Intel Storage Driver defeated Upgrade to Windows 7

This information is aimed at those who want to upgrade his Windows Vista into Windows 7. Consider whether there is the Intel storage drivers on your machine. If yes, could be the upgrade that you do fail.

This is the error message you get when you try to upgrade the Windows Vista operating system to your Windows 7:

"- $ windows. ~ bt-windows-system32-drivers-iastor.sys. Status: 0xc0000359. Windows failed to load because a critical system driver is missing or corrupt."

Your machine will then be returned to Vista. This result iastor version of the file being referred to during the move to Windows 7 is not appropriate. Unfortunately, until now Microsoft has not published a hotfix to resolve the above problems.

Well, now you can do is handle it manually. Just follow the manual steps are indicated by Microsoft this:
1. Driver Repository Akseslah Folder under C:-Windows-System32-DriverStore-FileRepository and remove any folders that contain files to a temporary location iastor.inf.


2. Find a reference to iastor in oem inf files in the folder c:-windows-inf. Example command: findstr / i / c: "iastor"% windir% / inf / oem *. inf.

3. Record files oem # #. Inf file that is reported (# # is a number). Move the oem # #. Inf and oem # #. PNF is linked from the folder c:-windows-inf to a temporary folder.

4. Delete the folders $ ~ bt, $ ~ LS and $ ~ upgrade if there is

5. Download and install the latest version of the driver iastor.sys from Intel's web site at Vista machine.

6. Begin the upgrade process of Windows 7, which is now supposed to walk through.

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Intel Celeron processor will retire?

SINGAPORE - Sophisticated technology that when eaten any time of course will become obsolete. It also goes on one of the products of Intel, Celeron. At the beginning, Intel Celeron handle customers, by bringing processors 'cost effective' special laptop and home computer.

But with the emergence of a new family category as Intel's Core can not be pursued Celeron. Based on the fact that, Intel Celeron will decide who tilled memuseumkan Intel products since 1998. Reportedly, Intel will stop the processor tasks in 2011 gradually.

Intel realistically assess the steps to be taken. Observers around the development of information technology and speculate laptops Intel has a new claim to prepare "The rumors were not true, Intel had no plans to remove the Celeron brand in 2011," said Barry Sum, as quoted from Computer World, last weekend.

In fact, the latest price list, Intel still include a new line of Celeron family. Desktop processor with a frequency of 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz is priced at around USD 43-53 or approximately Rp. 430-550

Intel has been relying on a number of brands for their main processors since the early 1990s, when the lineage of his predecessors to produce a Pentium 486 processor. Since then the company continues to add other brands, including Xeon, Itanium, Celeron, Centriono, Atom and Core.

Xeon and Itanium is Intel's brand specifically for the category of server processors, while Intel's Core is a major mainstay for laptops and computers. While the Atom family is designed for small laptops low price, aka netbook and also a small kind of mobile devices.

Then as usual, sitting in the category of the cheapest Celeron Intel processor category, located just below the Pentium. Intel currently sells eight versions of the Pentium, all in a kind of dual-core chips with speeds ranging between 2.6 GHz to 3.2 GHz. Intel sells processors for each unit ranging from 64 dollars up to 87 dollars in a single package containing a minimum purchase of 1,000 units.

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Acer New Laptop Takes Interdimensional Leap

Acer on last week announced a notebook with 3-D viewing technology aimed at gamers and entertainment buffs.
The Aspire 5783DG has a 15.6-inch backlit Acer CineCrystal HD display integrated with a TriDef 3-D screen. It comes with 3-D software and glasses.
It also has an integrated multi-in-one media reader and an HDMI port.


The 5783DG's Tech Specifications


At the heart of the notebook is an Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Core Duo T6600 processor with 2 MB of L2 cache. The notebook also has a Mobile Intel PM45 Express chipset and 4 GB of DDR2 1,066 MHz memory. It incorporates the ATI (Nasdaq: ATYT) Mobility Radeon HD 4570. This has 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM and up to1,792 MB of shared system memory.

Storage consists of a 320 GB 5,400 RPM SATA hard drive. The Aspire 583DG also has an 8x DVD-Super multi double-layer drive and four USB 2.0 portsFor sound, the notebook has Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement and built-in stereo speakers. It provides 5.1-chanel surround output.
The Aspire 5783DG has integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless support and Gigabit Ethernet. It incorporates a built-in Acer Crystal Eye webcam that can capture still photos and video. The notebook has a multi-gesture touchpad.

The notebook comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled. It has a six-cell lithium ion battery and weighs 6.16 pounds. It measures 15.1 by 9.9 by 1.03 inches and uses Acer's Gemstone design.
Three-dimensional capabilities are provided by the TriDef 3-D solution, which consists of the 3-D screen, software and special glasses. The TriDef Media Player lets users play back videos and photos in 3-D, and the TriDef Ignition tool enables 2-D to 3-D conversion for games and applications supporting Microsoft's(Nasdaq: MSFT) DirectX9 and above.

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