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Windows 7 Installation Error

Harris_07Harris_07 Posts: 27,980
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Hi :).

I've been trying to install Windows 7 on my computer and this message always comes up:
Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed.

Sorry if this has already been asked, but can anyone help me?

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated :).

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  • RubusRooRubusRoo Posts: 10,262
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    How are you trying to install it?

    As a dual boot or on its own?
  • Harris_07Harris_07 Posts: 27,980
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    RubusRoo wrote: »
    How are you trying to install it?

    As a dual boot or on its own?

    Dual, with XP.
  • RubusRooRubusRoo Posts: 10,262
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    Have you prepared a partition for it? If so, how~?
  • Harris_07Harris_07 Posts: 27,980
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    RubusRoo wrote: »
    Have you prepared a partition for it? If so, how~?

    Yes, I have. Roughly...I went to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management.

    I saw it on a video on YouTube.
  • RubusRooRubusRoo Posts: 10,262
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    Does the partiton have a drive letter associated with it & is it visible from XP?
  • Harris_07Harris_07 Posts: 27,980
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    RubusRoo wrote: »
    Does the partiton have a drive letter associated with it & is it visible from XP?

    I set it to E, but when I restarted my computer I couldn't see it as an option.
  • RubusRooRubusRoo Posts: 10,262
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    Go back to disk management & assign a drive letter to it. If you need to ask how (I'm not being funny) you should probably not be trying out beta software.
  • ExaminusExaminus Posts: 22,396
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    What kind of partition did you make? As somebody has said, if you're not sure how to manage partitions you shouldn't really be installing a beta OS.
  • Harris_07Harris_07 Posts: 27,980
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    All better now :)!
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