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    win 7 upgrade problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009.

  1. unhip_crayon

    unhip_crayon Notebook Consultant

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    ***EDIT***** Problem fixed...don't ask how because I dont know what I did


    Im getting the following error while updating to windows 7

    "windows could not update the computers boot configuration"

    how do i fix this?
     
    unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009
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    unhip_crayon Notebook Consultant

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    How did you guys go about upgrading to windows 7?

    custom or upgrade?
     
    unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009
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    unhip_crayon Notebook Consultant

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    I googled my problem and think I may have found a solution, but I want a second opinion.

    When I go to do a clean instalation of win 7, there are two partitions....1 is like 10 GB, and the other is 240ish. This error appears when people try to dual boot there win 7, but when they delete a partition, the installation works

    I read that I had to delete both partitions and create a new one using win 7 instalation disk. Should I?

    What exactly is this 10GB for and should I delete it?
     
    unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    your alien respawn partition
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 3, 2009
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    unhip_crayon Notebook Consultant

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    So when you upgraded to win 7, did you have to delete that partition?

    Thanks moo
     
    unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009
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    unhip_crayon Notebook Consultant

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    I just did the win 7 upgrade advisor and heres what came up...

    [​IMG]

    Any of these a problem?
     
    unhip_crayon, Dec 3, 2009
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