No. What I'm asking is if the procedure you conveyed before was performed without the use of a virtual drive. I am trying to determine if one can install Windows from scratch without sighted help. The instructions you gave before implied this. Remember, I'm not asking if you can do this on a virtual machine, I already know that. I'm asking if you can reinstall Windows 7 without sighted help.
Andre From: chris hallsworth Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 1:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] windows 7 Hi Andre. I have physically installed Windows 7 several times. Installing inside a virtual machine would be like installing on a computer with a blank hard disk with no operating system installed. From Chris H in Derbyshire E-mail and Facebook: [email protected] MSN: [email protected] Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. On 05/10/2010 19:27, Andre Williams wrote: > Chris, have you installed Windows 7 using the actual physical disk, or are > these the steps you use to install on a virtual machine? > > What are the advantages to installing in this manner (over XP) rather than > completely wiping the drive and installing from scratch? > > Andre > > From: chris hallsworth > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 11:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] windows 7 > > > Hi Yvonne and all. > Here is how you do a clean install of Windows 7 inside Windows XP. > 1. Insert your Windows 7 DVD. > 2. Click install now. > 3. Click "go online to get dynamic updates for setup." I personally > choose not to but Microsoft recommends you do for the latest hardware > drivers and security updates. > 4. Accept the software license terms by checking the box. Click next. > 5. Click custom (advanced). > 6. Select the partition where Windows XP is installed. Click next. > 7. Click ok on the next screen. > 8. Shortly your system will reboot several times to complete > installation. Eventually "Set up Windows" appears. You can use Narrator > to help you complete this wizard. > Hope this helps. > > > From Chris H in Derbyshire > E-mail and Facebook: [email protected] > MSN: [email protected] > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 > Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. > If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. > > On 05/10/2010 19:10, yvonne oliver wrote: >> hi Chris >> does this mean formatting the hard drive? >> and what about all the programs and things i have here on xp. >> or do i just uninstall windows xp and insert the cd and run the disc? >> a step guide would help >> thank you >> Yvonne >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris hallsworth" >> <[email protected]> >> To:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] windows 7 >> >> >>> Hi Yvonne. >>> You can use an upgrade disk to install Windows 7. However as you are >>> on XP you will have to do a clean install. In other words, there is no >>> in-place upgrade from XP to Windows 7. This goes for any version of XP >>> to any version of Windows 7. Also, if you wish to install Windows 7 64 >>> bit, a clean install is required regardless of operating system >>> (unless that is also 64 bit) as you cannot install or run a 64 bit >>> program on a 32 bit operating system. >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> >>> From Chris H in Derbyshire >>> E-mail and Facebook: [email protected] >>> MSN: [email protected] >>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 >>> Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. >>> If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. >>> >>> On 05/10/2010 14:53, yvonne oliver wrote: >>>> hi >>>> someone is selling a windows 7 upgrade cd >>>> it is unused and unregistered. >>>> it has the 32 bit and 64 bit version. >>>> i am wondering can this be installed over xp? >>>> i am told if it won't i would be refunded. >>>> but would like to know before i send payment >>>> that way someone else can have the offer >>>> thank you >>>> Yvonne >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
