Windows 2007 and my Vaio

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TheFaQQer replied

24 November 2009, 16:51
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

That's the thing you wish you had done just after the point when you need it

Indeed

When I installed Windows 7, I replaced the hard drives completely, so I had XP safe and sound just in case. Put the new drives in and installed Windows 7, then started to restore from the backup.

Which I then found out hadn't copied everything, because I just used xcopy to copy the files that had changed, without realising that xcopy doesn't copy long filenames.

Had to remove the 2 new drives, put the 3 old ones back in, backup again properly, remove the 3 drives, put 2 new ones back in, restore.

Simple.
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BoredBloke replied

24 November 2009, 16:30
That's the thing you wish you had done just after the point when you need it
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scooterscot replied

24 November 2009, 16:24
Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

what you should have done is backed up XP or created another bootable partition.
Installed Windows 7
Then rolled back in about 20 minutes

Mac users, Honestly

What's a backup?
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Spacecadet replied

24 November 2009, 15:04
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

I've gone and installed XP once more.

Lost so much capability using 2007 on the vaio, built in features would not function, drivers did not exist to support my hardware. yadda yadda...

Took me about 2 days to install everything that was required for XP to run smoothly.

Honestly.

what you should have done is backed up XP or created another bootable partition.
Installed Windows 7
Then rolled back in about 20 minutes

Mac users, Honestly
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BoredBloke replied

24 November 2009, 14:40
We have just had them create and deliver us a hot fix for Excel 2007 and it doesn't work. Funny that!
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DimPrawn replied

24 November 2009, 14:38
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

do they advise you to use the Vista driver for 7 if there is no 7 driver?

Yes, but for some hardware, it fails to load correctly and so you end up with no driver.
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BoredBloke replied

24 November 2009, 14:35
do they advise you to use the Vista driver for 7 if there is no 7 driver?
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Bunk replied

24 November 2009, 14:11
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

At least TPD will still be going strong....

TPD probably launched the missile at General in the first place.
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TheFaQQer replied

24 November 2009, 14:03
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

We've just had 7, and apparently 8 is scheduled for 2012. So sticking to the same schedule it should be in the year 8009 (by which time The Earth will be ruled by apes and the only humans left will either be slaves, or live underground and worship an unexploded nuclear missile).

Or something.

At least TPD will still be going strong....
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VectraMan replied

24 November 2009, 13:58
Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

When was Windows 2007 released?

We've just had 7, and apparently 8 is scheduled for 2012. So sticking to the same schedule it should be in the year 8009 (by which time The Earth will be ruled by apes and the only humans left will either be slaves, or live underground and worship an unexploded nuclear missile).

Or something.
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TheFaQQer replied

24 November 2009, 13:52
get a mac?
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Spacecadet replied

24 November 2009, 13:39
When was Windows 2007 released?
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DimPrawn replied

24 November 2009, 13:32
I had the same problem with one of my PC's.

Almost none of the hardware had drivers for Win 7.

Buy a Mac. A big one.
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Jeebo72 replied

24 November 2009, 13:32
Did the same. And you are right the functionality is down, but still you don't have sh*tty vista on there, so all good.
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scooterscot started a topic Windows 2007 and my Vaio

24 November 2009, 13:29
Windows 2007 and my Vaio

I've gone and installed XP once more.

Lost so much capability using 2007 on the vaio, built in features would not function, drivers did not exist to support my hardware. yadda yadda...

Took me about 2 days to install everything that was required for XP to run smoothly.

Honestly.
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