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  1. Roof

    Windows 7 Vista Business to Win 7 home premium upgrade

    Hi All, It is probably somewhere on the net but i can't really find it so i decided to post the question here. My wife has a toshiba laptop with legal copy Vista Business OEM on it, And would like to get Windows 7 home premium. If she gets the upgrade version can we just do a clean install or...
  2. J

    Windows 7 How to Migrate to Windows 7 RTM Without Losing Programs and Data

    I am currently using the Windows 7 RC which has been fantastic to date. My first question is: When will the full use of it expire and Secondly, When I do purchase the Retail Version, Ultimate, is there any way I can Migrate my present Registry and functional programs to the newly installed RTM...
  3. 2ndwindranch

    Home Premium 3-Pack Not Available Anymore?

    I live in Northern California and went into a Best Buy, they had the boxes of the 3 pack on the shelf, no pricing. Then I got frustrate and left because I couldn't find anyone to help me... then I went to Fry's and they had NO 3-pack boxes on the shelf at all. I asked where they were, he said...
  4. W

    Windows 7 upgade disc needs cd dvd drivers

    ive been trying to install w7 upgrade w/ a disc i bought and downloaded from microsoft.for one thing it takes forever to get to the install screen then after the agreement screen i get an error that says i need to install drivers for cd dvd drive .the drive is a hp dvd 1140i it came w/ a nero...
  5. D

    Windows 7 XP to W7 64 bit

    The W7 upgrade path permits starting with an unregistered XP installation, tested on 32 bit system. Will XP install on 64 bit system? Thanks, Jim
  6. J

    Windows 7 XP Pro migration

    Since I can not "Upgrade" from XP Pro, will the XP to Vista version restrictions still apply? When I went to ug to Vista I was told that I could not "upgrade" to a Home versions from a XP Pro version. Something to do with the media parts of Vista not existing in XP Pro. It was a real pain to...
  7. S

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Upgrade Family Pack Question

    Ok Hi guys hope you cna assit. Senario: 3 Pcs two wiht XP Pro ( i have full copies with Install Disks and Keys) Year old PC with Vista Home or somethign liek that- Preinstalled by manufacturer- no recovery disk but recovery partition. Im looking to get the Windows 7 Famly upgrade pack...
  8. J

    Windows 7 student-offer "upgrade" question

    hi ho ! I'm new here and my english aint the best since its not my mother tongue. so pls forgive my bad english, hope you'll understand my questions anyway i am a student and like to take advantage of this cool offer of M for students regarding Windows 7 currently i run : Vista...
  9. W

    Windows 7 Win 7 and PC upgrade questions

    Hello, I am currently using Windows XP Media Center Edition on my desktop PC which came pre-installed from the vendor. I dont have any license/serial number for this OS. The PC came with a recovery partition on the hard disk from which I can boot and reinstall Windows XP Media Center Edition...
  10. A

    Windows 7 Confused on the pricing of Windows 7 for XP users

    I plan on upgrading to Windows 7 64 from XP 64 this October but I am a little confused as to how the pricing for this works. I understand that XP users are eligible for the upgrade price for Windows 7 but a few things about this does not make sense to me. The first thing is where to purchase...
  11. J

    Windows 7 How to Obtain and Use Product Key for Windows 7

    Can any of you Pro's tell me if and when we get product key when Win 7 is purchased, are we gona have to rebuild computer, or will we be able to just enter purchased product key and go from there :?
  12. Moondoggy

    Windows 7 Registration Question regarding Windows 7

    I'm wondering if anyone knows an answer to regarding the registration of Windows 7 when it's finally released October 22nd. I built a new PC and was going to install a copy of Windows XP Pro and then upgrade to Windows 7 Business Pro when it came out. In fact I have already pre-purchased my...
  13. P

    Windows 7 upgrading to win7 questions

    I have vista64 on a laptop and I plan on upgrading to win7 64. I plan on doing a clean installation. If I use a DVD to install it, do I have to do anything to the BIOS or do I just have to have the DVD in the DVD drive when the laptop starts? Also, what about drivers? WIll the same drivers that...
  14. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 RTM and Windows 7 v264 on 2 partitions?

    I have a partition on my hard drive: C & D. My "C" Drive has good old Windows XP and "D" drive has Windows 7 release 264 pre-RTM (activated). I have not used XP for six months. I got the Win7 RC and kept upgrading all the way to release 264... compliments of ... WZor Question: I want to...
  15. J

    Windows 7 upgrade from a non genuin advantage certified XP

    Ok here is the deal, I baught windows 7 upgrade when it was first offered for $50. I have three machines, two running vista and one waiting to be put together. I want to have get all three machines working with my two legit oem vista disks and my soon to arrive windows 7 upgrade version. So...
  16. S

    Windows 7 Quick format during install process

    Anyone else notice you have to go into Advanced Options to select a quick format of the C: drive before installing Windows 7? The first time I installed the RC version on my XP computer I had a artifacts left over from XP that caused problems. I was told by a friend to reinstall and go into...
  17. S

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Installation freezes.

    Hi I am having problems installing windows 7. I am using the upgrade option rather than the custom installation because I do not want to install all my programs again once I have upgraded to windows 7, this is because of all the games I have on my computer and the time it would take to install...
  18. E

    Windows 7 XP to Windows 7 Upgrade

    If I'm reading things correctly, there will be no direct path to upgrade to Windows 7 from an existing XP system. Is this correct? Clearly new PCs will have Win7. Many Vista users may not follow the upgrade path, as their systems are fairly new to begin with. However it's the large bulk of...
  19. F

    Windows 7 Windows 7 64bit Upgrade

    Ok so i currently run a 32bit Windows XP and want to get Windows 7 64bit Professional. I could not purchase Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - Operating Systems correct? If i had Vista 32bit Ultimate could i upgrade to Windows 7 64bit? I would have to purchase Newegg.com...
  20. D

    Windows 7 Windows VISTA 64 BSOD when running upgrade advisor

    Hi All, I am new here. I dl'd the upgrade advisor today to see about preordering. I have tried to run it 3 times and get the BSOD about 2 minutes into it scanning my system. Does this mean that my system cannot run windows 7? I find it hard to believe considering that I have a quad core...
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