Windows 7 - Install Win7 over XP

Asked By John

19-Nov-09 02:37 PM

I did not see a newsgroup for Windows 7, so here goes:

I am currently running XP SP3.  I have an opportunity to obtain Windows 7 as
a full install version, not an upgrade.  If I do a full scale install of
Windows 7 on my XP machine, what can I do with my many applications installed
under XP?  can those migrate over to Windows 7?  do I need to reinstall
everything?

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John

19-Nov-09 02:52 PM

You will need to have a backup copy of all your stuff and install the
applications after the Windows 7 clean installation (you cannot upgrade
Windows XP to Windows 7 in place.)

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Shenan Stanley
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19-Nov-09 02:55 PM

Windows XP cannot be upgraded to Windows 7. You need to do a clean
install (which, in Windows 7, is called a custom install) or dual boot.

You would be well-advised to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15&displayLang=en

There is no newsgroup for Windows 7 -- only web forums.
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Leonard Grey
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19-Nov-09 03:31 PM

No.



When you do a clean installation, you need to reinstall all your apps.

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19-Nov-09 03:32 PM

Slight correction: there is no *Microsoft* newsgroup for Windows 7.
There *is* alt.windows7.general, although not all news servers carry
it yet.




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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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