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    Windows 7 RC1 - 7805u

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Anticrawl, May 5, 2009.

  1. Anticrawl

    Anticrawl Newbie

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    Has anyone tried upgrading straight from Vista 64 to Windows 7 RC1 with any luck? Any special drivers you need for Windows 7 or can you use all the Vista drivers?

    Anyone notice performance gains in video games/multitasking with Windows 7 on their gateway laptop?
     
    Anticrawl, May 5, 2009
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  2. intelmovies

    intelmovies Newbie

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    i actually went from vista 64 ult to windows 7 7077 to 7100 with no problems. the issue i'm having is when playing lotro, in 1920x1200 windowed mode, i get like 15 to 20 fps. if i play at 1920x1080, it's like 50 to 60 fps.

    other than that, it works great!
     
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  3. AckLeg92

    AckLeg92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got my 7805u and loaded Win 7 RC1 and it's running great. I'm not a gamer so I can't speak to any games but everything else is going well.
     
    AckLeg92, May 5, 2009
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    metalangel Notebook Consultant

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    So far so good
     
    metalangel, May 6, 2009
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    I never used vista much, but it seems like what people said it about it.
    vista's personality/performance + xp's stability.. Ive only had a few games crash but thats because of there software for 64bit and beta o/s's.
     
    FPS_Sean, May 6, 2009
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    I've been using Vista, both 32 and 64 bit--

    Thanks to the tweak tips here, it's livable...

    'just downloaded W7 the other day---

    Can't wait to install it--
     
    k9hydr4, May 6, 2009
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    Dont forget to install XPM works great on my laptop. Its very very nice :D . I was using VMware but xpm is integrated better with the w7 kernel.
     
    sparkyman2000, May 6, 2009
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  8. AckLeg92

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    Where can I get the "Mass Storage Controller" driver that seems to be missing in Windows 7 Device Manager??? Everything is working great but what is this???
     
    AckLeg92, May 13, 2009
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    AckLeg92, May 14, 2009
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  11. chris85

    chris85 Notebook Enthusiast

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    wat version of windows 7 are you using (32bit or 64bit). my is 64bit so i downloaded the vista 64bit card reader driver. i forgot if there ever a message poped up about digital signature. even there is one, i would simply click let it go. at least i have no problem with my card reader so far.
     
    chris85, May 14, 2009
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  12. AckLeg92

    AckLeg92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm running 64bit too. I ran the installer and midway thru my system rebooted. :( I reran the installer and it finished fine but I still have that message in Device Manager. My SD card worked before and it still works so I guess I'm good.
     
    AckLeg92, May 14, 2009
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    I just uninstalled through Device Manager and selected the option to Delete the installed driver. I did a Scan for Hardware Changes, pointed to the driver location and BAM!! I'm all set! Thanks again!!! :cool:
     
    AckLeg92, May 14, 2009
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  14. chris85

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    lol...that's simply weird, i am positively sure when i did the installer method. it installed fine and finds the mass storage. anyway, glad to hear that you got it to work. ;)
     
    chris85, May 14, 2009
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