDSK.

 

oh, that's a very good observation; you're probably right.

@ whizzo, so running CHKDSK should allow me to then resize my drive afterwards?

 

i can't make a general statement, but i couldn't partition before CHKDSK, and i could afterwards

 

haha fair enough. i might try that when i get home from work.

come on 4 o clock! 11 more minutes!!!

 

Well, any luck Levenly?