Hi Reg, Re: Windows 7 Upgrade and Fusion 3 When you install the Windows 7 upgrade disk on a new (blank) drive or virtual machine just skip the S/N field during the initial install. Leave it blank and click next. When the install completes implement method #2 on this website.http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter> This will allow you to submit your S/N and activate with Microsoft. <http://communities.vmware.com/thread/238899> Cheers, Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad On 07/07/2011, at 7:43 PM, Reg Whitely <rwhit...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Dear WAMUGgers > > I have just tried to install a legitimate Dept of Education Data#3 Upgrade of > Win 7 Ultimate over my existing DOE XP2 version, running in VMWare Fusion > v3.1.3, on my Macbook Pro 2.2, i7, 750GB HDD, 8Gb RAM. > > I believe I have allocated enough disk space and RAM for the installation - > 60GB HDD and 4GB RAM and have expanded XP2 to accommodate this change using > Easeus Partition Master. > > When trying to install Win 7, I get this message: > > "This computer is not compliant with the Advanced Configuration and Power > Interface (ACPI) standard. Windows must be installed onto a computer that > supports ACPI. Contact your computer manufacturer for a BIOS update or > install Windows on an ACPI-compliant computer." > > I understand this will be a Custom install and have used Easy Transfer For > Win 7 software to back up data. I'm not really worried about this data, as I > am only using this as a demo to non-Mac believers. > > Can anyone please give advice or suggestion to overcome this problem? > > Many thanks > > Reg > > > Reg Whitely > > Home: 08 9921 7272 > Mob: 04 8899 7313 > Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
