BestTechie Forums: XP To Windows 7: Workaround Fixes Install Failure - BestTechie Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

XP To Windows 7: Workaround Fixes Install Failure Here is the fix


#1 User is offline   Peaches 

  • UberTechie
  • Group: Update Experts
  • Posts: 2131
  • Joined: 16-November 08
  • Location:At my computer
  • Operating System:WindowsXP for desktop & Windows 7 on laptop

Posted 03 November 2009 - 08:27 PM

Quote

XP To Windows 7: Workaround Fixes Install Failure
Windows XP users attempting upgrades to Microsoft's new OS are getting hit with an error message—here's the fix.
By Paul McDougall
InformationWeek
November 3, 2009 01:23 PM

Numerous would-be Windows 7 users are reportedly suffering through installation failures when attempting to upgrade their computers to Microsoft's newest operating system.

The problem appears to arise mostly when users attempt to perform a so-called clean installation of the software onto a hard drive that's been wiped clear of existing data.

The bug doesn't affect Vista users, who can perform an in place upgrade to Windows 7 without impacting the contents of their hard drives. Instead, it afflicts Windows XP users, who must perform a clean installation in order to jump to Windows 7.

The problem: a Microsoft security feature in some cases won't allow installation of an upgrade version of Windows 7 onto a clean hard drive, because such versions are meant to be used only on machines with existing copies of Windows installed


Full details at IWeek - http://www.informati...cleID=221600116
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users