It's getting late...

[Web Police]

If you can boot into win 7 pro make the partition active, or If you can't boot into win 7 pro then delete that partition in the win 7 home install.

 

[orange]

If you can't get it to boot from the DVD drive, and I've been trying, the disk is kind of useless, don't know how I managed the first time but for blind luck.

If I have no active partitions, how does Windows even work?

 

[Web Police]

Try a different DVD drive or cable. And no a partition is only active when windows boots from that partition.

 

[orange]

Same drive I used to put the wrong version on last time after I was stuck with 10...

 

[Web Police]

Not enough specifics bout the issue to trouble shoot any further. Does the computer boot from win 7 install disc in the DVD drive?

Could still be the dvd drive or cable. Sometimes they work ok and other they may not work.

 

[orange]

It's the same SATA, as you pointed out to me earlier...nothing has changed, no cards have been marked, no wires or trick photography.

No lovely assistant to saw in half either.

 

[Web Police]

Well you have to trouble shoot it with these methods:

1: Make sure data and power cables are properly attached.

2: Try different Win 7 disc.

3: if different disc bring same results try different DVD drive.

Explain what happens when you load the win 7 disc and reboot your computer? Does the computer boot from the disc? Does it start set up? if so where is the hang up?

 

[orange]

It will be a while before I get back to it, Web, I've got to run downtown and get a bunch of stuff done.

 

[Web Police]

Any snow on the ground? Or are you riding your bike downtown?

 

[orange]

It's been very rainy with potential snow in a couple daze but it may not stick then either.

What IS STICKING is the REINSTALLATION ON THE HP (ALISON)!

Had a friend help me, then I cleaned the disc and we are about to find out if this will work!

 

[orange]

WE ARE THERE!

I just need to get the internet going.

(EDIT) DONE, loading updates and tediously lengthy crap.

 

[orange]

3 1/2 hours of updating and not just finishing the 142 I chose to install first, including SP1. This is the one painful waiting part of loading... but Alison is returning.

 

[orange]

Went through 60 updates and hid the 10 related ones...most of the optional updates I had were pre-10 and fixes for old stuff, even IE 9 stuff.

 

[orange]

All updated and the key is now legit today. HAPPY. This is actually the second post today from Alison.

 

[Web Police]

All updated and the key is now legit today. HAPPY. This is actually the second post today from Alison.

[h=3]Houston, we have ignition[/h]

 

[Northwinds]

I have a Dell Latitude D620 laptop I am using now since I can't use my regular desktop. It is running Vista Business and seems to get around ok but I would not mind going to Windows 10 for it. It has a fast enough processor 1.83GHz and a 60gig hard drive but I can't find a free download for it. Any advice?

Edit: When I go to the MS website, I see this...

Note: This free Windows 10 upgrade is available for PCs and tablets

So am I SOOL???

 

[orange]

1. You need 7 or 8/8.1 to qualify for the upgrade

2. 1.83 GHz is a bit slow/weak really, I don't know about if it's dual core but no, it's probably a bit old...

 

[Northwinds]

It's a dual core Steven

 

[orange]

Vista still does not qualify, you need to upgrade to 7 or 8/8.1 first.

 

[orange]

Speaking of Vista, with the SATA connections all messed up and pins broken I decided to try something drastic...ALL IDE.

So I have C: 100 GB Maxtor Diamond MAX and an IDE DVD drive on PRIMARY and SECONDARY and an ULTRA 100 ATA adapter on the board.

We're going to try a clean install of 7.