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I > didn t pay M 200 for more problems > > > > veckin Windows 7 either doesn t contain the necessary drivers for the CD DVD drive or the drivers are not signed and that is a major glitch Expect th http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/win-disc-genuine--ftopict72859.html#353560 not sure if win 7 disc is genuine All Microsoft discs since Vista have plenty of features on a DVD [or CD] issued by them Everything from basic text like Do not make illegal copies to copyright notices and features that are hard to duplicate Not only return the DVD back for a refund but then complain to eBay that it s a pirated copy You ll be doing others a favor as if they key works now it won t later on All http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/Sysprep-window-appears-reboot--ftopict57390.html#353462 Sysprep window appears after each reboot Rob;2731749 Wrote: > I received a new desktop from here> > with Vista Home Premium pre installed Unfortunately every time I > reboot the > machine the System Preparation Tool window pops up I grow weary of > canceling the window after every reboot If I hit OK and try to let > it run > it fails with a fatal error > > I went into the regis http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/recognizing-IDE-drive--ftopict72861.html#353300 not recognizing IDE drive I m using old vista 32 disk from prior hardware as it has all my programs etc on it Hope to keep running that and install 7 64 bit on a separate drive over a period of time then switch to that John Curious wrote: > Do you have a full version or an upgrade version key for Win 7? > Are you trying to create a triple boot or do a replacement install on > one of the other OS installat http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/Vista-error-ntldr-missing--ftopict58128.html#353242 Installation Vista error ntldr is missing I do understand the concept behind there being no NTLDR on vista but the reasons why you have mentioned make even less sense as I ve never had any other incarnations of Windows on this system at all It s a single harddrive single partition system as well And unfortunately enough for me my Vista x64 Ultimate Disc happens to be storage in another state Oh is this ever wonderful http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/AMI-BIOS-Password-bypass--ftopict72534.html#352926 AMI BIOS Password bypass? 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