Thanks, Al. Chris is a developer who would not dream of falling behind in his field, but that doesn't mean the rest of us have to bite for every new thing. I actually liked my windows 98 just fine but got sucked into the xp hysteria when it came out. It has proven its worth over '98 and I suppose I'll end up with win 7 eventually or its baby brother (How about one called windows 7 xp?) Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] upgrading to windows7
: Chris, : : XP may be old but is very user friendly and stable. : : Al : : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] : [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of : chris : hallsworth : Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:28 PM : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] upgrading to windows7 : : : Hi all. : Now with Windows XP you have no choice but a clean install. : There is : simply no in-place upgrade path from XP to 7. If you think : about it, : what is the point if XP is getting to be an old operating : system. : : : From Chris H in Derbyshire : : On 10/09/2010 19:21, yvonne oliver wrote: : > hello Chris : > can an upgrade bee done from xp? : > Yvonne : > ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris hallsworth" : > <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 7:17 PM : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] upgrading to windows7 : > : > : >> Hi. : >> Even if your Vista is not broken, I would encourage you : to take the : >> time and complete the upgrade. You should have sighted : assistance : >> around just in case you run into any problems. : Fortunately, I have : >> upgraded and even reinstalled Windows 7 several times, : all without : >> sighted assistance. However your mileage may vary : depending on many : >> factors, including computer hardware. : >> First off, download and install the Windows 7 Upgrade : Advisor just so : >> you are prepared in case of any incompatibilities or : extra steps you : >> need to take before, during or after the upgrade. : >> Next, ensure you do a clean install, rather than an : in-place upgrade. : >> This will require backing up your files as the Vista : installation will : >> be wiped off and replaced with a fresh install of Windows : 7. Yes, I : >> appreciate you can do an in-place upgrade from Vista to : 7, however you : >> may run into problems that could only be resolved with a : clean : >> install. So might as well save the trouble and do a clean : install anyway. : >> But on the whole I think you will enjoy Windows 7 and : what it has to : >> offer. It feels and looks like Vista, but is certainly : much more : >> responsive and stable compared to Vista. It even runs on : "lower" : >> hardware. I stress lower as this is the first time in the : history of : >> Windows that less powerful hardware will work on Windows : 7. : >> Good luck with the upgrade. Please take your time. Please : get back to : >> us if you need further help or you have further : questions. : >> Many thanks. : >> : >> : >> : >> From Chris H in Derbyshire : >> : >> On 10/09/2010 19:07, Candy Lowe wrote: : >>> Hello everyone, : >>> I know that this is an old question, but I am just now : getting around : >>> to upgrading my windows vista home premium to windows 7. : >>> I got a free upgrade when I bought the Toshiba lap top, : but I take : >>> care of my elderly parents, and they have both been : sick, and I : >>> haven't had time. : >>> Is this going to be a big deal? Should I leave it alone : or is it : >>> worth it? My husband is sighted and can help me, but : things aren't : >>> broken, and I don't know if I should try to fix them, if : you know : >>> what I mean. : >>> Will I need sighted assistance? Will I have to : re-install all of my : >>> programs? I am so sorry that I am bringing this subject : up, but I : >>> wasn't able to take part in these discussions when they : were first : >>> going on. : >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this : list visit: : >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : >> : >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list : visit: : >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list : visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list : visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
