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What a Bummer - Windows 7 Won't Install...

Today's 2do list included installing the latest and greatest version of the windows operating system, Windows 7, on one of my laptops. Although I am a proud MAC user, I am still locked into the PC world due to proprietary reporting software that is not MAC compatible. Another Bummer! But what the heck! That is a gripe for another post some other day.

After downloading the disk mounting image from a mirror site, I burned the image to disk and started the install only to find that once again, Windows is in their own little world... The 2 year old XP laptop computer was not compatible with this system...

I know that AR is full of geeks like me, so has anyone else had similar probs or am I not holding my mouth right? Maybe I need to stand on my head and say "Pretty Please"... Could it be that I just need to quit mumbling under my breath - I hate Windows. Is it possible that the computer is telepathically picking up my thoughts and is getting its feelings hurt...

Who knows??? In the interim, I am downloading a 32 bit DMG that may work...

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Posted by Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector on 01/24/2009 06:58 AM

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5 Comments on What a Bummer - Windows 7 Won't Install...

JAN

I bought a separate copy of Windows XP to run on my Mac and then added Fusion. I only use it to check MLS data. Point2Agent recently as of yesterday became FF, Safari compliant. I know zip forms can run on the Mac and I tried installing it but so far hasn't worked. I will call them just too busy this week to make the call before they closed at 5.

I have to still use my Sony for Quick Books as I have heard it just doesn't function on the Mac.

So now I am down to MLS on Mac, Quick books on Sony.

I am learning...but the learning curve is well.....

Took 2 classes this week, one on Iworks and one on IMovie. Just don't have IMovie down, but I did install my Flip Video software and put one video on, but I need more help on it.

As a Mac user myself, I always wondered what other Mac users did about having to use a PC for so much of the real estate software out there...

Michael,

I hate adding anything new to my system. Even the dumbest little program seems to have the capability of screwing me up bigtime.

Michael, I have not had this problem, but I am interested in the comments following this post to see if it is something that I do not want to do. Sounds like typical Microsoft deck of cards issues as usual. Thanks for being the guinea pig for he rest of us :)

OK, I thought I was pretty literate about computers, but I don't understand your whole post. What is Windows 7? You talked about an XP laptop- XP IS the operating system. Are you talking about Internet Explorer 7? That is the BROWSER. And I run it on my laptop which has XP for the operating system.

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