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Whenever I click “Get more gadgets online” I try to install them, and every one gives me the following error.:

Has anyone encountered this problem?

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are u using 64 bit?. by default 64 bit will stop u downloading files that are not digitaly signed. u can usually alter this in your bios screen

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are u using 64 bit?. by default 64 bit will stop u downloading files that are not digitaly signed. u can usually alter this in your bios screen

Not true. I’m using 64 bit and have no problem downloading and using gadgets.

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I have version 6.1.7600, 32 bit.

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I would suggest you do a repair install.

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I would suggest you do a repair install.

That’s kind of like killing an ant with dynamite isn’t it? I could do that for every glitch, but I’d rather to fix the problem and maybe learn something in the process.
Thanks for the quick reply though.

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That’s kind of like killing an ant with dynamite isn’t it? I could do that for every glitch, but I’d rather to fix the problem and maybe learn something in the process.
Thanks for the quick reply though.

Well, if you had this problem from the get-go then I suspect there is a glitch in the original install. I do intend to agree with you for the most part. Can you go to a previous restore point and try it?

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Well, if you had this problem from the get-go then I suspect there is a glitch in the original install. I do intend to agree with you for the most part. Can you go to a previous restore point and try it?

It’s been doing it too long to roll back, so I think I’ll just live without gadgets, no big deal. The only other glitch in my system is an occasional Explorer crash I’ve never been able to pin down. Otherwise it works perfectly so I think I should just leave it alone.

Thanks for the replies.

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It’s been doing it too long to roll back, so I think I’ll just live without gadgets, no big deal. The only other glitch in my system is an occasional Explorer crash I’ve never been able to pin down. Otherwise it works perfectly so I think I should just leave it alone.

Thanks for the replies.

Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Rusty,
Let me try one more time to persuade you to do a install / repair. The procedure will not remove your existing profile and will only repair any bad files. Gadgets are one of those fun things that make Win 7 “rich”. Until I read your original comment I never explored the Gadget application. It’s really wild. Besides the repair will most likely fix that Explorer problem. I suspect as time goes on you’ll experience more glitches and will eventually force you to re-install.

Norm

Okay, I’m game. For some reason I had “clean install” in my mind, and that’s what I was rejecting. I will read up on how to do a repair install and let you know how it goes.

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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Just insert your win 7 dvd, restart, when install options come up choose repair instead of install.

Here is a link to a great tutoral on how to do it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

Rusty,

Since I’m the guy that encouraged you to try the install-repair I feel a bit responsible for the trouble you’re in. Since you’re back to square one…Before you do anything else, run the Win 7 compatibility program to see what features your machine is capable of using with Win 7. This is not a criticism but e-machines tend to be low end in terms of hardware. Perhaps your set up might not support all the Win 7 features. From there you can determine if a re-install is needed. Hope this helps.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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That’s exactly the tutorial I followed. When I finished and booted I had a message that I may have bootleg software plus a notice that my Windows was not genuine. I tried to activate it, but all it said was my time had expired. I also had some “setup.ini is being used by another file” errors. This was a problem when I first upgraded back in October. I unclicked sidebar in Autoruns to fix that, but the gadgets would not work at all, repeatedly giving that same error. The IE8 history would not display (its folder needed taking ownership of), and all the other stuff I had already fixed after the original upgrade.

I rolled back to last week’s backup, so I’m where I was when I started this thread. My only hope is probably a clean install.

Here is a question: The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

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The upgrade kit ran the compatibility check and advised me to uninstall iTunes and two eMachines games, which I did before proceeding with the upgrade. Today I downloaded the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and ran it, and it came up clean.

What do you think about the question in my previous post:
The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

I’m just wondering if that first disk had all of that eMachine-specific software on it, which would be Cyberlink Power to go, Cyberlink Label Flash and a few others. I would prefer not to have to buy software that came with the computer.

Thanks for your replies,
Rusty

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What do you think about the question in my previous post:
The upgrade kit came with 2 disks. One was an “emachines upgrade DVD” and the other was a “Windows 7 Upgrade Media,” the latter being the OS. If I run the upgrade kit, then choose custom install from the OS disk, will I have a clean OS but still retain all of the bloatware that came when the system was new when it had Vista? That is what I would like, since I do need some, not all, of the bloatware.

I’m just wondering if that first disk had all of that eMachine-specific software on it, which would be Cyberlink Power to go, Cyberlink Label Flash and a few others. I would prefer not to have to buy software that came with the computer.

Thanks for your replies,
Rusty

I can’t really comment on your use of the upgrade dvd’s. What you said makes sense though. However, here another possible scenario. I’ve done this on several occasions. Load up everything (including the bloatware) then use Revo Uninstaller to get rid of the parts that you don’t want. I did this with an LG DVD burner software. I have to buy the upgrade to get full use of features. Too many third party programs are free to bother with buying it.

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A little off subject, but perhaps appropriate, When I received my Sony free upgrade, I also received 2 disks. One for Win7 without all the junkware, and a second with the manufacturers software. I did not install the second because I was afraid of getting tons of junkware I did not want. I lost one small piece of useability on my laptop, an AV mode button does not work, but this is a very small price to pay to have a clean, Windows 7 only OS. Perhaps the emachines is similar.

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…I also received 2 disks. One for Win7 without all the junkware, and a second with the manufacturers software… Perhaps the emachines is similar.

Hopefully so. That would allow me to get a clean install and still have my manufacturer’s software. Next time I have a day with 5 hours free (I work slowly), I’ll spin off a fresh backup and try the custom install with the kit. I’ve always advised people against upgrade installs and here I am screwing around with one.

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Everything I have read from the “experts” state to beware of in place upgrade, that the clean install is best. Put the Win 7disk in and reboot, boot from DVD, choose custom, install over you present install. This creates a folder called windows.old which is your entire old OS. after doing the clean install, open the windows.old folder and drag all the stuff you need to your new OS. Once you have everything you need, you may want to delete the windows.old folder because it consumes a large amount of disk space. Take a look at the manufacturers disk. You do NOT have to install any or all of it.

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Hi everybody who got involved in this thread. I never did do that re-install since I have my libraries and utilities and everything set up like I like them. The Explorer crashing has been fixed and the machine is running fast and clean, so I took another look at the gadget problem – the original topic of this thread.

I could swear I had tried this before, but I could be wrong; I turned off gadgets in Windows Features and rebooted. Turned it back on and guess what… that’s all it was. Doh!

So I have my system running well and apparently with no Vista artifacts glitching things up.

Rusty

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Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

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