Upgrade from XP to Windows 7
Step 05 — Finish with XP
Once you’ve named the file and chosen the location, you can start the transfer. A window shows a progress indicator for each element. If you have a lot of data, now’s the time to make a cup of tea. When the process is complete, you’re told if any files didn’t back up properly; if you need them, copy them manually onto a USB drive or other storage device so that you can transfer them yourself.You’ve now completed the steps to get your data from your old PC to your shiny new Windows 7 system
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... and at some point install W7?
Between step 6 and step 7 is there an upgrade to Win 7? One presumes so but perhaps a note to say whether this is basically a clean install that will not only require the restoration of files and settings from the from the backup but will also require re-installation of all the software!
By jecook on 29 Oct 2009 ![]()
... and at some point install W7?
Between step 6 and step 7 is there an upgrade to Win 7? One presumes so but perhaps it would have been useful to include a step to say whether this is basically a clean install that will not only require the restoration of files and settings from the from the backup but will also require re-installation of all the software.
By jecook on 29 Oct 2009 ![]()
Clean install with Upgrade Win 7...
Doing a clean install has it's problems if you have an Upgrade copy of Win 7, as us academic licence folks do. Thankfully there was a fix in the help forum:
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_use_yo
ur_windows_7_upgrade_disk_fresh_pc
(Greemble posted it)
By cats_five on 24 Nov 2009 ![]()
Print tutorial
I there a way to prin the XP to 7 tutorial?
By CliffordKay3 on 18 Dec 2009 ![]()
Don't upgrade
You really are only wasting time and money.... if you really wanna try something new - try a completely different OS! Linux or Mac
By nicomo on 20 Feb 2010 ![]()
Firing Squad...
Don't do it. If you must do it Dual boot it.
If your buying Vista or 7 go for the ones with downgrade rights so you can keep XP as needed.
Looking back in 10 years I'll wager Vista and 7 will be seen at least as a black spot in Microsoft's record, or at worst the start of their decline.
By Gindylow on 13 Apr 2010 ![]()
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