Dick You can try the PC Mover program from Laplink software. It gets pretty good reviews and is probably more successful in doing an "in place" migration than Microsoft ever has been.
Its not horribly expensive so you might give it a shot. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Richard Solomon <dickw1...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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
