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Thezine
Jul 24, 2009, 04:20 PM
Hello Everyone,

During the installation of Windows 7 (7600), I got this error at 90% " Windows installation can not continue on this hardware " ? :eek:

Is anybody has this issue as well ?

Thanks for the help.



ayeying
Jul 26, 2009, 05:20 PM
I installed it on my Rev C, no problems

Thezine
Jul 29, 2009, 11:06 AM
My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

Thezine
Jul 29, 2009, 11:07 AM
I installed it on my Rev C, no problems

How is the overall performance ?

I got the 1,6 GHz Rev B and it got really hot and the performance is just ok so far, no benchmark yet.

Waiting for your answer ...

kntgsp
Jul 29, 2009, 11:34 AM
My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

And? You can install the 64 bit version on a Macbook Air. It just eats up more of your partition. You probably had a bad burn. Helps to slow down the burn speed when burning an ISO to disc.

But it being 64 bit had nothing to do with it.

ayeying
Jul 29, 2009, 08:20 PM
My bad, it was the x64 version, I did't notice.

The windows (x32) installed without a hitch.

I have the x64 installed.

How is the overall performance ?

I got the 1,6 GHz Rev B and it got really hot and the performance is just ok so far, no benchmark yet.

Waiting for your answer ...

Its OKAY. It does warm up but thats to be expected

Jimmie22
Jul 29, 2009, 09:32 PM
do you need a superdrive to install windows 7? Or can I install using the Remote Disk?

Scottsdale
Jul 30, 2009, 01:23 AM
You should really run it in 64-bit. Just reburn and reinstall! I personally don't want to "waste" my MBA drive space with Windows. But, I may do it when I get my next MBA with 256 GB SSD and 4 GB RAM, dreaming... of the future.

TheRiseofTheFal
Jul 30, 2009, 01:49 AM
Should I not even consider on my Rev. A based on your experiences? I really could use a nice version of windows, mainly for programming and I also enjoy being on the bleeding edge...just curious.