Tx2000z Window 7 upgrade or Clean Install

Does anyone have any proceedures/advice on upgrading my tx2000z from windows vista Home premium to windows 7. I'm thinking about it, but the blogs are scaring me a bit. Driver problems, etc. I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks

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1. I've also installed the Synaptics Touchpad (mouse) driver. But the multi touch feature is not working. It worked earlier on Win Vista.
Any of you have the same problem?
2. When I installed the Intel matrix storage monitor driver (I'm not sure what is the need of this?), when the system restarted the Harddisk was making very loud noice when the Windows Login screen appeared. (I guess that is when the application actually loads (at the login screen) and is causing that sound).
I was scared of damazing the hard disk and I've uninstalled that driver and the sound is gone. now it runs nice and smooth.
Do we need to install this driver at all? Whats the use? Anybody else has the same problems?
3. Also, what is the use of ReadyComm software?

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Leopard hangs starting /usr/sbin/ocspd after both upgrade and clean install

I have a clean SuperDuper backup, so I can always go back to Tiger, but since I've paid for Leopard, it sure would be nice to run it!
I've got a MacBookPro with 4GB of RAM that's only a few months old. It has been happily running 10.4.10.
Earlier today, I tried an Upgrade to Leopard, which appeared to work, though the system would not boot. The gray screen with the Apple logo and the spinner appears, and then the spinner stops. Powering off and restarting hangs at the same place. Booting off the external drive properly boots Tiger and mounts the internal drive on the Tiger desktop, so the internal drive appears to be fine. Disk Utility says it's fine. It just hangs.
Since I have a perfect bootable backup, I go for the clean install. This first appears to work, and lets me boot Leopard. I restore Documents and Music and begin to install apps, and I notice that some apps appear to be hung. After installing each app, I run it, enter whatever license information is required and update to the latest rev, and quit it. At some point I realized that the last few apps I'd quit are still running. A quick check of top reveals that none of them are chewing up a lot of CPU, but when I quit top, I can't get back to a shell prompt, either. Opening a new Terminal tab doesn't get me to a prompt, either. I finally hold down the power key to reboot.
It hangs at the same gray screen. Disk Utility still says the disk is clean.
I use Command-V to boot in verbose mode, and I note that the last line that appears is:
/usr/sbin/ocspd[86]: starting
I've rebooted several times, and that's always the last line that displays. Apparently something has scrambled ocspd?
I'm going to try another clean install, and avoid GlowWorm FW Lite this time around. I'd installed a bunch of apps, but I think that was the first one to hang on me.
Anyone else with similar experiences? I've never had trouble with OSX upgrades before, so I'm still kinda in shock about this.

I restarted in Safe Mode (hold down shift), which did start!
I then removed GlowWorm 1.5.3beta by simpy dragging it to the trash (couldn't find an uninstaller anywhere).
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Can't upgrade or clean install new Blackberry Link in Win 8 32 bit system

Hi Helpers,
I cant install the New BB Link version on my system - (the previous version ran perfectly).
Whether I try to update or clean install (old version now uninstalled). I get a pane saying that Microsoft visual C ++ 2008 Sp1 redistributable - W8 needs to be installed first.
The process starts that install - but alwayys fails. After that the BB Link install just closes.
I can't seem to attach any screenshots (be helpful to be able to 'navigate' to them rather than type in a path). But I havepasted below the full txt contained in the 'windows installer' pane that appears when the install fails.
Can anyone suggest any way to correct this problem please? Btw, the new BB Link installs perfectly onto Windows 7.
Thanks in anticipation. (On trying to post, I was informed that some invalid HTML has been removed - presumably that was in the 'paste' but I've no idea what it was or whether it affects anything, sorry).
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I went back in the forum history to see Win 8 issues and how they were solved and found this post.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Link/error-1406-and-windows-8/td-p/3012108
I will see if I can find more as it does take a lot of time viewing each page one at a time.

How to upgrade (with clean install) a OEL4 server to OL5 on a live system

My problem is that I cannot find any meaningful information on how to perform a OL upgrade on a live system with a running database.
The system is running OEL 4.9 (migrated from RHEL 4 to OEL) and I want to upgrade it to OL 5.7 (wanted to use 6.1 but that is not yet certified for 11.2)
I know that using Anaconda's upgrade is not supported so I guess I will have to use a clean install. (the system is full of legacy rpm's and old drivers that where needed in previous 4.x releases and dependencies that I wouldn't want to upgrade).
So I want to do a clean install of 5.7 on the server, but what is the process? There are 3 LVs running 1 for the OS (with partitions for /, /boot, /tmp, /usr, /var and /home )
1 for the Oracle software / data files and 1 for exports / archive logs and such.
If I do a clean install on the OS LV (after taking a backup of everything) will I be able to reuse the existing setup of Oracle software on the 2nd logical volume? create the oracle user with the same uid/gid, running root.sh, etc.. Will it start and be able to mount/open the database ? (I am assuming the need to rebuild the installation) There is also a home for 11.2 middleware web-tier utilities (for APEX).
I have been searching in vain for some guides / insight into what the correct procedures are for upgrading the OEL4 to OL5 (or OL6 if it gets certified in the next few months).
Any help appreciated.
Oli

My problem is that I cannot find any meaningful information on how to perform a OL upgrade on a live system with a running database.Firstly, it is good to know your system is running satisfactorily.
After taking a full backup (and checking that the backup is good!), you must shutdown the RDBMS instances.
1) Reboot from the distribution media.
2) Choose a full install; you do not want to upgrade.
3) Be very careful to click on the checkbox to "use custom setup" so that you will get a display of the current storage setup.
4) In the Anaconda Disk Druid screen, edit the displayed LVMs to use their old mount points.
5) Make absolutely certain that the checkbox to reformat the LVMs for your database setup are clear, not checked.
6) Do install the default RPM package selection; the OL distro is configured to install the necessary prerequisites for an RDBMS setup.
7) After the installation completes, be sure to install the "oracle-validated" RPM package to do the necessary tuning.
8) Add back all the user accounts.
9) Move on to bringing up the RDBMS.
Looks scary, and is, but can be done. Practice installing this way before doing it for real -- you do want to be familiar with each installation step and to realize where you are along the process.

Windows 8.1 SSD clean install

Ive bought a Samsung Evo 250GB Solid State Drive and im planning on putting it in my Lenovo G505s. I was told that i cant just copy and paste my windows installation from my HDD to the SSD because it would not be optimized for the SSD and it would be bad for its health. That means i have to go and buy a windows 8.1 key and iso then do a clean install on the new SSD. I have some questions:
1. Will my laptop work without all the lenovo software? I think ive uninstalled everything except for lenovo support and energy managment anyway.
2. If i do decide to install the lenovo software, is there a Lenovo Windows 8.1 ISO i can use to install 8.1 along with all of the lenovo software?
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4A. I saw on one of the stickys you had to do a workaround in order to install Windows 8.1 Pro. Will i have any problems installing Windows 8.1 Core?
4B. I also saw that some people had trouble installing Windows 8.1 Pro when they used a live USB. Will it work fine if it was Windows 8.1 Core? Or do i have to use a Live CD?
5. Is there an all-in-one driver&bios installer/updater anywhere after installation of 8.1? Or do i have to download and install every driver in this list for 8.1 64bit: http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g...
6. Which way do i format my SSD?
7. I know the evo comes with a 3-year manufacturer warranty, but would anybody recommend also getting a squaretrade warranty? Is it worth it?
8. Is there anything else im missing after i install 8.1?
I've ask a lot of questions. Thanks for all your help!
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hi Rangerguy2,
Regarding your questions:
1. Will my laptop work without all the lenovo software? I think ive uninstalled everything except for lenovo support and energy managment anyway.
- Yes the laptop will work fine even if you only have the Lenovo Energy Management software installed.
2. If i do decide to install the lenovo software, is there a Lenovo Windows 8.1 ISO i can use to install 8.1 along with all of the lenovo software?
- If the preloaded OS is Windows 8 (Core Edition) , you will only able to use a Windows 8 (Core Edition) recovery disc (ISO image) without issues as you will get an OS activation issue with a Win8.1 ISO (the product key on the BIOS is only for Win8 Core).
3. If i dont decide to lenovo software, where can i download and install the latest version of Onekey Recovery? I still want to be able to use it and the recovery button next to my power button on my laptop. Will i stil have to partition out 20GB? Is there anyway to avoid that or make it smaller? I cant even hold my backup in there because its too small.
- The OneKey Recovery solely depends on the recovery partition and structure. If you'll be using the Samsung SSD as your boot drive, you won't be able to use the OneKey Recovery feature (even cloning the HDD to the SSD is not a guarantee).
- You can, however, create a similar OKR-like feature by using Acronis (see Startup Recovery Manager)
4A. I saw on one of the stickys you had to do a workaround in order to install Windows 8.1 Pro. Will i have any problems installing Windows 8.1 Core?
- If the preloaded OS is a Windows 8 Core, you may get a "The product key entered does not match any of the Windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key" error. In this case, you will need to apply the fix from this microsoft article.
4B. I also saw that some people had trouble installing Windows 8.1 Pro when they used a live USB. Will it work fine if it was Windows 8.1 Core? Or do i have to use a Live CD?
- AFAIK, it's the same case whether you're using a DVD or a USB installer if the error message is the same as in Question 4A. You will then need to apply the fix from this microsoft article.
5. Is there an all-in-one driver&bios installer/updater anywhere after installation of 8.1? Or do i have to download and install every driver in this list for 8.1 64bit: http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g...
- If you decide to clean install Windows 8.1 on the SSD, it will be best if you download all Windows 8.1 drivers first (eg. on a flshdrive) before installing Windows.(there's a Driver Grabber app designed by lenovo but this isn't applicable / compatible yet for this model).
6. Which way do i format my SSD?
- If you have a Samsung Laptop Kit, you can format the drive inside Windows. Otherwise, you can format the drive from the Windows 8 installation screen.
- Link to picture
7. I know the evo comes with a 3-year manufacturer warranty, but would anybody recommend also getting a squaretrade warranty? Is it worth it?
- Seing that the MTBF of the Samsung Evo is 1.5 million hours, I don't think a squaretrade warranty is necessary (after 3yrs, higher capacity and cheaper SSDs will surely be out in the market) but getting an extra guarantee is good to protect your investment.
8. Is there anything else im missing after i install 8.1?
- I think you're good to go. Just ensure you run Windows Update to get the latest patch and bug fixes for the OS.
Regards
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Failed TM backup after Mavericks upgrade via clean install. Nothing works incl. "tmutil" command. The time points appear but not clickable.

I upgraded to Mountain Lion via clean install. Restoring my data via migration assistant failed. Then I tried Time Machine. Altough I can see all backup time points no one is active. Then I tried to inherent and to associate the backups to the "new" disk, but it didn´t work.
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Hit the nail on the head Eric, I have quite a lot in there due to system age, so turned them all off and had a nice fast system returned with no hanging.
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All USB drives disconnect after upgrade and clean install of MAC OS X Mavericks

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Windows 7 Ultimate (64) clean install on HDX9004TX

A clean install on my HDX9004TX went virtually incident free with the following exceptions:
Screen intermittently blanks for a few seconds and notice advises "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered".
This initially happened with driver installed by Win7(did not record version), I then updated driver to "ATI mobility radeon HD2600XT v8.632.1.2000 (Aug 09)" but still have with same result.
Cannot locate driver for finger touch controls across the top of the keyboard.
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Hey okz00k,
Great to see you trying Windows 7 (64bit) ultimate on the HDX9004TX!
The Quick launch software should be located here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-56178-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ie&...
This should enable you to get your quicklaunch bar working. On your Display problem would you be able to tell me where you installed th driver ? Was it via the HP website, ATI or via Windows Update ?
Also have you tried doing Windows Update to see if there is any driver updates there ?
Let me know how the Quick launch software goes.
Thanks,
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New MBP comes with Mavericks - Upgrade vs Clean Install of Yosemite at this point?

Bought a New 13" MBP today from my local Apple Store. It came with Mavericks instead of Yosemite. I realize there is probably a lot of advantages to doing a clean install of any OS, especially when you have a lot of usage on it which creates files all over. However, I'm wondering if that advantage is minimized by doing an upgrade with a pristine OS. If very few, if any, files are left behind from Mavericks that are no longer needed does it matter?
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Satellite U500 - Windows 7 64bit (after clean install, wireless issues...)

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T400 Windows 7 or Vista Clean Install - Can't Detect Hard Drive

I've attempted to install Windows Vista x64 and Windows 7 x64 using retail copies of both OS's on my T400. Neither OS can find the hard drive during the install process. I've downloaded every driver possible from Lenovo and loaded them via USB during the install, with absolutely no luck. I've installed Ubuntu in the meantime to have a usable computer, but I really need Win7 on there, so I have to figure this out. Any solutions? (and telling me to go download the driver isn't going to help me). Also, I've messed around with the AHCI setting in the BIOS, but that didn't help either.
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Weird. Win 7 Pro 64 installed on my T400 without any issues that I can recall. I realize that doesn't help you much
I was doing a clean upgrade install using a Microsoft upgrade DVD over the top of a Vista installation.
Since you've already tried fiddling the ACHI/IDE mode the only other thing I can think is something about your initial disk partitioning or formatting (or lack of same) confused the installers. (I realize a confused MS installer is hard to imagine...)
Maybe fire up your Ubuntu live CD and dd some zeros to the first few sectors of your drive and try again. Or format the thing w/your choice of FAT32 partitions and see if that makes the installer(s) happier.
What model drive are you using? Is it the original drive (not that it should matter, mine wasn't)? What was installed on the machine initially?
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5.0.1 with Windows 7 64 bit clean install.

Hi,
I had no problems running Desktop with same 1 month old first tier laptop (Dell Latitude 6500) under Vista SP2 and it'sa no go with 64 bit Windows 7. I've updated BIOS and all of Dell's drivers to current releases. I see the RIM virtual serial ports COM3, 4) and don't see any application errors in event viewer.
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Hi there!
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3) Get a fresh download of the RIM DTM software:
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Choose the version that is newest and (if applicable) compatible with your PIM (if you are synchornizing via USB):
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http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/downloads/download_sites.jsp
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6) Install (also to your PC), the device OS package
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Windows 7 64 bit clean install

Hello,
I have a Z61t 9440CTO, T5500 CPU, 3GB RAM.
I would like to replace my HDD with 60GB SSD and make a fresh install from Win7 64 bit DVD. Is this doable? Does BIOS v3.03 support Win 7 64 bit?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Welcome to the forum!
You should have no problem installing W7 on a SSD in that Z61t.
However, some SSDs do not play nice with older ThinkPads. Which SSD are you planning on using?
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Cant uninstall FF 4 until restart, returns to the same question after restarting.
Have reinstalled FF 3.6 successfully which is running as normal.

Uninstall Firefox. Search Firefox in your Windows drive (C:\) and DELETE all Firefox folders found in the search.
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Check and tell if its working.

HP Stream 13 tried clean install windows 10. Big Problem

EDIT: I have am HP Stream 13 that came with 8.1 The hard drive ont hese things is not large enough to compleate the upgrade to windows 10. So i preformed a clean install from a USB. Now i have 10 and it is not activated. NOW I read that you MUSST preform the upgrade first in order for windows to detect your hardware and register it as valis for the free windows 10. BUT since upgrade was not posible I have a windows 8.1 key that is useless since there is no service to change the key to a windows 10 key.. This is insane. these laptops are being advertisd with the free upgrade to windows 10 yet are not able to be upgraded. Not sure what to do now. I am running a new HP stream 13 touchscreen with windows 8.1 I want to upgrade to windows 10 before I am back to school (before i have to install all kinds of software and files) Obciously the Stream does not have enough SSD left to preform the upgrade. I have created a clean install USB thumb drive but am worried about using it. From what i have read the recovery partition that is not deleteable houses files that the system accesses. When i do a Clean install wiping the C drive (but not the partition) will everything work? will i loose the use of that partition space forever? and lastly I used a program to access my windows key since it is located in the bios not on a sticker but I want to know if anyone else has done this and did it auto detect? or did they run in to any problems. Sorry if this is all posted somewhere else but i am not finding any information at all. EDIT! I do have a USB recovery that i can use if i must to windows 8.1 I installed 10 from a USB and it is workign fine other than it is now saying my KEY isnt valid for this clean install. How do i convert my 8.1 key to a key that will work for 10? I cant see myself buying a new key from microsoft when the laptop was sold with an advert saying free upgrade to 10. It isnt posible to do a upgrade because of the space required for the upgrade to do its work. this is a real pain.

Hi, 1. You can have this option: create a Recovery media (USB key) then delete the Recovery partition, this will give you more room.2. Not 100% work unless Windows 10 or you can dind all drivers for your computer. Again, to get more space, you can delete Recovery partition but please create a Recovery set/media first.3. I upgraded 5 laptops on weekend inluding 2 HP laptops. I used tool to get the keys by Windows 10 upgrade (not clean install) could detect the keys in BIOS. I still have few more laptops and my children laptops I will upgrade. I won't do clean install because I don't want to spend time to re-install all programs/applications again. Regards.

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