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Title: Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on July 14, 2009, 10:17:26 AM (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_win_7_upgrade.jpg)
The bottom line is this: if you want to upgrade to Windows 7 from RC, you are going to deal with some crap. Apparently, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that "you will not need to reinstall an older version of Windows before using an Windows 7 upgrade disk." Awesome right? No, not really. The problem is that you will not be able keep your current programs and data using this method. Instead, you are performing a "custom installation" that will herd all of your personal files into a folder labled "WINDOWS.OLD." The items in that folder are dead to the world, so you will have to reinstall—essentially making it more like a fresh install than an upgrade. However, since you don't have a full copy you would have to install XP or Vista first then upgrade to Win 7 should you ever have to reinstall down the line. Yeah, it's kind of a hassle, but we can always hope that the process will be simplified before it goes live on October 22nd. [TechBlog] Title: Re: Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading Post by: rip|ChITty on July 14, 2009, 10:28:44 AM Meh, I don't see what the big deal is. I reinstall my OS like every 6 months anyway. Hell ,I wouldn't trust the upgrade to go seemlessly even if all my programs worked after an upgrade.
Title: Re: Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on July 14, 2009, 10:38:33 AM i guess its cool that the upgrade is cheap, but having to keep your old key and old os around for you to do your every 6 month re-install is just PITA
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