Trying to Install Windows 7, a little help
 

Im trying to ugprade to windows 7 ultimate from windows vista ultimate, when I run install it says windows could not retrive information about your disks, any ideas?

:helpme

When you installed Vista did you need any 3rd party chipset drivers? What mobo? 64 bit?

- Right click on computer under the start menu and chose manage
- In the computer management window click on services and scroll down to the service labeled "Virtual Disk" right click on it and chose properties.
- Under "Services status" click start then click apply and ok
- close all the windows and retry the upgrade

Bump for solution!

Why would anyone want to upgrade Windows?

Clean install or nothing :warning

:1orglaugh Windows?

fris...:(

Fresh new install W7 Ultimate ;)

Clean install or bust!

Agree, I did a clean install with a brand new hard drive and ran into no problems. I'm sure the Microsoft tech help is flooded with calls right about now.

I would suggest a clean instal...

If Windows 7 works the same way as Vista, you can use the upgrade disc to install the full version of Windows. It's an exploit that many people took advantage of, me included.

Perform at your own peril. It may not work for 7. Here's a link explaining how it was done with Vista.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...rade_clean.asp

I would never do anything but a CLEAN FRESH install for a new OS. I can't trust anything else.

I upgraded from Vista and it was easy.... No problems.. Looks like they got it right this time.

Just me but I would backup all your data and do a clean install.

Upgrading major version OS is never a good idea. Takes more time but its worth it.

it was the virtual drive thing, installed clean as a whistle (i dont even know why whistles are clean)

fris, sorry to crash your thread, do you still have that domain boyhub.com for sale?

nope its sold