window 7 with xp mode

[terryZ]

problem solved.

from what all we've done, i have 3 "printers" set up to refer to the laser jet in addition to the "qb printer" printer. by trial and error, setting each to default, i finally found one that works.

*my head hurts*

[Midknyte]

Unfortunately, that kind of stuff happens when you shoehorn legacy applications into current systems.

[terryZ]

oh yeah, midknyte, i understand fully.

hopefully i'll be dead when they decide to move forward from windows 7 here. lol.

[SpywareDr]

If it's printing okay from both Word and QBasic in XP Mode, I'd leave it alone.

[terryZ]

oh i am .... i am!

(leaving it alone, that is)

[SpywareDr]

[terryZ]

hi guys. i'm baaaaaaaaaaack. lol.

i'm trying to install 7 on the second xp machine here. i'm continuing this thread because i'll also be installing a vmxp here too.

upon trying to install 7, i get this error message:

"Windows Setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation files. To install Windows, make sure that a partition on your boot disk has at least 690 megabytes of free space. Error code 0x600704890."

the C drive on this machine has two partitions. one with 39 MB. the other with 295GB. the exact same partition sizes (it's the same dell optiplex 380) as the first.

any idea why the first machine's installation didn't balk and this one does?

thanks in advance.

[Midknyte]

Are you sure you chose the 295GB partition? Did you format the old 295GB partition?

The 39MB is probably the Dell Diagnostics.

[terryZ]

it doesn't ask which partition. no i haven't formatted the 295GB partition.

it asks for language. then time & currency (which is set to english. go figure). then keyboard or input method (US). then i get the screen with the install now button.

i hit the install now button and immediately get that error message.

[Train]

Clean install Custom advance and note the TIP below step 8.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html

[terryZ]

Clean install Custom advance and note the TIP below step 8.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html

i never get to step 8. in fact, i never get to step 5 asking for license accepting.

after step 4, i get the error message.

i DID get the steps outlined there on the first machine. not sure why this one is different. it's the same dell model. exactly the same. same partitions. same sizes. same arrangements.

[Train]

DBAN the hdd and stqrt from scratch. What I do.

[terryZ]

sorry, DBAN?

[Midknyte]

Darik's Nuke and Boot. It's on UBCD. You can also use a bootable partition tool like Gparted (also on UBCD) or Minitool. Or plug the drive in as a slave on another system, then remove the partitions.

Basically, you'd delete all the partitions on the drive and run the Win7 installation. You can create a new boot partition during the setup.

[terryZ]

i have the UBCD here at work. you'll have to guide me through how to do this, tho. sorry