Getting rid of Vista for 7

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CreamedCorn

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Hi,
I was just wondering if its a good idea to get rid of my Vista for windows 7, if its possible at all, and how I would do that. I am currently running Windows 7 as my OS, and an very happy with it, so I am looking to get rid of Vista. I have 2 hard drives. My main one is 75gigs and 10000rpms so I have my OS on it, with all my programs, files and, games on my larger HD. Sorry if this is vague.
 

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getting rid of vista

CreamedCorn said:
Hi,
I was just wondering if its a good idea to get rid of my Vista for windows 7, if its possible at all, and how I would do that. I am currently running Windows 7 as my OS, and an very happy with it, so I am looking to get rid of Vista. I have 2 hard drives. My main one is 75gigs and 10000rpms so I have my OS on it, with all my programs, files and, games on my larger HD. Sorry if this is vague.
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Since you want to get rid of vista Im assuming you did an upgrade not a clean install. You now have win 7 ( what build?) on the 75 gig and the remnants of ista on the other. Right? In win 7 is there a folder called windows.old?

befor you do anything backup everything you cant live without just in case.

let me know and we will help walk you through it

Ken
 

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zigzag3143 said:
Since you want to get rid of vista Im assuming you did an upgrade not a clean install. You now have win 7 ( what build?) on the 75 gig and the remnants of ista on the other. Right? In win 7 is there a folder called windows.old?

befor you do anything backup everything you cant live without just in case.

let me know and we will help walk you through it

Ken
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You are correct Ken, and I'm running 64bit W7. I'm ready when you are. Pre-thankyou for helping.

Andrew
 

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windows 7 / windows vistaIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core ProcessorG.SKILL F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ PC2-6400 4GBXFX GeForce 8800GTX Extreme 600MHZ 768MB
OS
windows 7 / windows vista
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor
Motherboard
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PC
Memory
G.SKILL F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ PC2-6400 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce 8800GTX Extreme 600MHZ 768MB
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW 2ms 3000:1 Dynamic Contrast
Hard Drives
Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10000RPM Hard Drive
450gig 2nd hard drive
PSU
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX P
Case
Antec P182SE Mirrored Stainless Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
Well just upgrade and after that remove windows.old etc. and all temp dirs.
 

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so where are you

CreamedCorn said:
You are correct Ken, and I'm running 64bit W7. I'm ready when you are. Pre-thankyou for helping.

Andrew
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Ok so where are you now?

Ken
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 8 Release candidate 8400[email protected]4 gigsNvidia 9600M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 / windows vistaIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core ProcessorG.SKILL F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ PC2-6400 4GBXFX GeForce 8800GTX Extreme 600MHZ 768MB
OS
windows 7 / windows vista
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor
Motherboard
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PC
Memory
G.SKILL F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ PC2-6400 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce 8800GTX Extreme 600MHZ 768MB
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW 2ms 3000:1 Dynamic Contrast
Hard Drives
Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10000RPM Hard Drive
450gig 2nd hard drive
PSU
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX P
Case
Antec P182SE Mirrored Stainless Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
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