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    Windows 7 on Vista, reinstallation of software necessary?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by permka, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. permka

    permka Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I have the following question.

    I have never installed an OS on top of another so I would like to ask the following:
    1. Admitting that someone has Vista and installs Windows 7 at the same partition on top of Vista. First of all is this possible and then Windows 7 will overwrite Vista or will it wipe it out?
    2. Different programms will they demand complete reinstallation or can Wndows 7 use the Vista registry?

    If I install Win7 now it will be on a different "test" partition but I would like to know what someone should expect when Windows 7 becomes available.

    Tnx
     
    permka, Feb 15, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    If you select 'Upgrade', you will have your documents and programs. If you select the second option, you will have a clean Windows installation with nothing else.

    Eh... I haven't tried installing Windows 7, but that is my experience from installing Windows Vista over Windows XP.

    If I were you, I would aim for a clean windows installation, and back-up your documents just in case. :p
     
    namaiki, Feb 15, 2009
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  3. permka

    permka Notebook Consultant

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    Tnx for the answer!
    Anyway I am not going to do something like that now, I cannot risk loosing data, loose time reinstalling software if needed and solving other problems. I just wanted to now how things are working! :)
     
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  4. wackydude1234

    wackydude1234 Notebook Evangelist

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    if you upgrade vista to windows 7 you will need to reinstall vista as Win7 has a time bomb for august 09
     
    wackydude1234, Feb 15, 2009
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  5. permka

    permka Notebook Consultant

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    Hehe, I know. In any way there is nothig that can convince me to use a beta OS as my main. I am not going to install 7 on Vista, until after 7 is out.

    For the moment I consider if it is worth the trouble to install it as dual boot... :D
     
    permka, Feb 15, 2009
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  6. wackydude1234

    wackydude1234 Notebook Evangelist

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    i have it as a dual boot with xp on my desktop, i hardly use my desktop as i can't be bothered with cleaning it up to get it's performance back to normal and my laptop is far better anyway, windows 7 is abit slower than xp but it's still very usable i've only got an issue with my graphics card cause it's retro hehe
     
    wackydude1234, Feb 15, 2009
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  7. Kika

    Kika Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mostly after upgrade all programs should still work, but can be, you need to re-install some of them though. Terratec Home Cinema was one for me, that did not work after upgrade to W7.
     
    Kika, Feb 16, 2009
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