Hi!
Here is my situation. I have an older Acer Aspire 5741 15" notebook I need to use as a print server. I have a 120gb KINGSTON SSD. Windows 7 Pro, and my key apps. I tested the OS and it works fine on an i7 desktop as my start up.
Installed in the laptop, it goes to the initial Windows bouncing balls then I get a very quick blue screen with errors. Too fast to read.
This is what I have tried:
1) Run the repair function and after a long process I restart to the same problem.
2) Using the Windows 7 Pro DVD I tried the same repair. No good.
3) Then I thought, I don't want to reinstall everything again, So I chose REFRESH system, but it says that can't be done on the system?
4) I tried to install 7 Pro over the current system preserving my files, but it requests that I first start up normally (which I cant) then run the installer from the DVD.
I really don't want tro erase everything and start over from scratch. It will be atleast a haf day reinstalling or longer.
Any thoughts how I can fix this? I don't see a way to run a second start-up drive? Would that even work? I mean I think both internal SATA are used by the drive and the DVD player.
Don't know if I can boot from a USB drive just to run the win 7 installer? Would that even allow the installation or refresh on the non start up system?
Any thought would be appreciated.
Max
Here is my situation. I have an older Acer Aspire 5741 15" notebook I need to use as a print server. I have a 120gb KINGSTON SSD. Windows 7 Pro, and my key apps. I tested the OS and it works fine on an i7 desktop as my start up.
Installed in the laptop, it goes to the initial Windows bouncing balls then I get a very quick blue screen with errors. Too fast to read.
This is what I have tried:
1) Run the repair function and after a long process I restart to the same problem.
2) Using the Windows 7 Pro DVD I tried the same repair. No good.
3) Then I thought, I don't want to reinstall everything again, So I chose REFRESH system, but it says that can't be done on the system?
4) I tried to install 7 Pro over the current system preserving my files, but it requests that I first start up normally (which I cant) then run the installer from the DVD.
I really don't want tro erase everything and start over from scratch. It will be atleast a haf day reinstalling or longer.
Any thoughts how I can fix this? I don't see a way to run a second start-up drive? Would that even work? I mean I think both internal SATA are used by the drive and the DVD player.
Don't know if I can boot from a USB drive just to run the win 7 installer? Would that even allow the installation or refresh on the non start up system?
Any thought would be appreciated.
Max
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