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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: gpwurzel on January 05, 2011, 06:39:38 PM

Title: For those upgrading from Vista to Win7
Post by: gpwurzel on January 05, 2011, 06:39:38 PM

Please do not use the upgrade path - to say its a pain is an understatement. You'll find search wont work correctly (even after reindexing everything  you can think of). Some of your folders wont work and it does weird things (unless its just me, which wont be too much of a surprise)

Please do a data move to a secure location, full install after wiping the beast that is Vista off, and put your data back manually.

Been in a big row with a microsoft admin for the last 2 days about this, they dont like me no more lol......

Wurzel (ymmv, but probably not)

Title: Re: For those upgrading from Vista to Win7
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 06, 2011, 06:00:26 AM

Quote from: gpwurzel on January 05, 2011, 06:39:38 PM

Please do not use the upgrade path - to say its a pain is an understatement. You'll find search wont work correctly (even after reindexing everything  you can think of). Some of your folders wont work and it does weird things (unless its just me, which wont be too much of a surprise)

Please do a data move to a secure location, full install after wiping the beast that is Vista off, and put your data back manually.

Been in a big row with a microsoft admin for the last 2 days about this, they dont like me no more lol......

Wurzel (ymmv, but probably not)

Heh I've yet to see a windows vista/7 installation where the search would work. It's 'practical' for finding calculator or notepad but for searching files? Can't hold a candle to OSX.

Title: Re: For those upgrading from Vista to Win7
Post by: Eagler on January 11, 2011, 01:25:28 PM

upgraded to a ssd drive from a sata hd the same time I upgraded XP to win 7.
Did a full install (2nd choice) - no upgrade and then got it to boot from the ssd drive.
tricky but works well.