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What do you mean clean install?fsquid wrote:looks like you need to do a clean install to go from XP to 7, so I'll hold off I guess.
As in i have to back everything up data, game fiels all that stuff?
Yeah no thanks if that's the case that becomes a f***in huge project
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Mine just finished a little while ago. I think 3 gb at this time of day in about an hour is pretty damn good. Let me know how the process goes if you don't mind. If it's pretty quick and painless I'll likely do it when I get home, otherwise I'll wait until tomorrow.dbdynsty25 wrote:Amazingly it's been REALLY fast too. Got the 3GB file in less than 20 min. last night. Why can't they put those servers on the Xbox 360?ScoopBrady wrote:Got to work this morning with a nice little e-mail telling me my download was ready. I remote desktopped my home pc and started the download.
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You cannot upgrade from XP to Windows 7. You have to wipe your hard drive and start over. You can only upgrade from Vista. At least that's what I've heard as well. Maybe it just applies to the .exe files that we're getting with the student discount. I haven't looked into other ways.Danimal wrote:What do you mean clean install?fsquid wrote:looks like you need to do a clean install to go from XP to 7, so I'll hold off I guess.
As in i have to back everything up data, game fiels all that stuff?
Yeah no thanks if that's the case that becomes a f***in huge project
And Scoop...I'll do both of my PCs when I get home. Wife has a Dell Laptop w/ Vista so she'll be getting 32bit and I've got my desktop that'll get 64bit. I'll let ya know how it goes this evening after work.
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Yeah, it has been widely reported that you cannot upgrade from XP to Win7, and that a full wipe is required.dbdynsty25 wrote:You cannot upgrade from XP to Windows 7. You have to wipe your hard drive and start over. You can only upgrade from Vista. At least that's what I've heard as well. Maybe it just applies to the .exe files that we're getting with the student discount. I haven't looked into other ways.Danimal wrote:What do you mean clean install?fsquid wrote:looks like you need to do a clean install to go from XP to 7, so I'll hold off I guess.
As in i have to back everything up data, game fiels all that stuff?
Yeah no thanks if that's the case that becomes a f***in huge project
And Scoop...I'll do both of my PCs when I get home. Wife has a Dell Laptop w/ Vista so she'll be getting 32bit and I've got my desktop that'll get 64bit. I'll let ya know how it goes this evening after work.
Going from Vista to Win7 is apparently pretty simple though.
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Btw, I am in the market for new Win7 laptops.
Looking for a 13-incher for the wife. She rarely is at her desk, so I'm looking for something light with long battery life, and can handle her MS Office and web-browsing workload. I have my eye on the HP dm3t, but no reviews yet, and I don't know how the performance of those Intel ULV processors stack up.
For myself I am considering 14 or 15 inch laptops, but am not really in a rush to buy. My laptop is usually parked at my desk and attached to a 22-inch monitor for extended desktop, but 16-inch+ just seem so big to me after 5 years of 12-inchers. I am also having a hard time justifying anything but machines with low-end graphics too.
Would love to swap notes with anyone on these things if others are looking.
Looking for a 13-incher for the wife. She rarely is at her desk, so I'm looking for something light with long battery life, and can handle her MS Office and web-browsing workload. I have my eye on the HP dm3t, but no reviews yet, and I don't know how the performance of those Intel ULV processors stack up.
For myself I am considering 14 or 15 inch laptops, but am not really in a rush to buy. My laptop is usually parked at my desk and attached to a 22-inch monitor for extended desktop, but 16-inch+ just seem so big to me after 5 years of 12-inchers. I am also having a hard time justifying anything but machines with low-end graphics too.
Would love to swap notes with anyone on these things if others are looking.
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After using the beta for a while...yes. Tho, most people probably won't be able to tell the difference in day to day use, so it's all a matter of how much 120 dollars means to you! LOL. It is definitely a better operating system.Brando70 wrote:I'm curious if any of you think it's worth $120 to go from Vista to 7. I have Vista on my desktop and have been pretty happy with it, and I'm not eligible for the free upgrade.
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Unless you never installed Vista.Naples39 wrote: Going from Vista to Win7 is apparently pretty simple though.
Sorry that's too much reloading of programs from me, nevermind all my Steam downloads.
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You mean they could make it easier than the 7-step process including moving files and accounts back-and-forth between your computer and an external harddrive as well as reinstalling programs? I call bullocks.10spro wrote:Sh!t. I have to think about upgrading to W7 from XP now, since it's a clean install. MS has to know that a lot of people are still with XP, why can't they make it easier for us?
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Care to elaborate for those less tech savvy, or at leats provide a link. I have an external 250 gigi drive and also a secondary TB drive on my system.ScoopBrady wrote:You mean they could make it easier than the 7-step process including moving files and accounts back-and-forth between your computer and an external harddrive as well as reinstalling programs? I call bullocks.10spro wrote:Sh!t. I have to think about upgrading to W7 from XP now, since it's a clean install. MS has to know that a lot of people are still with XP, why can't they make it easier for us?
If you're telling me Windows 7 lets me move everything to one of those and bacvk and everything will work again then I am gonna go buy it today. I'm really concerned with my games, I have about 40+ games installed, 1/3rd of those Steam downlands.
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You WILL have to reinstall all of your games and programs. It's never recommended to go from OS to OS without reinstalling. The tech community is saying that Vista to 7 is probably the first one that they'd even consider doing it on. XP to 7...not so much. The backup and restore is for user files/docs/pics/music/etc.
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Yes, what he said. I'm sorry if I gave the illusion that you wouldn't have to.dbdynsty25 wrote:You WILL have to reinstall all of your games and programs. It's never recommended to go from OS to OS without reinstalling. The tech community is saying that Vista to 7 is probably the first one that they'd even consider doing it on. XP to 7...not so much. The backup and restore is for user files/docs/pics/music/etc.
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... -windows-7
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The company I work for is a Microsoft reseller so I've had what amounts to the final release code for Windows 7 Ultimate for several weeks now. I run it on my laptop, but honestly, there's not much that I can do with it that I cant do with XP Pro.
And for those debating 32bit vs 64bit - stick with 32bit unless you have a really good reason to jump to 64 (i.e. the software you run specifically takes advantage of the 64bit OS).
I think Windows 7 is a rock solid OS, and will succeed where Vista failed, but I don't see a real reason to move away from the perfectly stable XP platform if you have it in place and are happy.
And for those debating 32bit vs 64bit - stick with 32bit unless you have a really good reason to jump to 64 (i.e. the software you run specifically takes advantage of the 64bit OS).
I think Windows 7 is a rock solid OS, and will succeed where Vista failed, but I don't see a real reason to move away from the perfectly stable XP platform if you have it in place and are happy.
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It was a piece of cake Scoop. Carry on...takes less than an hour...you can upgrade or create a new install. Unfortunately, I cannot find a way to boot off the disc I created, so you can't just wipe the hard drive completely and install, but I suppose that's a limitation of our 30 dollar copy. I remember you used to be able to use the "upgrade" discs as long as you put a previous version in the drive for it to validate. Maybe they'll be a way to do it, but as of now, I can't find any info on how to make it happen. I tried to burn the image, but it just won't boot from it.