OS upgrade Help · DIGIT-ARC

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Hello Friends, right now I am using windows 7 32bit OS and I want to upgrade it to windows 7 64 bit, I have 1 TB HDD in with there are 9 partition and in drive "C" the OS is installed, "D" I have installed some software and "E" some games and I now that there is no way to upgrade it without formatting, so I want to know how should I back up my data, Internet bookmark and tab pages, and there are lots more thing which is stored in my Drive "C" and should I have to format other 2 drive also in which I have installed software and games. Please suggest me the right and easy way :-?

To backup user data, copy the c>windows>users>your username folder. Yes you will have to format the partitio containing softwarer and games as they wont work without a reinstall

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As harshil has already stated you can backup your data from the your username folder.
For all the browser related data like bookmarks, tabs etc, Firefox, chrome have the sync option. You can use it to sync your data to the cloud and it will be available wherever you go.

I wish there was titanium backup for Windows :sigh:

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I am not able to upgrade my system, can anyone help me out, as I am trying to boot the system with OS DVD after the "windows is loading file" done staring windows screen appear the system getting restart and again I have to repeat the same process but windows is not getting install. can anyone tell what can be the problem.

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^^ Corrupt OS DVD?

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i have tried 2-3 different dvd, but same thing happening, and I have tried to install the OS in Vmare its getting installed there.... only not able replace my current OS.

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probably the setup is corrupt or dvd drive may be not working properly...
get a good running iso of windows (check the comments section of where it is availabe ;-)

) & install it via usb pen drive.

Are you using the "upgrade" option while installing or are you performing a clean installation?

Are you using the "upgrade" option while installing or are you performing a clean installation?

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after this option

as soon the starting windows screen come the system restart

Is there any option similar to "UEFI boot"? If there is an option, disable. Booting from disks is problematic in UEFI environment.

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I have tried both the UEFI enable and disable mode in bios, but nothing happening. even i tried to reinstall the 32bit its also not happening.

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from windows run disk management & post a screenshot of your existing partition layout.

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I have attached both screen shots of disk management and system information. should i need to update the bios

There are two primary partitions there, not sure but they could be the issue. BTW you can use a WinXP installation disk first to format the partition containing win 7, then install win 7 on it.

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ok, will it let me install win 7 after installing the win xp, as currently i am not able to install the OS

abhisek1989 said:
ok, will it let me install win 7 after installing the win xp, as currently i am not able to install the OS

I'm not asking you ton install WIn XP first. i'm asking to use the Win XP installation disk just to format the partition containing Win 7. Then after the partition has been formated, install win 7 on it.

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ok, will it be able to install it after that

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problem is not with 2 primary partitions(a hdd can have 4 primary partitions) but the system letter Z assigned to windows 7 100mb system reserved partition.right click this partition & select change drive letter & path option to remove the letter Z assigned to this partition.

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i have formatted the parttion with the win xp cd but now also same problem coming. Now i have to use my cell phone to post and view this. Plz help me

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which partition did you formatted?run xp cd again & when you get to the screen showing list of all partitions note them down & post them here.

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I have a gut feeling that some BIOS setting is causing a problem(disable AHCI?) Try resetting the BIOS to default and then try.
Also as whitestar has said, post all the partitions.

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i have formatted the c, d, z.

Now delete all those formatted partitions (c, d, z) and create a new partition from these three partitions and try installing win 7 on that. Btw how is the letter z a problem?

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100mb system partition created by windows 7 is supposed to be hidden without any letter.if it is assigned a letter then it becomes visible to the operating system & may cause issue because of accidental writing/deleting of some files.

as @Vignesh B suggested try changing hdd mode in bios setting between AHCI & native/legacy mode.also post your system hardware details like mobo,processor etc(or model if laptop).

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not able to install same problem, my system information i have posted an screen shot above plz check it and tell me now what to do.

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no one can solve your problem if you don't provide information asked.you have not posted the list of partitions as i asked & you didn't posted anything about your bios settings like hdd mode/various boot devices priority list etc.first post all these info along with exact steps you followed while formatting.also you did not mention even trying booting from usb as suggested earlier.

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after doing to many things the restart problen is solve, but another problem came, the screen is now stucked at starting windows, not moving from there its being 40mins ...

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go to your hard disk manufacturer website & download their bootable disk checking cd to check your hard disk health.

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not be able to download it as my systen is now not working

i am able to install windows xp but not able to install Windows 7 don't know why this happening? can anyone explain why this happening?

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Did you reset/change the BIOS settings as I had suggested?

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yes i tried that also.

abhisek1989 said:
not be able to download it as my systen is now not working

i am able to install windows xp but not able to install Windows 7 don't know why this happening? can anyone explain why this happening?

Corrupt installation media.

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harshilsharma63 said:
Corrupt installation media.

You've got a point. But he has already said this.

abhisek1989 said:
i have tried 2-3 different dvd, but same thing happening, and I have tried to install the OS in Vmare its getting installed there.... only not able replace my current OS.

abhisek1989 said:
yes i tried that also.

Seems unlikely, but how about testing the memory. Or even you may test the HDD for errors?

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i have tested the hdd and the windows dvd is also working disk as my friend have installed his windows 7 from that dvd

abhisek1989 said:
i have tested the hdd and the windows dvd is also working disk as my friend have installed his windows 7 from that dvd

Is installing via USB drive also not working?

can you check your ram on another pc to ensure it is not the culprit. also try to install via usb

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not able to install via any media, and if ram was any problem then i could not able to install windows xp.

Download and run mem test for once.

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tried to test the mem also everything is fine. don't know why it not gettng installed, write know I have to use windows xp but I am still trying to install windows 7.

Try this: install your hard disk in some other pc, then install windows 7 on it.

Try this: install your hard disk in some other pc, then install windows 7 on it.

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post a screenshot of your current partition layout using disk management again.

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here is my screen shot of current partitions.

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when you run win 7 boot dvd & select advanced under format options which partitions are listed on screen.

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I know its cumbersome, but can you provide the screenshot of the BIOS settings(especially the "Advanced settings" page)?

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can anyone explain this. I think this can be the problem.

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The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features:
• Two independent memory channels with interleaved mode support
• Support for non-ECC, unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with x8
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• 16 GB maximum total system memory (with 2 Gb memory technology)
• Minimum total system memory: 1 GB using 1 Gb x8 module
• Serial Presence Detect
• DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM DIMMs