upgrading to windows 7, some questions |
upgrading to windows 7, some questions |
31 Jan 2010, 11:45
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Enlima Studios Group: Project Leader Posts: 757 Joined: 11 October 2009 From: Jakarta, Indonesia Member No.: 482 |
sup, I finally got my own windows 7 copy and serial (legally downloaded from MSDNAA), I really want to install it but I'm unsure with these things:
1. I want to install it on my laptop come with vista installed, but how if after upgraded to 7 I want downgrade it back to vista? (just in case anything unwanted happen) because the laptop didn't come with vista installer =P 2. will the softwares that previously installed lost after upgraded to 7? (I hope not, I forgot where those softwares come from, maybe some of the boxes are already missing) this is my first time upgrading OS, so I really need help and some guides. thanks. -------------------- |
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31 Jan 2010, 11:59
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
Your laptop usually has a partition for recovery. I hope you kept it intact.
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31 Jan 2010, 13:20
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Group: Legend Posts: 731 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: EU Member No.: 8 Projects: SWR Tester Old sneaky german |
Did you consider to install W7 on a own partition?
This way your original Vista install stays untouched. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ -------------------- |
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31 Jan 2010, 23:13
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Officer of the European Continental Army Group: Members Posts: 2351 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: England, Great Britain Member No.: 71 Community Manager at Nexus Mods |
There a way to make a backup of Vista for restore onto W7
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1 Feb 2010, 18:22
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Enlima Studios Group: Project Leader Posts: 757 Joined: 11 October 2009 From: Jakarta, Indonesia Member No.: 482 |
Your laptop usually has a partition for recovery. I hope you kept it intact. so the backup partition have a recovery with windows vista by default? Did you consider to install W7 on a own partition? This way your original Vista install stays untouched. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ I've once think to install the 7 in different partition, but my laptop harddisk already parted into 2 drives. I don't want to install the 7 on my second partition (because it's for data only). I also don't want to add more partition because the partitions must have small data capasity. moreover if I install the 7 in different drive I should install some softwares in the windows 7 too. that will fill up my harddisk. -------------------- |
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