Posted on 10/28/2009 9:18:18 AM PDT by Perdogg
I am logged in, my sister wasn't biten by a moose, and I am going to keep Windows OS.
However, if I decide to go to Windows 7 - How easy is it to switch? Would I just have to insert the W7 CD and the software would remove Vista and install windows 7 on its own or is it more complicated than that? I do not plan to do this anytime soon.
Would I lose anything?
I back my computer up once a week.
Pinging self for possible upgrade
Last week, ordered my free copy of Win 7 for home Dell laptop which arrived Oct 1 - can't wait to get that one off of Vista Business 32bit.
I WILL do a clean install to Win 7 - best way to go - upgrades don't always install everything cleanly over the existing OS - and have many years of experience with all the flavors of Windows OSs.
I just say NO to the upgrade option.
Many of the Win 7 enhancements are performance based, shaving memory requirements and cutting how much background services eat into your experience. It's been faster than XP for me in two side-by-side, identical virtual environments.
I've been convinced. Clean install for me. Thanks!
Save yourself some grief later on - back up your data, re-format the hard drive, and do a clean install from scratch.
Hey Florida, I have another question.
I, too, have a Dell notebook. The hard drive came partitioned in two: an OS volume and a Recovery volume.
Can I just wipe the one partition (OS) and install or should I reformat and mess up the Dell recovery volume? Or back up and reload both???
I’m not sure what to do here.
I have a bigger problem... how do i downgrade from Windows Server 2008 r2 to Windows 7?
Is there any programs similar to PCMover3 for XP that can help me out of this mess I put myself in.
I have 4 WinServer2008r2 boxes that need to be converted.
Good info here: http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install.asp
Thank you very much. I appreciate it!
But if you want to keep the recovery partition, that is fine too - it’s all about preference and your level of expertise when a problem arises.
De Nada!
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