Questions tagged [upgrade]
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Can’t download Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
I am trying to install Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). The traditional way just going to the Mac App Store it s not working ( I tried several times (5times) and the download it’s ALWAYS stopping at 1....
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Alt-codes changed? (Win7 ⇒ Win10)
I used to use alt-codes a lot in windows 7, but i recently updated it to windows 10 (19 days ago, today). Now, whenever i type alt+(code), as i used to, i can't get any of the characters i used to get ...
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How to upgrade Windows MySQL Server 5.7.26 to 8.0.16?
I am having trouble upgrading from MySQL Server 5.7.26 to MySQL Server 8.0.16.
Maybe it's just because I'm not a seasoned DBA, but to me the MySQL reference manual is quite vague.
From MySQL :: ...
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Windows Anytime Upgrade unsuccessful
I tried to upgrade my Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional but the upgrade failed and here's the error in the upgrade.log file:
DoTransmogrify failed due to error 0x80070002
I did a quick search ...
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can I upgrade to lion desktop from snow leopard server?
I have a Mac Mini with SLS installed, but don't use any of the Server services. Can I do an in-place upgrade to Lion Desktop when it comes out? Thanks
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Need more clarification on upgrading to 4GB on an Acer Aspire 5102WLMI
In one of the questions before (from October 2009) the question has been answered how to get an ACER Aspire 5102WLMI with 4GB of memory up and running beyond POST. I have exactly that problem, but don’...
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Wine Crossover .... Application tried to create a window
On running any win32 app via crossover / wine butchery ...
Application tried to create a window, but no driver could be loaded. Unknown error (127).
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err:module:load_builtin_dll failed ...
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Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586 occur boot restart loop (reboot loop)
After successful update from Windows 10 Pro Build 10240 to Build 10586 (november upgrade) pc just start rebooting constantly on boot logo.
I can't choose "Safe Mode" option on boot.
With Windows 10 ...
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System error after Kali Linux dist-upgrade
I was doing a distribution upgrade on Kali from 1. 1. 0 to 2. 0 using:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Upgrade was of 2 GB and after downloading 1 GB, and I wanted to download openssh-server so I did an ...
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Upgrading my Ubuntu virtual server makes the network interface disappear
I have a Ubuntu 14.10 VPS. Everytime I try to upgrade to 15.04 I experience weird symptoms. I was able to upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10 with no problems.
After the upgrade is successful and the server ...
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Win-7 Upgrade from VISTA is refused with error: Upgrade from XP not supportet
I did an successful upgrade from XP-Pro 32-bit to Vista Business SP1 32-bit. Now I want to do an upgrade to Win-7 Pro 32-bit. After checking the Vista Partition, the setup program fails with the error ...
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Upgrading to Windows 8.1, I am not offered the option to keep apps and settings
I was trying to upgrade my windows 8 pro 64-bit (ZH-TW) to Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (ZH-TW) and my pc would not get the option to keep apps and settings. I tried it on other computers that were ...
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Windows 8 upgrade to windows 8.1 RTM fails with error code 0x101 - 0x2000C
I have a MSDN Subscription and downloaded Windows 8.1 RTM today.
It fails to install.
After mounting the ISO and installing (with a Windows 8.1 Pro product code), selecting "Keep my apps and ...
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How can I review updates before actually upgrading with apt-get in Debian
Before acutally doing
#apt-get upgrade
on a Debian server, I'd like to get an overview of the package names about to be updated and what the changes are in those packages.
Recently my root account ...
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VMware Workstation upgrade
I'd like to upgrade VMware Workstation 7 to the latest version to run Windows 8 (test flight). However, I'd like to use Easy Install. Should I simply run the installer over the old version or shall I ...
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System won't boot if I connect SATA hard disk
I had an old PC with an Atom processor, two SATA hard disks with 40 GB and 160 GB each.
Recently I upgraded my PC, got a Gigabyte H61M DS2 Motherboard, 2 GB of RAM and Core I3 processor.
But ...
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login after ubuntu 11.10 upgrade - failed to load session ubuntu
After Ubuntu 11.10 upgrade I'm unable to login via gdm or lightdm.
Every time I receive error: "failed to load session ubuntu"
Any help appreciated.
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Ubuntu 11.10 Faulty install, how do I rollback or troubleshoot?
So stupidly I allowed the upgrade of Oneiric before I thought better of it. I have gone through the installation and it has evidently bricked.
Errors observed:
Eternally stuck at loading screen
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Gateway laptop module bay light repeating 12 flashes - what error is that?
I have a Gateway M465-E laptop currently running fine with a T2300E Core Duo installed. I wanted to upgrade it to a Core 2 Duo. My brother has the same model laptop and that took a Core 2 Duo (T7200)...
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upgrading hard drive on toshiba satellite 5200
I have this beautiful & old laptop and would like to replace hard drive.
I've purchased samsung 120GB hard drive and exchange hard drives.
When I turn on computer my laptop doesn't recognize hard ...
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Tried a RAM upgrade on a slow laptop, but it made things worse
Here’s a little story.
My dad got me a basic laptop when I started college back in 2018 (‘twas an HP 14-cf0004ne; 4GB RAM, i3-7th gen), from a local computer store.
It was super slow from day-1 (...
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Upgrading Windows 10 OS form V1607 to anything higher
I need to upgrade Windows 10 from v1607 to v1809 or higher, and when executing the executable downloaded by Update Assistant, it throws error Cannot upgrade, contact system admin
I've also tried ...
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No sound after RAM upgrade
When I upgrade my RAM (DDR2) on an old HP 6730s laptop from 1x2GB to 2x2GB my sound will stop working (W10).
I was able to get exactly the same DDR2 card, hoping that all frequencies, timing and ...
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Upgrade Rocky Linux from 8.x to 9 fails due to 'conflicting requests'
I tried to upgrade from Rocky 8.6 (which was 8.7 now after I updated all packages by yum upgrade -y) using this instructions:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/upgrade-rocky-linux/
REPO_URL="...
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Can I remove texlive-doc using 2.5 GB?
I'm trying to upgrade to Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish, but I don't have enough disk space. Can I safely remove /usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/ using a whopping 2.5 GB? I use Latex every day so if removing this ...
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Which Windows 10 version to install on Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8Ghz with 4GB RAM
I searched but I did not find a satisfactory answer to my specific query thus putting it here.
I have an old PC Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8GHz with 4GB RAM running a Windows 7 32bit. I want to upgrade it ...
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I want to free up storage on my mac in order to upgrade it to Monterey
I have a question about how to free up mac's storage to upgrade to Monterey. My mac only has 128 GBS and the System takes up about 80 GBS. I bought a 128 GB memory card today because I thought it ...
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is there a way to only 'apt upgrade' security packages, not everything?
I'm used to going through and upgrading packages regularly on my servers.
As they are usually stable I don't have the time to troubleshoot a conflicting upgrade. I do want to keep them fully patched ...
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Best way to upgrade SSD where OS is installed
im very new in building pc and i recently got a desktop with 250GB SSD and 1TB HDD. The OS is installed in the SSD and im thinking about upgrading the size of the SSD.
I would like to ask on what is ...
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Ubuntu hosts: testing package upgrades and delay
I'm managing eleven ubuntu hosts and want to introduce regular updates (mainly for security). One of them is my developing and testing host.
Is the following good practice?
run sudo apt update -y on ...
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Can’t upgrade from macOS from Mojave to Big Sur: ”There's not enough free space on the selected volume.”
I want to upgrade my macOS from Mojave to Big Sur. I've downloaded the OS update by following these steps:
Go to Apple.
Go to System Preferences.
Go to upgrade Software.
Click Upgrade Software.
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Safe Upgrade of nVidia Driver on Ubuntu 18.04
The documentation from nVidia is on installing for a first time. I followed these instructions for the first time install on a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 server. The server has nvidia-docker installed and ...
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Will using Sysprep before a drastic hardware upgrade prevent system instability?
I am thinking of upgrading my CPU and Motherboard but am not interested in reinstalling my Windows 10 operating system. I know it is possible to keep my installed OS running, but
I have read ...
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Slower boot speed after problematic RAM upgrade / DRAM LED stays longer
I've updated my 8GB RAM to 12 GB and now I have a slower boot time plus long DRAM LED light duration (apx 5 seconds.) when turning on the device which makes the boot time even longer. I'd appreciate ...
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In-place upgrade from Windows 7 to specific Windows 10
There are still some Windows 7 machines on our network, some of which can be easily reinstalled, some of which can't because of specific software and settings.
I've tried to do an in-place upgrade ...
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Screen stays black after memory upgrade?
I have 4GB memory from my HP Folio 13 1020us, labelled:
4GB 2Rx8 PC3-12800S-11-11-F3
I want to use it to replace the memory in my ACER E1-510. It's current memory is labelled:
2GB 1Rx8 PC3L-...
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How to stop ubuntu upgrades completely?
I wanted to stop Linux kernel upgrades on Ubuntu 16.04.X. Initially,
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic file is updated to have entry like this APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0"; Then also the kernel ...
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Can’t Boot into Windows
I just installed my new 970 Pro and I was using the Samsung Migration software. It failed at 100% then restarted but I got a 0xc0000098 error. I’ve tried a number of things but I end up getting a ...
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wonder if my MOBO and CPU are gonna support specific RAM ?
My MOBO currently has 16GB RAM 1600MHz installed and the CPU is intel i5-2300 core.
I decided to upgrade to 32GB RAM.
The MOBO is GA-z68x-ud4-b3 and it supports variety of RAM speeds, but my CPU ...
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Samba does not work after upgrade
I am migrating a SuSE server to a new virtual environment. This also includes upgrading to a new version of samba. The old version of smbd is 2.2.8, the new has 3.6.3. The "new" SuSE is SLES 11.4.
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Upgrading an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 to T9500
I have an old laptop (Acer Aspire 8920), which I love very much, but I'd love to upgrade the processor. The current processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750. What is the best processor I can upgrade to? ...
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Is it possible to upgrade the Samsung Slate 7 SSD?
I have a Samsung Slate 7 (XE700T1A-A06US) with an internal 128GB mSATA (SAMSUNG MZMPA128HMFU) Solid State Drive (SSD), and have run out of room on the drive. I’d like to upgrade the drive to ...
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CPU upgrade - HP Probook 4540s and Mobile Intel HM76 Express
I have bought used HP Probook 4540s with Mobile Intel HM76 Express motherboard, with Intel Core i7 3610qm which needs 45W. My motherboard is providing 35W. On the HP Probook 4540s site this processor ...
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How to install or upgrade to gnome v3.20.X in Kali Linux?
I am running gnome v3.18.1 on Kali Linux & want to upgrade to gnome v3.20.X.
Steps I followed:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install gnome-shell
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Lenovo Y50 SSD upgrade - powering on issues
I recently upgrade my laptop (Lenovo Y50) from a 1TB HDD to an equivalent 1TB SSD from Samsung. I used EaseUS ToDo copying tool. When the computer boots up, everything works BEAUTIFULLY! Better than I ...
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windows 10 upgrade wont show percentages or time remaining
My dad is using windows 7 professional 64 - bit and he has clicked that upgrade to windows 10 button in the notification area but it has been going on for an hour and a half without any percentage ...
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Windows.old results empty after windows 10 update
I've been stuck in this situation from a couple of hours and can't really find any solution to that issue.
Background:
My friend's pc (an HP computer) (with windows 10 upgraded from windows 8.1) had ...
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Why does GNOME have to be removed for PHP 7 on Debian 8 (Jessie)?
Just upgraded my VirtualBox VM's OS from Debian 7 (Wheezy) to Debian 8 (Jessie) and want to PHP from 5.5.x to 7.0.2. The simpliest solution seems to do this via the Synaptic Package Manager. So I ...
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Broken dependencies when upgrading SLES 11.3 to 11.4
I'm trying to upgrade SLES 11.3 to 11.4 with zypper using the following instructions: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_deployment/data/sec_update_sle11sp3.html
After launching the ...
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Pear upgrade not working in Ubuntu
When I try to upgrade Pear it shows a message on terminal as follows
Will upgrade channel://pear.php.net/xml_util
Will upgrade channel://pear.php.net/pear
Will upgrade channel://pear.php.net/...
