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    Windows 8 Vista to Win8 ?

    Hey guys, I dual-booted Vista and Win 8. I created a small ~20GB partition where I have my Windows 8 Release Preview. Now I really like it, because Vista is really slow compared to any other OS. Windows 8 is blazing fast, but I have programs on my Vista partition. I make music so I use Ableton...
    • electrox73
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    • 32-bit ableton live data transfer dual boot music production pc migration performance software installation windows 8 windows vista
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  2. Windows Explorer Problem

    I am trying to copy some of my Photoshop plug-in from my old computer to my Windows 7 computer. I have been able to move them from the old computer to the new computer, but Windows Explorer on Windows 7 does not show the plug-in files. The strange thing is, I can see them on my Windows 7...
    • lkeeney
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    • cd burning cd issues file explorer file transfer file visibility pc migration photoshop plugins troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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    Windows 7 Move Windows 7 to a new PC

    Hi, I have Win7 Home Premium installed on 3 computers at home - purchased a Family Pack to install on 3 pc's. One of my pc's (old P4) is dying and I am replacing it with a new pc and want to disable/uninstall windows from this pc and install it on the new pc. The old pc had XP then I installed...
    • aldan
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    • 64-bit advice computer family pack home premium installation new computer operating system pc migration transition uninstall upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Using a Virtual Machine to test an Activation Key?

    Would it make any sense to install a copy of XP Professional (retail) in a virtual machine in order to test the Activation Key for authenticity? The reason I ask is that I purchased a used copy of XP Pro retail version for the key that I need to migrate my existing installation to the new pc...
    • amajamar
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    • activation key genuine key installation key validation pc migration retail version testing key uninstall virtual machine windows xp
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Virtualization
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    Windows 7 Downgrading from Pro to Home Premium

    I am moving computers. My current laptop came with Win 7 Home Premium and I purchased the upgrade to Pro. I want to use the the upgrade on my new laptop, which also came with Home Premium. I have learned from other threads that Microsoft is cooperative with this move. My question concerns...
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    Windows 7 Can a WIN 7 32-bit System Image Backup be loaded and converted to a WIN 7 64-bit system?

    I will be getting a new PC with WIN 7, 64-bit and an INTEL i7 Extreme Edition processor. I would like to know if I will be able to use a System Image Backup that was created in my old PC that has WIN 7, 32-bit version. Can this be done? Will the 32-bit version have have 64-bit performance in the...
    • 4anakim
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    • 32-bit 64-bit backup intel pc migration performance processor system image windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Upgrading to Windows 7 made easy with disk2vhd

    A few weeks ago I replaced my work PC with a new one running Windows 7. Recreating my work environment was annoying and took days, trying to make sure I haven't forgotten anything. Today I found out about a tool called disk2vhd, from the great Sysinternals. The tool can create a virtual disk...