I heard from some guys @ Quakecon that all you have to do is move files from the primary hard drive to another hard drive & then just install Windows 7 on it. Well I have Windows XP Pro SP2. Ive also heard that Windows 7 will recognize the other drives, even tho the OS used is Win XP. Is this true?
Upgrading to Windows 7
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They recommend you back up what you need regardless.... but when i put on win7 it puts all your "old" stuff in a file called Windows(old) right next to your new windows 7 directory.
Your 2nd question i'm not sure what your asking... the win7 OS is based of off the vista kernal, except it runs alot better. I dont know if that answers anything
Your 2nd question i'm not sure what your asking... the win7 OS is based of off the vista kernal, except it runs alot better. I dont know if that answers anything
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It's definitely a good idea to back up all important files and then format your hard drive and do a clean install, you'll probably improve your performance by removing clutter and bloat.
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umm u should do it to protect ur files but all i did was pop in the disc, click upgrade and voila it worked, keeping all my files intact.
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Why dont you just dual boot o.0
for the upgrade disk will you need a copy of vista or can you upgrade from xp?
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for the upgrade disk will you need a copy of vista or can you upgrade from xp?[/QUOTE
All you need is the product key
Ya I dont have to worry about that stuff when it comes to upgrading, but ive thought about dual-booting as well. How much slower will dual-booting make my computer? Also since my original OS is 32-bit & im wanting to go from Win 7 64-bit, I definitely forsee issues w/ that, esp when it comes to my memory. Am I wrong is saying that?
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Dual booting doesn't make your computer any slower. It will just take up more hard drive space -- make sure you have enough room.
If your processor supports 64-bit then there should be no problems. You won't be able to upgrade but you can do a clean install.
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ya duel booting has no affect on performance i have 6 different operating systems on my pc.
also it really is good to keep your personal data on it's own drive/partition anyways it makes installing/reinstall or working with several os's a much simpler process
also it really is good to keep your personal data on it's own drive/partition anyways it makes installing/reinstall or working with several os's a much simpler process
1) your rig spec is exactly the same as mine, except i'm running on 3ghz
2) If you're dual booting with windows 7 + XP, then it might not be worth it because microsoft is releasing this thing called "XP Mode" soon which is sort of like a virtual PC that you can use to run all your XP-only stuff on windows 7 with no problem
2) If you're dual booting with windows 7 + XP, then it might not be worth it because microsoft is releasing this thing called "XP Mode" soon which is sort of like a virtual PC that you can use to run all your XP-only stuff on windows 7 with no problem
