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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerIt’s certainly not the Gadget that’s not working! The weather predictor seems to be sleeping or watching the football games.
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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerWhat 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,
RustyI 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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThere are many programs to make a snapshot of you’re current machine. I don’t quite understand your whole “argument” or discussion of not having original set-up disk. Like you said, it’s only someone’s idea of what it should be at “brand new condition”. Of course this is over simplified. Then again there is the restore point to maintain one’s last set-up. The only disadvantage is that these snapshots or restore points are equipment dependent. But then again that’s what the EULA is all about.
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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerErr, maybe because only in the US is everything suffixed by .com? There are a number of other countries in the world – honest!
Anyway, once you’ve typed it once, Firefox* has it there, ready and waiting for you, once you type three letters of the URL.
* other fine browsers are available…
WOW, for all the computer savvy that I think I have, I never thought about all the points in these replies. The Firefox thing never downed on me. I was aware of it but never paid any attention. Thanks to all who replied.
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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerGo into Personalization. At the bottom go to Window Color. Then click Advanced Window Settings. There you will see the familiar color choices for all aspects of the Desktop.
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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerThat’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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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerI have been thinking about purchasing a new computer. All my current software is 32 bit stuff, and I would like to contiune to use most of it for a while ,but still provide for the future use of 64 bit software as it comes onto the market. I understand from Microsoft’s product statements that it is possible to download a plug-in from its web site for the Microsoft 7 Pro OS (I think they call it a virtual XP Mode.) that would give my new PC a 32 bit capablity in addition to the “standard” 64 bit capabilty. QUESTION: Has anyone tried downloading and using the XP mode? IF SO, What do you think of it, and what issues must I be concerned about?
Respectfully,
Chuck
Chuck,
I’m doing exactly that. Most everything works in 64 bit mode. For those few “old” programs that I refuse to give up I use in XP mode. Not the most convenient solution but the virtual mode stays up until you shut it down and you keep using Win 7 in 64 bit mode.
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WSNorm201
AskWoody LoungerI have been thinking about purchasing a new computer. All my current software is 32 bit stuff, and I would like to contiune to use most of it for a while ,but still provide for the future use of 64 bit software as it comes onto the market. I understand from Microsoft’s product statements that it is possible to download a plug-in from its web site for the Microsoft 7 Pro OS (I think they call it a virtual XP Mode.) that would give my new PC a 32 bit capablity in addition to the “standard” 64 bit capabilty. QUESTION: Has anyone tried downloading and using the XP mode? IF SO, What do you think of it, and what issues must I be concerned about?
Respectfully,
Chuck
Chuck,
I’m doing exactly that. Most everything works in 64 bit mode. For those few “old” programs that I refuse to give up I use in XP mode. Not the most convenient solution but the virtual mode stays up until you shut it down and you keep using Win 7 in 64 bit mode.
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