Upgrade from windows Vista ultimate to windows 7 ultimate??? I keep seeing this snippet about upgrading windows anytime upgrade... from windows 7 home to windows ultimate... but, will this upgrade work going from windows vista ultimate to windows 7...
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Windows 7 home to windows ulimate is NOT what you need - see microsoft.com for reviewing which upgrade product you need - there are several. This windows 7 home to ultimate is for a upgrading lower functioning version of windows 7 to a higher version of windows 7. If you have windows vista ultimate, you do not have windows 7 - not windows 7 home, and not windows 7 ultimate. As I understand it, you need to know first if your windows vista ultimate is 32 bit or 64 bit. (microsoft.com tells you how to find out which you have - ask this question to bing.com to find out) Then you buy the windows 7 ultimate upgrade for either the 32 bit or 64 bit - whichever matches the one you started with on Vista. Doesn't matter that you have a Dell computer. I know that Dell's windows disk doesn't work on any other computer - it's not designed to. I am not sure whether a windows vista ultimate upgrade to windows 7 ultimate disk will work on a second computer, but it will work on your dell.
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You can't downgrade through Window itself. If you have a valid license you can install it. I upgraded mine to Win 8.1 Pro. It, like all Windows flavors is much better than the home versions. Win 8 does take some getting used and I dislike the home version. Unless you specificly need Win 7 I'd recommend upgrading to Win 8.1 Pro.
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As I read it, after I got it is NO. It will not update anything unless, you completely format your hard drive, since it is for new computers, and not an upgrade. That is what I wanted and when I got this I couldn't even understand what I was supposed to do. You have to buy another program to get ready to install this one. So my answer would be no upgrade for any operating system. I wanted it for XP, but have a Vista too, NADA, as I read it. I sent it back and Amazon is amazing in handling returns. Thanks Amazon.............
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Hi I just checked my mail : CH Products In my experience thus far has out of the Box worked w/every OS I have had most recent PC-Win Ultimate 7. This said, It should work fine. We all know that there are exceptions to every rule. This is "Y" They created Technical Support. 'Nuff said here. Best Flying. Scott ~
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I upgraded from Windows XP. It backs up everything, installs windows 7,and then reloads everything back in. I am also going to do it to a windows Vista machine. I bought a brand new upgrade version of Windows 7 off of Ebay from a company in the UK and it only cost me 154.00 American dollars. That included shipping. My first copy I bought off of Amazon and it cost 210.00 dollars. Do some research and you might be able to save some money. The upgrade version does all the hard work for you, the factory version does a clean install and won't back up anything first. Hope this info helps and good luck.
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You should be able to connect this drive and then redirect your download to this drive. You should be able to do this through the W7 download page or you could redirect your default download location through your browser. The bigger question to you will be whether you have enough room on your primary drive to do the upgrade. Another option would be to move most of your personal files from your original drive to this external drive freeing up space on your primary drive to download and upgrade Windows. Depends on what you want. Personally, I would at least use the external drive as a backup/copy for your personal files in case your upgrade goes badly.
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You can upgrade, but you will lose your system settings and programs. This is assuming you have an x64 system. Honesty I would recommend backing up your personal data and any paid programs serials codes to an external drive and do a fresh install. Without ever using Win7 you will have to get used to the transitions to Win8. Last of all, if you have an older PC, it might be worth while to upgrade to a new x64 system that comes with Win8. You would surprised how much $500 can get you. Hope this was helpful. Feel free to reply with any other questions.
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I know EXACTLY where you are coming from. I was so worried about the same thing. My new computer has Vista. I tried running my old 3.0 version on it and it crashed my whole system. After I got my computer up and running again, I called Adobe 3 times asking about the 5.0. I was worried that my it would crash my system again before I could download the patch, and the cost of the new program would be a waste. They kept saying it would be ok. Well, I held my breath and tried it a few days ago. And it is up and running fine. Isn't the new Vista such a pain in the butt??
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Who told you is not useable, did you tried ?, I think you have the wrong idea, I can tell you if you have laptop, computer with XP, vista all of them works perfect, you can go online do anything it works good. the only thing you can't get any support for more updates but it works good.thank you
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I own a 1410 and was thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 RTM, but what do I do when Windows 7 is released? Will I have to first downgrade back to Vista and how will I do this once 7 RTM has been installed on my 1410?
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Excellent question. My experience with Windows Servers in the past is that upgrading from an installed server should work, but I would image the server (back it up so you can do a full restore if necessary) and then try the upgrade. The other problem I have had with in-place upgrades is that they sometimes leave messes behind that can be difficult to sort out. When it comes to servers I have generally always done a clean install - a little more time consuming but much cleaner. Just make sure you have a good backup of everything before you start. If you have a program that can create an image of the server - even better. Good luck and let me know how it comes out.
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Hi Stuart. I used one of Laplink's 'PCMover' programs to upgrade from Vista to Win7; it worked really well and was simple to use.There is a PDF guide which you can download and print out; this takes you step by step through the upgrade process. Laplink's support team headed by Ray Pettit is excellent; you can chat online for help if needed. This link will advise you which program is most suitable : http://www.laplink.com/index.php/individuals/pcmover-for-windows-8/feature-overview Regards Bob.
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It works fine with Windows 7, including both Home Premium 32/64 bit and Ultimate 64 bit (those are the systems I have). Think about it....why would Microsoft, of all companies, create a product that is not compatible with their latest operating system?
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Hi There,From what I understand about this version of Windows 7, is that once you have registered windows 7 with Microsoft, it will be tied to this computer, in other wordsyou could install windows 7 on a different hard drive as long as it is used in the same computer you registered the first windows 7 on.I don't know this as fact, for I have not tried it myself, but this is what I read from others who have installed it. I hope this has helped some. Good Luck.Steve
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I owned the entire series when I was running XP. When I upgraded to Windows 7, it would no longer work. Went to the silly online game for AoE. So did they rework the software so it now works on Windows 7? Because the original software does not.
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There is not a direct upgrade from any 32-bit version of Windows to the same or a different 64-bit version. Just like there is no direct upgrade from Windows XP to any newer version. So everything will need to be reinstalled to upgrade Windows XP, or to upgrade any 32-bit version of Windows to any 64-bit version.
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i was using windows vista 7 and it was working fine i upgraded to windows 8 and its still working fine, dont know if it was because I'd already downloaded it, but the only way to know is to try.