Windows 7 Beta Problems & Solutions

[chusteczka]

Let this thread contain the problems and solutions we have encountered while installing and using MS Windows 7 Beta.

Here are two issues I encountered with solutions that I believe will help others.

During the beginning of the installation, I selected "Install Windows" and promptly received the following error.

Windows could not collect information for [OSImage] since the specified image file [install.wim] does not exist.

Problem
I attempted to install Windows 7 from a DVD burner connected to the motherboard with a SATA interface, without SATA drivers. Somehow, the motherboard is able to recognize the DVD drive and start the install process but is unable to continue. This confused me. In the BIOS, my SATA Configuration | OnChip SATA Type is on the RAID setting (RAID & AHCI). This is the selection for the hard drive controller driver that selects between (IDE/SATA, RAID, and AHCI) on an ASUS M3A78-EM with an AMD 780G chipset.

Solution
I pulled a DVD burner with the standard IDE connection interface from another computer, installed it in my MS Windows 7 computer, and changed the BIOS Boot selection to this IDE DVD burner. With this setup, I was able to install Windows 7 Beta.


Here is another common problem but it is not specific to Windows 7.

How to switch from IDE/SATA to AHCI hard drive controller driver in BIOS.
It is important to select the proper hard drive controller driver in the bios before installing the operating system. Normally, AHCI should be selected but for this ASUS motherboard, the RAID setting is intended for RAID setup and it includes the AHCI driver. The SATA selection is similar to the IDE driver from older motherboards.

In WinXP, it is difficult or even impossible to switch from an IDE/SATA driver to the AHCI driver without reinstalling the operating system. In Vista and I assume Windows 7 also, it is possible to switch from the IDE/SATA driver to the AHCI driver with a simple registry fix.

The AHCI issue is described in more detail here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahci and this article refers to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 922976

 

[mmntech]

The problem I'm having right now is that my gadgets disappeared and I can't get them to turn back on. Any solutions for this one?

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: mmntech
The problem I'm having right now is that my gadgets disappeared and I can't get them to turn back on. Any solutions for this one?

Did you put UAC setting to 0? it needs to be set to at least level 1

 

[mmntech]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers

Originally posted by: mmntech
The problem I'm having right now is that my gadgets disappeared and I can't get them to turn back on. Any solutions for this one?

Did you put UAC setting to 0? it needs to be set to at least level 1

[sarcasm]Of course! That makes perfect sense.[/sarcasm]
Well, it did fix the problem but it would have been nice had it said that when I turned UAC off. I'm not even sure what the point of that is; whether it's a bug or was done on purpose. Time to send in some feedback.

 

[Narse]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers

Originally posted by: mmntech
The problem I'm having right now is that my gadgets disappeared and I can't get them to turn back on. Any solutions for this one?

Did you put UAC setting to 0? it needs to be set to at least level 1

Guess I will not be using the gadgets, with UAC on any level Google Chrome does some funky stuff.

 

[earthling30]

The box I use for testing is older plus it has a Radeon 7200 (oldddd, I know), that's not supported by Vista. I did manage to load the XP drivers but it BSOD during shutdown. I had to uninstall the drivers and I'm currently using the Windows generic video drivers. All the other drivers loaded automatically and appear to be working OK, the video is working but just don't have 3D support.

Another issue I had, it wouldn't connect to the internet being behind my Vonage (Motorola) router which is also behind my DD-WRT WRT54G Router. This same box I use for testing is also my Ubuntu 8/Fedora Core 10 PC, which neither one gave me any issues with that setup. I hooked the box straight to my DD-WRT WRT54G Router and it connects just fine now. Not sure why that would cause that type of problem.

IMO, Windows 7 is just a tweaked version of Vista, I honestly don't see much difference. It's kind of like comparing Win 98 to Win 95.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: mmntech

Originally posted by: thescreensavers

Originally posted by: mmntech
The problem I'm having right now is that my gadgets disappeared and I can't get them to turn back on. Any solutions for this one?

Did you put UAC setting to 0? it needs to be set to at least level 1

[sarcasm]Of course! That makes perfect sense.[/sarcasm]
Well, it did fix the problem but it would have been nice had it said that when I turned UAC off. I'm not even sure what the point of that is; whether it's a bug or was done on purpose. Time to send in some feedback.

I had the same exact problem it took 4 hours of hardcore googeling to actually find out how to fix my gadgets. The reason is because the gadgets run in protected mode and if you take out the protection it turns them off, absolute garbage which I hope they fix when RTM comes around.

 

[ViRGE]

Why in God's sake would you want to turn off UAC?

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Why in God's sake would you want to turn off UAC?

:thumbsup:

 

[JJChicken]

The ethernet driver for my computer doesn't work in Windows 7 What to do?

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Barack Obama
The ethernet driver for my computer doesn't work in Windows 7 What to do?

Problem fixed. This is what I did:

I inserted the CD that came with my motherboard (ASUS). I then went to Control Panel > Programs > Use an older program with this version of Windows to be able to run the .exe that automatically installs the network drivers. YAY!