Ikabob wrote: > Well, I have now been informed that I cannot upgrade from Windows XPpro > to Win7 and still keep all of my existing programs. I'm not sure I > understood the process but it seemed very complicated. The problem seems > to be that I did not go to Win VISTA. > Can anyone give me a different explanation for why you can't go from > XPpro to 7? > Thank you.
As garym explained, many of the existing programs will run on Win7, either naturally or in compatibility mode. The 'problem' with Win7 over XP is that the default user folder locations have changed, e.g. 'Documents and Settings' is now buried in a 'User' folder structure. Therefore a 'clean' (ish) install is recommended. Bit of a pain, but will give you a better experience. Don't ever, ever install Vista. (ever) Have you been to the MS upgrade site? There are tools there to copy out your documents etc. and put them back into Win7. Can't remember exactly what it does though. LMS Version: 7.8 TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - WHS 2011 2x Touch, 3x SB3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bonze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
