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1. Install Windows 7 to VHD from DVD ----------------------------------------------------- With Windows 7, you now have the option to boot the OS from a VHD, a virtual disk file, instead of a partition. This way, you don't have to reconfigure your hard drive partitions. Limitations: Hibernate is not supported. Here are the simplified instructions: 1) Start Windows 7 installation from DVD. 2) Press Shift+F10 to start the command prompt. 3) Start diskpart. 4) Use the "create vdisk file=D:\Win7.vhd maximum=xxxxx" to create a virtual hard disk. Choose your drive and filename accordingly. xxxxx is in MB. 5) Type "select vdisk file=D:\Win7.vhd". 6) Type "attach vdisk". You will get a confirmation that it was attached. 7) Type "exit" to exit diskpart. And then close the command prompt. 8) Click on "Install Now" and install as you would normally by clicking on "Custom Install". Choose your attached vdisk as the location. The installation takes care of adding the boot option to bcd. You don't have to do anything. See Virtual Hard Disk Booting on a tutorial for VHD booting. also check this out: Install Windows 7 to a VHD and add boot option to Vista's menu. Basically, instead of installing windows 7 to your physical HDD by getting rid of Vista or even dual booting off another partition, you can install to a virtual HDD (in VHD format), and boot off the VHD so you actually get the hardware functionality to play with!! Build 7068 does not allow calculation of the WEI score. 2. Install Existing VHD to Boot Menu of Windows 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you already have a VHD that you want to boot from, you can simply add it to the boot menu rather than going through the above steps. If you have a Virtual PC image, for example, you can syprep it, then add it to Windows 7 menu. Vista's boot manager will not work - you have to update it to Windows 7 boot manager if you want this to work. First, here how to add the vhd to the boot menu: Open elevated command prompt, then type the following commands in sequence: CODE C:\>bcdedit /copy {current} /d "My New VHD Description" C:\>bcdedit /set <guid> device vhd=[driveletter:]\<directory>\<vhd filename> C:\>bcdedit /set <guid> osdevice vhd=[driverletter:]\<directory>\<vhd filename> C:\>bcdedit /set <guid> detecthal on Note: The first command will Return the GUID of the Loader Object that you will use to replace <guid> below Note: vhd=[driveletter:]\<directory>\<vhd filename> is the new syntax supported for BCDEdit.exe to locate VHD File and Bootmgr will locate the partition containing the VHD File to boot from. Type bcdedit /v to check the bcd store. 3. How to Boot VHD without Windows 7 Installed ----------------------------------------------------------------- If you have Vista and want to boot a Window 7 VHD, then you need to copy the boot manager of Windows 7 to Vista's partition. You need to copy C:\bootmgr and C:\windows\system32\bcdedit.exe to an external source from Windows 7. You could extract these files from the Windows 7 VHD using WinImage or another program. Then, open an elevated command prompt in Vista and unhide bootmgr (attrib -h -r -s bootmgr) and replace it with Windows 7's. Do same for bcdedit. You might consider making backup copies of these files before replacing them. Then, add the VHD item to the boot menu using #2 above. 4. How to Remove ------------------------- To remove, run the following command in a elevated command prompt: CODE bcdedit /delete {guid} /cleanup Delete the vhd file. Greets to spacesurfer!

There is a skin contest active on IPB and I would like to ask you, what kind of colors would you like to see on wincert? Here are the skins currently in the competitiona. http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...do=sc&cat=3 These are my favorites to win the competition:

Dear members and guests, in the next several days we might upgrade our board to a new, completely redesigned, recoded and restyled version of our forum software. During the upgrade we might encounter problems, so we kindly ask you to be patient until the upgrade is successfully finished. We're also considering a new frontpage and the forum look, but in that case, we would hold the upgrade until the new skin would be finished. Regards, Nik

The best player IMO. I'm using it with CoreAVC codecs and FFDShow and it's working perfectly. The best thing about it is that it automatically disables junk codecs from Nero etc, while you can choose your favorite/primary codec for any file type. N1!

Yeah, this is the date when RTM will be available through SA licence holders. It should be available in stores in October. I can't wait to get the final release and upgrade all of my machines! EDIT: This image looks like a Wzor one, so I've checked Are you sure this information is true? LOL, I've just noticed a watermark on the second picture..

Don't think that we're hostile, but you'll get use to it and probably will like it this way

These are our rules and we're not like other sites

Welcome to Wincert. I have removed your sig so you can check our forum rules Cheers

Now that's what I call true advertising! Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the info, so far I knew that Win7 is planned for RTM in July, but this surely are the great news. I will let you know when it goes RTM and is available for download through SA agreement. Cheers.

Not sure when will localized versions be available.

RTM will be released in October and SA customers will get it this or the next month.

We're now again among the first 100 000 sites on the internet. But what surprised me is that now we have the most Turkish visitors. USA visitors were holding the top from the start, but now the things have changed We also have around 200 sites linking in to Wincert. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wincert.net

You said you've installed RTM version which is the mark for the final version of the product (Released To Manufacturing). We've noted that the final version should be available soon for customers with Software Assurance.

I'm too late too, at least some of us did manage to apply..Good luck to you guys.

Go to options in the right upper corner of the post window and choose Standard View. That should work

this script can't, it would have to be modified and question box inserted..

There is and still will be a lot of fans of XP OS. A lot of large companies still won't upgrade to Win7 and will stick with XP..

We made a review for JV16 PowerTools and as I could see, it does this job very good. Highly recommended application. http://wincert.net/news/1208-jv16-powertoo...009-review.html

Windows 7 is what Windows Vista supposed to be, but Vista was released in the wrong time.

OMG, run away Rick, move to Croatia!

Have to agree that it sounds great, but a lot of work

You should be fine with Office 2007 also, it also has a great anti-spam protection. Junk Filter is doing it's job properly for me.

LOL 30MBits, how's Wincert loading for you?

I would always recommed a hardware firewall over software firewall. I have my firewall setup on the router.