Kshitiz_Indian
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sohum, take a usb drive and install them on it. 
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Thankfully i always use VLC and it doesnt work with that either. It runs but crashes straight away.
angryangy
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Have you tested different players? Are you certain it is just AVIs, or that it is every AVI file? It may just be the codec. A more simple explanation could be the video driver.
Harrypotter_fan
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I can't run videos on WMP, the whole system freezes. VLC player works fine though. I am using VLC but I like WMP more. Like you can organize and do other stuff better in WMP. Does anybody have any solutions?
Harrypotter_fan
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Yep, thats the problem. Because, when I disable video acceleration I can watch videos in WMP. But then, how can I watch them in VLC in any case?
Kshitiz_Indian
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VLC uses its own codecs and I think it totally decodes on the CPU. If however WMP tries it by DirectX, a video card problem is in the scene.
I've noticed other things with Windows 7. When I run AOE 2 in Vista, I get no problems, but in Windows 7 the colours are all distorted.
I've noticed other things with Windows 7. When I run AOE 2 in Vista, I get no problems, but in Windows 7 the colours are all distorted.
Ok guys I have a problem here.I downloaded the iso image.but the problem is that I don't have a dvd drive.I am planning to mount it ona virtual drive.I have Xp already.Can I install win7 dual boot with xp from a virtual drive?
MattW
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No, the bootloader won't set up correctly if you install from a virtual drive, so you'd only be able to run it from within the VM, even if you install to a physical disk.
There is a way to install without burning a disc, basically involves extracting the iso to a folder, running setup from Windows XP and choosing new install from there to avoid upgrading (trust me, dual boot, 7 isn't quite ready to be used as your main OS yet).
There are some guides about that if you need more detail.
There is a way to install without burning a disc, basically involves extracting the iso to a folder, running setup from Windows XP and choosing new install from there to avoid upgrading (trust me, dual boot, 7 isn't quite ready to be used as your main OS yet).
There are some guides about that if you need more detail.
Kshitiz_Indian
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Matt is right, if you don't have a DVD burner, don't mount it on a VD as that won't work once setup restarts (The Virtual Drive relies on the drivers that are loaded AFTER XP is loaded). Either do that what he said, or get SunBox Virtual Machine software and install Windows 7 in a virtual machine, by which's use you can use it inside your XP.
angryangy
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Even if it's working fine, the beta will expire long before the retail version is available.
Another way to install Win7 without a disk is to get a 4GB USB flash drive. Once set up, a USB install disk is often much faster than any other option.
How-to install Windows 7 from an USB stick | Helmers Blog
