Does it work with Windows 7 and is it just drop &amp; drag? Will this HD let me drop and drag and will it wrok with Windows 7?
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Yes - I bought this as a XMas gift to myself. I have Windows 7 and wanted to move all my pictures and songs to this new drive. Simply plug it in and windows will automatically recognize and you are good to start dragging your files over. So simple - no special software - hope this helps.
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It transfer the OS but did not make the disk bootable. Had to install the master boot record from the Win 7 disk. It also messed up the master boot record on the source HD so I had to repair that also. If you do not have a Win 7 install disk I would not use this product.
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You're using Windows 8! JK. It workes great on my Win 8 rig. The drivers it installs are for the HDD itself. Try using a different USB port. If that doesn't work check the Disk Management utility for your HDD and go from there.
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Just as KrellSteel said, works fine once you use Disk Manager on it. I have a 4TB drive, a WD40EURX, and gave it a GUID partition with NTFS, and drive letter for convenience, and it's copying files like a champ as I type. Copying 200GB of data (5% of it's capacity) takes about 40 minutes.
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Gerry: I've got it installed on WINDOWS 7...but never use it. I'm using it on my WINDOWS XP (another computer) and it works just fine. I've had problems installing on "7"....and if that's the only thing you have.....good luck. I was just patient and kept at it after "7" was telling me to forgot it. But I did get a correct install.
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I had mine working on windows 7 and it worked fine. I'd say give it a try since there is no download to get it to work, it just connects in the USB. I really enjoy it!
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Haven't used it with Windows 7, but I have with Windows 8 and Mac. I upgraded from the earlier model (Natural 5000), while it is a bit smaller, it has much better feel.
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Yes, it works great with Windows 7. I use that system in my computer and have had no issues with the drive. As for the size, I do believe that 500GB is the max. I am not sure what causes the limit, but 500GB is as high as it goes.
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I have not tried to down grade this from Windows 8 to Windows 7 yet. I did a lot of searching of online reviews of this computer, before I bought it. Somewhere I saw someone complained when they down graded it from Windows 8 to Windows 7, and they had a problem with finding drivers for some of the computer components, but I cannot find that review (This may have been on another HP Desktop, but not sure). Best Buy has a lot more reviews on this exact computer, and here is the posted link. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+ENVY+Desktop+-+10GB+Memory+-+1.5TB+Hard+Drive/7479285.p?id=1218847153040&skuId=7479285&strId=468&strClr=true "I was reading some of the review on the best buy website and a couple of them did put Windows 7 on their machines. One was a 3 star review and the second one was a 4 star review. You might want to try and ask the person who posted that review the same question and see if they are happy with the down grade. Also I was shown where to download the Start Button for Windows 8, and this has made my life a lot easier using this computer. Here is the link for the start button for Classic Windows 8. http://www.classicstart8.com/. I'm too chicken to try and down grade the operating system, because this is my only working desktop right now. I did add in a used blue-ray player from my last dead HP Desktop, and I only had to upgrade the Cyberlink PowerDVD software to 13, and the blue-ray works just fine. I hope this helps you out with your question.
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It absolutely did NOT work for mine, and I tried to use it on other computers with W7 with no luck. Also, if it doesn't work, this company will harass you nonstop for a negative review. I would strongly recommend not wasting your time and money. :o\
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Yes I have it on 8 (Not tested on 8.1) Drag/drop from desktop to folders doesn't work, but copy and paste to folder does. Windows 8 protection thing.
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Yes it works fine and both of my pcs are windows 7 and 64 bit. I have had no issues with it just a little had to limit what files are backed up
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I want to know if it works with windows 7 and if not what can i buy or install to get it to work?
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On my computers (Macbook Air and iMac) this loads as a drive and I can backup or do anything else I can do regularly with any other type of drive with this unit, up to its capacity of 128GB. Note, though, that my experience is under MacOSX and not Windows. My sense is that it should work the same way with Windows but i have not tested it. Good luck.
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This was plug and play for me in Windows 7. The only problem is that I think it can be used to quickly copy the drives and not use continuously. The drives get very hot very fast. My original review was "Used this for an old 20GB IDE drive with tons of pictures. Plug and play in Windows 7. No drivers were needed. Recognized as USB drive and listed with other hard drives and DVD Writer. Used this to look at 4 old IDE drives being: 1GB, 6GB, 20GB and 30GB. They all worked, but I only had them plugged in for less than an hour each (just to copy them). One hard drive got very hot to the touch, so I would not leave it it long for that one. The others had not gotten too hot." This was plug and play for me in Windows 7. The only problem is that I think it can be used to quickly copy the drives and not use continuously. The drives get very hot very fast. My original review was "Used this for an old 20GB IDE drive with tons of pictures. Plug and play in Windows 7. No drivers were needed. Recognized as USB drive and listed with other hard drives and DVD Writer. Used this to look at 4 old IDE drives being: 1GB, 6GB, 20GB and 30GB. They all worked, but I only had them plugged in for less than an hour each (just to copy them). One hard drive got very... » Read More This was plug and play for me in Windows 7. The only problem is that I think it can be used to quickly copy the drives and not use continuously. The drives get very hot very fast. My original review was "Used this for an old 20GB IDE drive with tons of pictures. Plug and play in Windows 7. No drivers were needed. Recognized as USB drive and listed with other hard drives and DVD Writer. Used this to look at 4 old IDE drives being: 1GB, 6GB, 20GB and 30GB. They all worked, but I only had them plugged in for less than an hour each (just to copy them). One hard drive got very hot to the touch, so I would not leave it it long for that one. The others had not gotten too hot." « Show Less
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I know it works with the Windows 7 professional version. I read elsewhere that it doesn't work with the home version. I'm not sure if there is a way to run it in comparability mode? You may have to consult a 'tech' person to find out.
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I worked for me too. I'm using it with a bluray drive from a dead HP laptop. No issues with Windows 7 or 8.