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Offline Fury

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #20 on: October 23, 2009, 02:29:31 am
Clean install is ALWAYS recommended. While Win7 upgrade is rather robust,  there's just too many variables to take into account, uncountable number of hardware, driver and software combinations.

And there's this tool: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx
 

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #21 on: October 23, 2009, 02:58:52 am
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #22 on: October 23, 2009, 03:20:40 am
Lol, one of those upgrade variables is a left over C:\WINDOWS directory from your older version of windows after the upgrade. Idk if that's the case anymore.

Then again upgrading any os is a pain. Best to just do a backup of your files and do a fresh install. Now if all you did was purchase an upgrade disc, then microsoft will let you do a fresh install with the upgrade disc, just as long as you have a past version of windows disc (that windows 7 will let you upgrade from) that the upgrade installer can verify with first before the fresh install happens.

As easy as booting up with the upgrade disc, and then eventually the upgrade disc will ask you to pop in your windows cd you're upgrading from, spits it out, put back in the upgrade disc, and away goes your fresh install.
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #23 on: October 23, 2009, 10:28:47 am
I'm getting a copy through Microsoft's expert-zone (free stuff for retail peons), so since i'm only paying the shipping, i'm considering splurging on a ssd to plop it onto. Only problem is, I wish I could upgrade it instead of going custom so i dont have to play the driver/config game again, but that would mean sticking it on a WD Caviar...
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Offline CP5670

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #24 on: October 23, 2009, 10:40:16 am
I'll probably get Windows 7 around the end of the year, once the SSDs have matured further. I would like to get one and install it on that, but the current crop of drives have too many issues for my liking.

I want to keep my existing XP install in any case. There is at least one thing I know I will need it for, playing D2X-XL with music from the Yamaha SYXG50 midi driver. Windows 7's XP mode will support the driver, but it's based on the Virtual PC engine and can't do any 3D acceleration at all.
 

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #25 on: October 23, 2009, 02:28:53 pm
Who's winning? Microsoft, or the Super Star-Destroyers?
 

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #26 on: October 23, 2009, 05:19:25 pm
Been running 7 for the past two months and it's just great.
 

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #27 on: October 23, 2009, 06:24:25 pm
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #28 on: October 23, 2009, 06:26:39 pm
write times are faster if you dont get one with a samsung/jmicron controller in it
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #29 on: October 23, 2009, 06:37:10 pm
seeing great review everywhere about Windows 7, might as well start thinking about getting it... I'm getting too many errors on XP as of now so I think it's starting to crumble AGAIN.
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #30 on: October 23, 2009, 06:55:13 pm
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #31 on: October 23, 2009, 07:34:31 pm
XP was a bit of a temperamental beast.  I reinstalled XP so many times on the systems I had.  Every year and a half or so.  Windows Vista I had on this machine for 2 years and I was only tempted to reinstall in the last month or so and I quickly squashed that notion because I decided to order 7 and wait until then.

Lots of people have fond memories of XP ... and I do too... but it had its issues too.  I'm sure 7 will have its own set... but right now it seems to be the most polished product that Microsoft has put out in ... a long time.  Again... time will tell if thats the case.
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #32 on: October 23, 2009, 10:59:57 pm
Has anyone attempted doing a clean install of the Win7 Upgrade edition yet, and if so are there any special tricks I should be aware of?  My copy won't be arriving for another week.
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Offline Fury

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #33 on: October 24, 2009, 01:29:03 am
I installed my new quad-core, HDD and Win7 on the new HDD yesterday. Works like a charm. I bought OEM version of Win7.

When doing clean install of upgrade version, you need to have Vista or XP installation disc at hand, Win7 will ask for it during install process to verify you are eligible for upgrade license.
 

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #34 on: October 24, 2009, 01:32:24 am
I just installed a copy of 7 I got through my school. It was advertised as an upgrade, but I just activated it and was never asked for an older Windows key or disc. I don't know if this is special since it's a volume-licensed copy or what.
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #35 on: October 24, 2009, 02:07:26 pm
"Closing the Box" - a campaign in the making :nervous:

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #36 on: October 24, 2009, 02:29:41 pm
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #37 on: October 24, 2009, 02:33:42 pm
I think there was a slight improvement over Vista, but I've been using 7 exclusively since the first public Beta.

And the install procedure takes very little time; A complete reinstall takes about an hour, while an upgrade will take longer, of course. Note that upgrading is only supported from Vista, XP users will have to do a complete reinstall.
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Re: Windows 7
Reply #38 on: October 24, 2009, 02:58:23 pm
Well its running ... it'll take me days to get back to where I was at before.  So far so good *Crosses fingers*
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Offline S-99

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Re: Windows 7
Reply #39 on: October 24, 2009, 07:01:19 pm
Quote from: Fury on October 24, 2009, 01:29:03 am
When doing clean install of upgrade version, you need to have Vista or XP installation disc at hand, Win7 will ask for it during install process to verify you are eligible for upgrade license.
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