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| 1114808 | 2010-07-01 11:59:00 | It is better to just backup your data, then do a full reformat and fresh install. This makes sure nothing is left over to cause problems, and also effectively tests your entire drive for bad sectors at the same time... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1114809 | 2010-07-02 04:54:00 | It really depends on what is meant by 'upgrade'. If you have a properly registered copy of Windows XP then you are entitled to install Windows 7 using the 'upgrade' version - cheaper than full retail. However, as has already been pointed out, you will need to do a 'clean' install, and all your applications will have to be re-installed. Incidentally, one retailer refused to sell me an Win 7 upgrade kit because "you can't upgrade from Win XP to Win 7". I crossed the road and spent my money somewhere else. |
Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 1114810 | 2010-07-02 06:00:00 | Right. Maybe I'm labouring the point a bit, but it's a matter of semantics, what is meant by "update"ie the original enquiry, and upgrade. I think "entitled" to use the upgrade DVD to clean install Win7 is rather a strong term to use. There was a lot of discussion about this by Brian Livingston and co. on windowssecrets.com quite a while ago. The conclusion was that there is nothing explicitly stated in the MS eulas that you can't do that, and so therefore one can ! An "upgrade" disc is meant to upgrade to a new OS over the top of the old one, retaining programs and settings, and that is the sense in which the word "upgrade" is usually used. However, it has been possible to use upgrade CDs/dVDs to carry out clean installs for some time, using a bit of trickery to fool Windows, ie update to a new OS. (I never was able to get a Win98SE upgrade disc to do that though, it had to run from within Windows 98 ) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1114811 | 2010-07-03 00:54:00 | "Right. Maybe I'm labouring the point a bit, but it's a matter of semantics, what is meant by "update"ie the original enquiry, and upgrade. I think "entitled" to use the upgrade DVD to clean install Win7 is rather a strong term to use." Fair enough, but I used the word "entitled" advisedly. There was some confusion about this when Win 7 was released, but the box of the upgrade version of Home Premium states "If you are upgrading from Windows XP you will need...". Provided you are installing onto a computer already running XP, the product key will be accepted when you activate. I agree that distinguishing between upgrade & update can further blur the issue. |
Jayess64 (8703) | ||
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