Solve : changing CMOS configuration of installed OS from vista to wind

1.	Solve : changing CMOS configuration of installed OS from vista to windows 7?
Answer» i had recently INSTALLED OS from vista upgraded to windows 7 but the problem is that the configured OS found in my laptop CMOS is still vista instead of windows 7. so what will i do to change my CMOS configuration from vista to win7.. thank you..I really don't understand the problem. Could you please explain what you mean when you say "the OS found in your laptop CMOS"?There is no reason to need to change what the BIOS thinks is installed on your computer. Unless you are having some other problem I would not worry what the BIOS thinks.Quote from: lonar23 on July 18, 2010, 05:06:50 AM i had recently installed OS from vista upgraded to windows 7 but the problem is that the configured OS found in my laptop CMOS is still vista instead of windows 7. so what will i do to change my CMOS configuration from vista to win7.. thank you.. I think you're confusing your terminology here--like taking a laxative for a headache. What you're looking for here is to default your boot LOADER to boot from Windows 7. Your CMOS has nothing to do with it (the CMOS is a battery on your motherboard that saves settings like the clock when your computer is unplugged from a power source). It sounds like you didn't do the upgrade from Vista to 7 properly. If you installed 7 on top of Vista, then this can happen, as both operating SYSTEMS are now installed. In any case, you've got a few options: 1) In Vista (or 7, whichever operating system you can get to), click Start, right-click "Computer", and left-click Properties. 2) Click "Advanced System Settings" on the left side of the screen. 3) Under "Startup and Recovery," click "Settings." 4) Select the operating system you want to start from. Change the timer to 0 seconds (unless you actually want a menu asking you to PICK every time you start your computer). Now...if Windows 7 is not listed there, then you really didn't do it right. Start the upgrade install again, but this time, make sure Vista is up and running first. Click Start -> Computer. Double-click on the drive letter of your DVD-ROM drive and start the upgrade PROCESS from there. The problem is that you started the "upgrade" by starting your computer (booting) directly from the Windows 7 DVD. That will not upgrade. That will install 7 either a) on top of Vista b) side-by-side with Vista (if you have another drive or partition to install it to) c) in place of Vista...and everything else on your computer if you choose to format There's a few caveats, of course: 1) You cannot do a cross-architecture upgrade. If your Vista is 32-bit and your 7 disc is 64-bit, no can do. You'll have to do a clean install. 2) You cannot upgrade to a "lesser" version of 7. For example, if you're running Vista Ultimate, you can't upgrade to any version of 7 lower than Ultimate. Period. thanks a lot killerbee...

Solve : changing CMOS configuration of installed OS from vista to windows 7?

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i had recently INSTALLED OS from vista upgraded to windows 7 but the problem is that the configured OS found in my laptop CMOS is still vista instead of windows 7.

so what will i do to change my CMOS configuration from vista to win7..

thank you..I really don't understand the problem. Could you please explain what you mean when you say "the OS found in your laptop CMOS"?There is no reason to need to change what the BIOS thinks is installed on your computer.
Unless you are having some other problem I would not worry what the BIOS thinks.Quote from: lonar23 on July 18, 2010, 05:06:50 AM

i had recently installed OS from vista upgraded to windows 7 but the problem is that the configured OS found in my laptop CMOS is still vista instead of windows 7.

so what will i do to change my CMOS configuration from vista to win7..

thank you..

I think you're confusing your terminology here--like taking a laxative for a headache.

What you're looking for here is to default your boot LOADER to boot from Windows 7. Your CMOS has nothing to do with it (the CMOS is a battery on your motherboard that saves settings like the clock when your computer is unplugged from a power source).

It sounds like you didn't do the upgrade from Vista to 7 properly. If you installed 7 on top of Vista, then this can happen, as both operating SYSTEMS are now installed.

In any case, you've got a few options:

1) In Vista (or 7, whichever operating system you can get to), click Start, right-click "Computer", and left-click Properties.

2) Click "Advanced System Settings" on the left side of the screen.

3) Under "Startup and Recovery," click "Settings."

4) Select the operating system you want to start from. Change the timer to 0 seconds (unless you actually want a menu asking you to PICK every time you start your computer).

Now...if Windows 7 is not listed there, then you really didn't do it right. Start the upgrade install again, but this time, make sure Vista is up and running first. Click Start -> Computer. Double-click on the drive letter of your DVD-ROM drive and start the upgrade PROCESS from there.

The problem is that you started the "upgrade" by starting your computer (booting) directly from the Windows 7 DVD. That will not upgrade. That will install 7 either
a) on top of Vista
b) side-by-side with Vista (if you have another drive or partition to install it to)
c) in place of Vista...and everything else on your computer if you choose to format

There's a few caveats, of course:

1) You cannot do a cross-architecture upgrade. If your Vista is 32-bit and your 7 disc is 64-bit, no can do. You'll have to do a clean install.

2) You cannot upgrade to a "lesser" version of 7. For example, if you're running Vista Ultimate, you can't upgrade to any version of 7 lower than Ultimate. Period. thanks a lot killerbee...

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