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| Thread ID: 104573 | 2009-11-01 05:59:00 | Is this Computer w7 Capable? | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 826149 | 2009-11-01 07:53:00 | Because windowsupdate will pick it up. If you update it. Altho it probably wouldnt work anyway. The recovery cds/dvd is for hers only not anyone else's | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 826150 | 2009-11-01 07:54:00 | No need. Windows will do that for you during the installation, and keep all your old files and put them in a "Windows.old" folder in the root of the system drive. I won’t trust Windows with keeping your data, I will still do a Full Backup first. |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 826151 | 2009-11-01 07:56:00 | Mainly because they would both be using the same key I won’t trust Windows with keeping your data, I will still do a Full Backup first. Yea, I do as well, just in case. Windows.old IS the "last resort" I think.. |
Blam (54) | ||
| 826152 | 2009-11-01 10:42:00 | Recovery Discs created on a laptop wont even run on any other hardware, so there is no chance of installing it on anything else. | Metla (12) | ||
| 826153 | 2009-11-01 20:36:00 | Recovery Discs created on a laptop wont even run on any other hardware, so there is no chance of installing it on anything else. That's interesting,why would that be? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 826154 | 2009-11-01 20:41:00 | That's interesting,why would that be? They are configured in such away as to look at the hardware (and assumingly a laptop is very easy to identify) and proceed only when the hardware matches the system the disc were created on. A recovery disc will not only install Windows but also the specific drivers for that machine and any programs that were provided as part of the factory configuration.And may even reconfigure hard-drive formatting. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 826155 | 2009-11-01 20:50:00 | They are configured in such away as to look at the hardware (and assuringly a laptop is very easy to identify) and proceed only when the hardware matches the system the disc were created on. A recovery disc will not only install Windows but also the specific drivers for that machine and any programs that were provided as part of the factory configuration.And may even reconfigure hard-drive formatting. I appreciate the difference,but why put a different burner in a laptop.? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 826156 | 2009-11-01 20:58:00 | I appreciate the difference,but why put a different burner in a laptop.? Uh....In what way does that relate to anything? I don't think anyone mentioned replacing the optical drive in the laptop? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 826157 | 2009-11-01 21:04:00 | Yeah you can't just use someone else's restore disks, they will have completely different drivers slipstreamed in. You'll most likely get a BSOD very quickly. For the RAM, I would suggest you get the same as what's in there. If you get a new stick with markedly different timings you could end up with loads of compatibility issues and system instability. Best would be just sell the old one and buy two new ones if you can't get one the same. Backup your old system before you install the new RAM, then upgrade. Less chance of things going wrong... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 826158 | 2009-11-01 21:05:00 | One assumed that as this happens....... Recovery Discs created on a laptop wont even run on any other hardware, so there is no chance of installing it on anything else. That the burner was somehow different in a laptop.! |
Cicero (40) | ||
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