There is no way I will subject myself to a "double" upgrade. To me that equates to a Root Canal done by a Proctologist !!
73, Dick, W1KSZ On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Dave ve3wej <ve3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check with the local office supply places you have, staple, office max? > etc... see if they have any left. There was an upgrade available at one > time from Vista to win7, mabe too much upgrade need to be worth while to > get > there from XP... > > > Did you run the online utility for checking to see if your xp machine would > even run windows 7 efficiently??? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > On Behalf Of Richard Solomon > Sent: December-14-13 12:59 PM > To: Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Upgrade to Windows 7 Question > > After several responses and a painful travail through the MS site, I have > come to the conclusion that you can't get there from here !! > > There does not seem to be an "Upgrade" available from MS, rather they state > that a new install is necessary. That means re-installing all the other > App's I have and praying to the Gods for success. > > Thanks for all the responses, > > 73 es HH, Dick, W1KSZ > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n...@sbcglobal.net > >wrote: > > > I should have also added that, unlike other Windows upgrades, there is > > no intrinsic way to perform a migration that leaves any installed > > software intact. The only way I know of is to use PC Mover. There may > > be other similar products, but that's the one I'm familiar with. > > > > Kim N5OP > > > > "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long > > as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith > > > > On Dec 13, 2013, at 16:46, Richard Solomon <dickw1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Perhaps I didn't phrase the question correctly ... > > > > All the software is already installed and working on a Windows XP system. > > What I asked was what problems I would encounter if I just used a > > Windows Upgrade disk. > > > > 73, Dick, W1KSZ > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Dave ve3wej <ve3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Just do NOT install in Program files folder, there is history of this > > on > > > > the > > > > reflector archives. > > > > > > I am running on win 7 here, and no issues with c:\dxb2007 folder > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto: > > > > dxbase-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > > > > On Behalf Of Richard Solomon > > > > Sent: December-13-13 5:19 PM > > > > To: dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > > > Subject: [Dxbase] Upgrade to Windows 7 Question > > > > > > My shack computer runs Windows XP for an O/S. I am thinking about > > moving up > > > > to Windows 7. Are there any "gotcha's" waiting for me with respect to > > > > DXBase > > > > ? Or will the upgrade go "seamlessly" > > > > as the IT wizards are fond of saying. > > > > > > Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > Dxbase mailing list > > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net <Dxbase@mailman.qth.net> > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net <Dxbase@mailman.qth.net> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dxbase@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
