upgrade process

Hi I'm still running Windows 8 release 8250 in a dual boot setup with Windows 7. Next month I will install the final version of 8 when it becomes available. What I would like to do is start the install from within Windows 7 so that it replaces it, and leaves my present Windows 8 install...

(Credit: CNET) Even if you're excited for Microsoft's new OS , you might not be planning to buy a new computer. If you have an existing Windows PC, Microsoft has made the upgrade process more or less simple, but there are still some things you might want to think about before making the switch...

Hello, I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium on a basic HD. I recently purchased a new SSD and a full installation of Windows Ultimate. I would like to install Windows Ultimate to the SSD and use my old HD as a secondary storage device. Most importantly, I do not want to lose any of...

I upgraded my SATA drive from 500 to 1 Tb & used Acronis Disk Director to move all 8 partitions across to it. XP is still showing as the 1st partition, healthy, active etc, yet when I try to boot directly from it the PC just hangs & goes nowhere as if it was a data only drive. Is there an...

This is a great time to upgrade your Windows 7 Home Premium install to Pro at a fantastic price! Newegg has it (and will sell out fast) of this great deal. And Free Shipping! Pro offers more than Home Premium, including XP Mode (download from MS required). No formatting or reinstall required...

Ever had the urge to put one computer through 20 years of Microsoft Windows history? Andrew Tait (or “TheRasteri” on YouTube) did. He decided to take one virtual machine and put it through the upgrade process from MS-DOS 5.0 all the way to Windows 7, and test out whether settings stuck and...

The Windows install and upgrade process isn’t normally something users get nostalgic over – in fact, more often it’s an anxiety-provoking experience that most would rather avoid – but for one man it’s an opportunity to track Microsoft’s OS progress over the past 25 years. Andrew Tait started out...

Got an interesting one. I have one PC left running Vista that has two sets of spanned volumes as follows: All drives are dynamic. Silicon Image 3124 SATA Controller Card: Port 0 - 1TB Port 1 - 1TB Port 2 - 500GB Port 3 - 500GB Marvell Controller on MB Port 4 - 500GB Port 5 - 500GB...

I'm very glad to have stumbled across this forum! I've recently purchased a new ASUS computer (N61V I think), it came with Windows 7 Home, however for school the techies will only work with Windows 7 Professional, so thus, I cannot use it at the moment. I went through start, and went to...

I just purchased a Toshiba NB305-410BL Netbook. I would like to convert Windows 7 Starter Edition that came with the computer to Windows 7 Home Premium. As I understand it, if I use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to do the upgrade, Windows Home Premium will be downloaded to my computer and I...

Windows 7 upgrades fail because of Intel driver The best laid plans of mice and voles By Link Removed - Invalid URL Friday, 27 November 2009, 09:49 MICROSOFT MUST BE FURIOUS after software upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 failed on some machines because they had an Intel storage driver...

It's just dont work! I can't find any upgrades, and, once I will find them and load, i can't install it.

I have set up a Vista SP2 install I am going to in-place upgrade it to Windows 7 Ultimate (just playing, remember). What I would like are any suggestions from forum members as to what software I might install prior to the upgrade which might have shown a tendancy to mess up the Windows 7...

I just used the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if everything would go through fine when I tried to upgrade. Most things seemed fine, but a few things did come up that I have some questions about. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are the messages I received: ATI Catalyst...

Alright, its an ancient laptop, but with a bit of luck (and pleasantly to my surprise), Vista actually installed on it. However, after getting around the initial celebration, I noticed that there were a couple of MASSIVE problems :'( 1. For some reason, I can't increase or decrease the screen...

I am running Vista Ultimate and I am thing about upgrading to Windows 7 Home Preminum. My question is, if I want to do a clean install say a year after I install Windows 7 can I just install Windows 7 or do I have to install Vista first. I never have upgraded before. Thanks for any help.

I have prebought the Win 7 "Upgrade" for 50 bucks that is due out in October. I have 2 pcs, one XP Pro and one laptop has been reformatted and clean install of win 7 RC. (love the win 7 btw) My questions: #1; will I receive a digital download? Or a disc in the mail? I ordered it thru Amazon and...

I have windows 7 premium 7057. And I would love to step up to a newer build, or the RC or ANYTHING. But, I have no way of getting a CD, as I don't have a burner. I was just wondering if it is possible to upgrade without a CD/USB Drive.

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...

Check out http://windows7news.com/2009/04/27/upgrading-from-windows-7-rc-to-final/ for a fairly logical and believable answer to the question of upgrading from RC to RTM. The pertinent text is shown below: The only official indicator that upgrading from Windows 7 release candidate to Windows 7...