Upgrading Vista to 7


  1. badjz
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    Upgrading Vista to 7


    Hi,

    Im currently running vista ultimate 64bit and looking at upgrading to windows 7. Just wondering if i choose the upgrade path will this hinder the performance of my pc ( I have quite a high end pc)? Has anyone done the upgrade, if so can you share your experiences. i.e. applications crashing, hardware not found, games not running, etc...

    I know running a clean install is the best option but i have 25 games installed and dont want to have to reinstall them.

    Thoughts and experiences please....


    Thanks in advance.
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  3. Kari
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    Hello badjz and welcome to SevenForums.

    I am one of those happy upgraders, though majority of forum members recommend clean install. Read about pros and cons here, about my experience here.

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  4. badjz
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    thanks kari, appreciate the help.
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  6. bmetelsky
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    I went the upgrade path from Vista 64 and within 24 hours decided to wipe everything and do a clean install. The upgrade took forever (hours) and I should have known the result could not be anything too pleasant. I was right - everything was buggy after the upgrade.
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  7. Kari
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    bmetelsky said:
    I went the upgrade path from Vista 64 and within 24 hours decided to wipe everything and do a clean install. The upgrade took forever (hours) and I should have known the result could not be anything too pleasant. I was right - everything was buggy after the upgrade.
    I know this to be true with most users. I donīt exactly know why but for our two laptops upgrade was better. Everything works like a dream.

    But oh holy s*** how long it took! Bit under 5 hours!

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