Continue reading »]]> A while back I posted a message about the Windows 7 Release Candidate install appearing to hang whilst expanding windows files.

Well, I just wanted to let you know that this also appear to be happening on Windows 7 RTM / Final.

When the installation reaches the Expanding Windows Files stage at 21% (some people have reported various different percentages but mostly it has been 21%) the install remains here for a significant period of time, appearing to have hung and causing many people to reset their computers. However, my advice to you would be to WAIT as it will continue eventually!

There have been reports that it can hang here for over an hour but does eventually carry on. So don’t give up on Windows 7 RTM yet!

EDIT: Just to add some weight to this post, see the comments on my similar post about the same issue for the RC of Windows 7 here. So don;t give up…..just leave it to get on with it!

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Continue reading »]]> For those of you who have been using Windows 7 RC and are now wanting to upgrade to Windows 7 RTM / Final, you will no doubt be faced with the message that you cannot upgrade from the RC to RTM.

However, the workaround available to upgrade from the Beta to the Release Candidate is still applicable here. 

So here is what you need to do to upgrade from previous versions of Windows 7 to the RTM / Final;

1. Download the ISO for Windows 7.
2. Extract the ISO to your computer.
3. In the extracted directory there will be a “Sources” directory. Open the file cversion.ini in this folder.
4. Change the MinClient value to 7000.0

Now when you run the setup,  you will have the option to Upgrade.

Good luck with your upgrades!

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