Problem upgrading Vista to windows 7 on Extensa 4420
I'm having trouble upgrading from Vista to windows 7.
I have purchaced a legal copy of 32 bit windows 7 home premium, same version a Vista.
I tried the udate instal to preserve my programs & settings.
I got an error and system reverted back to Vista.
I then tried a boot, fresh install.
The windows disk loaded , but I ended up with Blue Screen of Death.
I have downloaded all the latest drivers for the the Extensa 4420 from Acer's site.
Is there a special version required for the 4420?
Don't know what to try next.
Mike D
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Success!
I was able to perform the upgrade from Vista to windows 7 Sp1, with the ISO image downloaded from Digital River.
Since this was scuucessfull & not with orginal copy, I'm conlding the orginal disk was corrupt.
The license key works.
Mike D
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if you can report what was written on BSOD, it will help a lot.
I'm not an Acer employee.0 -
Sorry will have to try again, & write it down.
Thanks
Mike D
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I am not sure the orginal disk was ok.
I've down loaded the win7 sp1 x86 english ISO image from Digital River & will try again this weekend.
Mike D.
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Success!
I was able to perform the upgrade from Vista to windows 7 Sp1, with the ISO image downloaded from Digital River.
Since this was scuucessfull & not with orginal copy, I'm conlding the orginal disk was corrupt.
The license key works.
Mike D
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I am trying to instal Win 7 on Extensa 4420. The DVD boots and the install starts but I get error message that I cannot install W7 to the c: drive because Acer has "reserved" that partition.
Where in the sales literature does it say that we are not allowed by Acer to install a new OS?
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I never had that problem.
NOTE: I removed all Acer's proprietary software first via control panel!
Most of it was indicated problematic by the window 7 compatibilty utility that I ran first.
I also downloaded all latest drivers & put them on D partition.
Mike D
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