I run Windows 7 on my ex-Vista laptop, and would bite off someones hand if it I had to revert. But on my desktop, I dual boot XP and Windows 7, and am just as happy using XP as Windows 7. There are a few things I like prefer in Windows 7, but the same is true for XP.
M$ is already charging me to replace the piece of @@@@ that was Vista with Windows 7, why would I want to pay to upgrade XP? And the Pro upgrade price is OUTRAGEOUS, especially as I am based I the UK.
I installed Win 7 RC on a new build and purchased Vista Home Premium 64bit OEM with upgrade to Win 7 Home premium. The Win 7 upgrade disc has arrived. I understand that Vista must be installed and activated for the upgrade to work. Attempts to install Vista with Win 7 RC running or booting from the Vista disc lead to error code 0x80070103, insufficient free space. My HDD has > 450 Gb free space in 2 partitions. Do I need to reformat the HDD in order to install Vista over Win 7?
I ordered the 50$ Windows 7 upgrade disk. I realize that Windows 7 will need vista or XP already installed for the upgrade version of Windows 7. But if I want to upgrade my Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit, Will I be able to do it with this upgrade disk? after all I will need a fresh install (because 32 to 64) and this is the upgrade version...
Customer dropped off a laptop telling me that his Windows upgrade had failed.
It's a new HP DV6 that had Vista pre-installed on it.
I've taken a look at it, and there's a "Windows.old" folder on the root of C:, which is of course a back up of all his data.
There's also a batch file inside the folder with the following inside of it:
"REM Dummy file for NTVDM"
I'm wondering if there's a way to "continue" the upgrade / merging process? He has asked me to re-install all of his software the way he had it. So i'm hoping there's an easier way to continue where he left off.
I know Windows 7 creates a "Windows.old" folder when upgrading from XP. Not sure why one was created for a Vista to Windows 7 upgrade though.
I have a pc with Windows XP pro 32bit retail version. First I have made an image, just in case. Then I have upgraded it to windows 8, 64bit by using the retail upgrade DVD and clean install. However, I found out that my motherboard is so old (5 years old) that there are no drivers for win8 and after asking ASUS they said that the motherboard is not supported any more and that there will be no new drivers for it. I tried using win7 drivers but it did not work and without correct drivers a lot of things does not work (in particularly hdmi port).What I want to do now is to revert to my image (windows xp), buy a Windows 7, 64bit upgrade retail DVD and upgrade windows xp to windows 7 for which there are drivers for my motherboard.
1) Can I use windows xp retail (whose product key has already been used to upgrade to win8) image to upgrade to windows 7 retail? will the activation of windows 7 succeed? I want to use clean install again since i upgrade from 32bit to 64bit
2) If the answer to question 1 is a yes, how does microsoft prevent users from using the same windows image file to upgrade different pc's? I mean, theoretically, I can make an image of pc1, copy it to a hard drive of pc2 (even if it will result in erroneous installation due to different specs) and upgrade both systems by using two VUP product keys which are cheaper than one VUP + one retail product keys
3) Can I use windows 8 upgrade DVD which is not used any more to upgrade another PC?
I purchased Windows 7 Professional through the Ultimate Steal.
Downloaded it, put it on a disk also.
It will go through the start of the setup and copy files etc, and then it will give an error and say to install from a current version of windows I need to use the upgrade anytim through windows.
But when I go to upgrade anytime it asks for an upgrade key, but all I have with the purchase was a product key and it says that I can't use the product key.
any help?
edit: also i have windows 7 home premium installed right now
and here is exactly what it says:
"To upgrade from one edition of Windows 7 to another edition of Windows 7, use Windows Anytime Upgrade. Cancel the upgrade, open the Start menu, and search for Windows Anytime Upgrade. "
I have Windows 7 Home Premium installed on my my machine, but is is not activated yet. I will be getting a Windows 7 Professional key from the student offer, and I would like to use that. Is it possible to use that key in Anytime upgrade?
I'm considering whether to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. IMHO, the new OS seems to be not sufficiently "mature" yet, and it is better to wait for the first service pack to come out before actually upgrading.
I have a I7 920, with 12GB DDR3-1600 Memory, 2 x 300GB Raptors in a RAID 0, 1 x 300GB standalone and 640GB Standalone, and a ATI 4870x2 video card. I am upgrading using a DVD, and basically it's taken 7 hours before I aborted the upgrade (62% completed migrating folders and files).
All my other upgrades have gone reasonably quickly (Though not as quickly as some other installs and upgrades seem to go on lesser hardware) though the other 6 builds I have run. I don't really want to run a fresh install, can anyone suggest a solution? Does Windows 7 not really like ICHR10?
I accidently installed 64, and It seems to handlr it ok so far.I am thinking my computer was origanally a 64 bit, but had 32 bit vista installed.I got the Ultimate Premium and I like all the Bells and Whistles It seems to handle media files better than vista.I have a Acer Laptop with only 150gb hd and I dont have a dvd burner, so I propose to get a internal HD500gb from ebay 20bucks there abouts and get a dvd burner around the same price, I will later get another 500gb internal hd and get a SATA converter kit with USB and then I have 1tb system really cheap compared to buying a tower... I would like to know if it possible to upgrade my cpu, I got 1ntel celeron 540 1.86ghz, I know I cant get the latest, and I dont want the latest, just a miodel or few up from what I got.. I think the celeron is Pentium 3 I think, I am looking intop Pentium 4 2.86 ghz, I got the chip on another machine, an older machine...
i am always over on vista forums as i have vista as my main OS, but here is my question.
i have 7 Enterprise X64 running in VMWARE runs great except it does not reconize my video card as it is running in a virtual enviroment.
i have vista ultimate X64, when 7 X64 ultimate or enterprise comes out retail wise, I can do a upgrade from vista ultimate X64 to 7 Ultimate or Enterprise X64? correct?
I'm using the Windows 7 RC 7100, and I hear I should upgrade to the RTM version. I'm technologically retarded - how do I do this? Will that mean my version won't periodically begin shutting down come March?
Is there any upgrade of 32-bit 7 to 64-bit 7? I've been able to boot from an x64 vhd so I know my machine can handle it, but I notice the 64-bit installer won't run as an upgrade on my 32-bit system - but is there a way to accomplish an upgrade?
Also, anyone know of a plan for a simple upgrade path? I remember upgrading to Windows 95 back in the day and not even contemplating that it should have been difficult to move from a 16-bit to a 32-bit OS. I'd like to take advantage of the memory offered by a 64-bit OS, but I don't relish the thought of a fresh install.
Btw, I'm up for creative solutions like running my current OS in a virtual machine - if there's a way to get that done.
HP Envy 14-2160se. Radeon HD 6630M graphics that is switchable (with the i5's integrated), but I just keep it on fixed mode and switch everything at once when I want. I'm now learning I can't upgrade my graphics card? It's soldered onto the motherboard? I thought that's what the integrated graphics was.. Soldered on. I didn't know my GPU was as well. I can't upgrade this? And I'm being told only very few laptops can have the GPU upgraded.
As you can see from my system specs info, I only have 2GB of RAM. That is the maximum the mobi can handle and the next computer I am going to build will be a �2000 job in the far-ish future. I'm currently running windows 7 professional 32 bit on this machine, but it is a 64 bit capable processor. Given that I only have 2GB of RAM and reinstalling all software, especially Portal in Steam (would take weeks to download again), what are the benefits of 64 bit?
Right now I am running Vista Home Premium 32-bit. When I move to Windows 7, I want to switch to 64-bit. But I'm confused about which product I need to get. Can I do this with the upgrade product or do I have to go full release? Also, could I do an Ultimate upgrade (if upgrade will work) instead of Home Premium?
I've got a couple of computers to switch (one Vista and one XP). I am thinking to go with the Family Pack, but I think that is an Upgrade license only.
Also, since I'm a SOHO user, is there a compelling reason to go Ultimate instead of Home Premium?
I currently am running windows 7 32-bit version and I was thinking of upgrading to the 64-bit version since I just upgraded my RAM to 2GB. I was wondering if I could simply upgrade, and,if so, how? Also I was wondering what the difference was between the two exactly.
I am already on preorder for an OEM copy of 7 Pro x64, for my laptop. I am going to build a new computer soon and want the same version on that too. Since I am a student, I can take advantage of the Win741 promotion for an upgrade edition
Can I use the OEM disc for both computers, fresh install, and then use their respective keys to activate?
I'm trying to do a clean load on an XP machine (Asus EEE 1000He, 2GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive). I ran the compatibility test a few months ago, and it said it's fine. If I download and try to run the compatibility test now, it downloads fine, but when I double-click it, it seems to do nothing.
I started the install program, and selected Install. It gave me the "copying temporary files" for a few seconds, then went to the "Install Windows" screen. Inside the window, it shows the "compatibility Report (saved to desktop)" but there's nothing in it. There's no spinning cursor, and the Close button is the only thing that can be pressed. At the bottom of the screen, there's a status indicator with 1 Collecting information 2 Installing Windows.
The little green progress bar is about a quarter inch long, and stays there. This is after about 15 minutes with no apparent activity (if I open task manager, it shows no applications running). If I close the install window and look at the deskptop, the compatibility report icon is there, but there's no data in it if I double-click it.
I'm trying to do a clean load, and to repartition the drive into one 160GB drive (it's two 80 GB drives now). But I'm getting nowhere. Any suggestions?
I want to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows 7 (a repair install), but I have no DVD or USB at hand right now. So can I do it without the DVD? If so how??
I searched, but I found tutorials like "how to install windows 7 without DVD", but they have no information whether the methods there will work for upgrade too. They only talk about clean install there.
I have 3 HP machines (out of warranty) with Visa on them and will installing 7 Pro on them. Clean install vs. upgrade...The computers have been slowing down over the past 2 years so I'd like a fresh OS installation. Will the upgrade option be starting fresh enough or is a format the better option? I know it will be more work but that's OK. And how about HP stuff? Most of it I don't use but there's stuff I'll need, right (drivers, etc). I don't even mind their Update software.
I have a new Windows 7 64-bit laptop with a 320 GB HDD. I have a 500GB sitting in the corner that I want to plug in, but I cannot find a good free-ware utility to copy/ghost the image on the laptop to the 500gb drive. The main issue seems to be compatibility with the win 7 64-bit OS
I will be plugging the 500gb drive in via USB (if that matters).
can my computer handle 64 bit version of windows 7?
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz 4.7 4.7 Determined by lowest subscore Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB 5.3 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 6.3 Gaming graphics 2303 MB Total available graphics memory 6.3 Primary hard disk 255GB Free (363GB Total) 5.5 Windows 7 Ultimate System Manufacturer Gateway Model GT5622 Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM System type 32-bit operating system Number of processor cores 2 64-bit capable Yes Storage Total size of hard disk(s) 363 GB Disk partition (C 255 GB Free (363 GB Total) Media drive (D CD/DVD Graphics Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 Total available graphics memory 2303 MB Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 1279 MB Display adapter driver version 8.17.11.9562 Primary monitor resolution 1440x900 DirectX version DirectX 10
I have a bootcamped Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit iMac 27" with 4 gigabytes of RAM installed. I was thinking if it was possible to add some more RAM, and I searched around, and found a site that scanned your computer, and told you how much RAM you had installed. In my case, I had slots with 2 gigabytes each, and 2 slots left. I used this custom scanner, which gave me these informations: Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - Determine My Memory Needs
I'm playing a lot of PC Games, and I also edit video's etc, so if I ex need to play Battlefield 3 with the highest quality, could 16 gig's of RAM be a good thing to have?
I'd like to upgrade my Windows 7 Home Premium that came installed on my laptop, using the Anytime upgrade, to Windows 7 Professional. Will a registration key from an OEM version work or do I need to supply a key from a retail version?
