Any way to transfer programs from Vista to 7 after dual boot install?


  1. Eryeal
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    Windows 7 x64
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    Any way to transfer programs from Vista to 7 after dual boot install?


    Noob here, obviously ..

    But I installed Windows 7 64 with the dual boot option, and have Vista 32 as my regular OS. Is there any way to transfer the programs from the Vista partition over to the Win 7 partition without re-installing each and every program?

    On a related note - is there a way to transfer my old desktop from Vista over to Win 7 just the way it is?
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  3. Dzomlija
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    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
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    Eryeal said:
    Noob here, obviously ..

    But I installed Windows 7 64 with the dual boot option, and have Vista 32 as my regular OS. Is there any way to transfer the programs from the Vista partition over to the Win 7 partition without re-installing each and every program?

    On a related note - is there a way to transfer my old desktop from Vista over to Win 7 just the way it is?
    No, there is not.

    You should have done an upgrade install.

    Other than that, you must re-install everything.
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  4. sevsman
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    Vista X64 ultimate/ 7 X64 Ultimate (7264)
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    An upgrade wouldn't have been available due to the jump from x86 to x64. So you'll have to re-install everything and then do upgrades to future releases..
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