I am TRYING to upgrade to 7 from vista. I ran the windows 7 (Damn lost for worda) upgrade compatibility from micorsoft. It gave me software issues. They have been resolved. I did an upgrade install. When rebooted it gave me a choice of windows setup or vista. Well I chose windows set up. After what seemed to be forever I finally came a screen the said windows security enter user name and password. Any thing I enter I get something stating that "that dirctory either does not exist or was not created. HELP!!!!!! To much softwared to lose.
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The thread discusses a user's difficulties upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, highlighting issues with software compatibility and installation errors, with advice from others favoring a clean install instead of an upgrade. Participants also exchange tips on recovering lost software keys and managing software reinstallation, including methods to retrieve product keys for programs like Office 2010. Overall, the forum reflects concerns about upgrade reliability and offers practical guidance for system and data recovery, with an underlying sentiment favoring clean installs to avoid problems.
The thread discusses a user's difficulties upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, highlighting issues with software compatibility and installation errors, with advice from others favoring a clean install instead of an upgrade. Participants also exchange tips on recovering lost software keys and managing software reinstallation, including methods to retrieve product keys for programs like Office 2010. Overall, the forum reflects concerns about upgrade reliability and offers practical guidance for system and data recovery, with an underlying sentiment favoring clean installs to avoid problems.
Medico
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I have read of FAR more problems with the upgrade install. Do yourself a favor, save your data, do a Custom (Clean) install of Win 7 directly over the Vista install. Reinstall all your apps and start with a pristine installation.
When you install directly over Vista, the installation will create a folder on the root directory (C Drive) called windows.old which contains the entire old OS. You can open this folder and get all your data and drag it to the new OS, then delete the folder (using the approved method from MS)
When you install directly over Vista, the installation will create a folder on the root directory (C Drive) called windows.old which contains the entire old OS. You can open this folder and get all your data and drag it to the new OS, then delete the folder (using the approved method from MS)
Belarc Adviser Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit is another that displays software keys. It will also show a lot of useful info about your system.
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