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    Watch out for this when upgrading to W-7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jberns, Oct 26, 2009.

  1. jberns

    jberns Newbie

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    Upgraded my notebook from Vista Business 32 to Windows 7 Professional 32 so inplace upgrade was available.

    Almost immediately upon starting the upgrade there was a large onscreen message stating that the function of the trackpad was disabled and it was certainly true. The big problem was that this notice obscured 98% of the Windows 7 upgrade messages as it was always on top and in the center of the screen with the ongoing Windows messages underneath and I could not use the mousepad to remove it. It was very scary to make upgrade choices without seeing the entire message box. Was able to use the keyboard (N for Next). Fortunately I did correctly choose the inplace upgrade rather that a clean install!

    I am not sure how to avoid this problem. Perhaps having a USB mouse plugged in while doing the upgrade.

    Forwarned is forarmed.
     
    jberns, Oct 26, 2009
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Isn't this why everyone's been saying do clean installs?

    I wonder why everyone's even trying.
     
    Kuu, Oct 26, 2009
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  3. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Not everyone is saying do a clean install. In fact I did an inplace upgrade of a Vaio FZ190 with great success. I even gained 6 gb of drive space back. Everything (so far) is fully functional, power management, function keys, on screen display of brightness and volume controls etc.

    It sure was a lot easier than a clean install since I have tons of apps that would have needed to be reinstalled and reconfigured.

    Inplace upgrade may not be for everyone, but at the same time a clean install is also not a solution for everyone either.

    Here is a link to the details of my inplace upgrade from Vista to Win7.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=428899

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 26, 2009
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