Hello everyone,
My daughter's Gateway laptop MX6426 has been a very good computer all this time. I finally decided to upgrade her system to Windows 7, while keeping all her previous settings. I followed all the steps given by the Windows 7 Functionality tool (the one that tells you if it will work in your machine). The install and most Windows Update sessions when without a glitch, but walking away from the computer for about an hour, I found upon my return that the computer was locked up/or frozen. No links work, no system's menu works, and often I am only able to move the mouse pointer, but there is no functionality associated with it.
Even the control-alt-delete option does not work!!!
I am able to recover it only by the good ol' use of the power button on the computer.
It runs fine in safe mode with connectivity option.
I tried the bypass driver signature option, but still locks up.
It does not lock up in safe mode (which perhaps makes a lot a sense to everyone).
I am almost at the point to go back to Vista...but the weird thing is that I have older components in my Dell 3000, and it works fine there, even if I only can use a screen definition of 1078 X 870 something...lol
I can't seem to get the option to modify what gets loaded on start up from a power on stand.
Help, please
GerryLP
My daughter's Gateway laptop MX6426 has been a very good computer all this time. I finally decided to upgrade her system to Windows 7, while keeping all her previous settings. I followed all the steps given by the Windows 7 Functionality tool (the one that tells you if it will work in your machine). The install and most Windows Update sessions when without a glitch, but walking away from the computer for about an hour, I found upon my return that the computer was locked up/or frozen. No links work, no system's menu works, and often I am only able to move the mouse pointer, but there is no functionality associated with it.
Even the control-alt-delete option does not work!!!
I am able to recover it only by the good ol' use of the power button on the computer.
It runs fine in safe mode with connectivity option.
I tried the bypass driver signature option, but still locks up.
It does not lock up in safe mode (which perhaps makes a lot a sense to everyone).
I am almost at the point to go back to Vista...but the weird thing is that I have older components in my Dell 3000, and it works fine there, even if I only can use a screen definition of 1078 X 870 something...lol
I can't seem to get the option to modify what gets loaded on start up from a power on stand.
Help, please
GerryLP
