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| Thread ID: 106435 | 2010-01-08 06:37:00 | vista 7 upgrade trouble | smithinator (15240) | Press F1 |
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| 846971 | 2010-01-08 22:31:00 | i just want to make sure : 1st i go to the bios and change first boot to disk, save changes 2nd i put in the windows 7 upgrade disk and restart Put the DVD in first. Dont forget to press a key when it says to so the DVD will boot. Otherwise, it'll boot into windows. When it finishes then reboots, DON'T press a key again, otherwise it'll start all over again. Leave it till it gets to the setup / install screen again 3rd i go through the steps until i hit upgrade or fresh install Dont select upgrade, select the other option. 4th i choose fresh install 5th i reformat hdd and 6 follow the steps until installation is complete is this correct i just want to make 100% sure ive got it right so i dont make the issue any worse, if that was possible The rest sounds right. Dont forget to select the right partition to format (if there's more than 1 partition). If Vista is on another partition, I would delete all partitions, then recreate them (if you want more than 1 partition) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 846972 | 2010-01-08 22:56:00 | the FULL instructions are in post 29 along with pictures and a warning, since this is an upgrade DVD, not OEM or Retail version. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 846973 | 2010-01-09 03:00:00 | ok i have started the reinstall ( fresh copy with newly formatted drive ) hope all goes well when it starts i need to find a good free antivirus suite so could you tell me which is best: AVG the new Microsoft antimalware suite avira antivir avast free edition i have heard great reviews on avira and the new Microsoft release, so which one of the four should i get thank :) |
smithinator (15240) | ||
| 846974 | 2010-01-09 04:19:00 | just finished the install, all working great, thanks to everyone who commented.:) | smithinator (15240) | ||
| 846975 | 2010-01-09 04:20:00 | OMG! I cant believe it :lol: MS's AV is OK. Its a bit of a memory hog tho | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 846976 | 2010-01-09 04:29:00 | oh is it i got norton free with my mobo would that be better? im not sure how long it lasts though | smithinator (15240) | ||
| 846977 | 2010-01-09 04:38:00 | NO ! Dont put Nortons on it, its crap. And its not free forever. Its only free because it came with the mobo | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 846978 | 2010-01-09 04:39:00 | ok so which should i get, AVG, avira, Microsoft or avast? | smithinator (15240) | ||
| 846979 | 2010-01-09 04:41:00 | I told you. Avast is OK, but you'll have to go to the Avast site and reregister it every 18 mths. Never tried Avira. And I would avoid AVG | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 846980 | 2010-01-09 04:45:00 | thanks for the help | smithinator (15240) | ||
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