Solved Upgrade from XP to win7 without clean install

[mrlink2k]

3510128[/URL]]Hi
Finally I think it’s time to upgrade my old XP to win7.
However I have a number of old programs which I am not sure will run on win7.
So I am trying to use windows7 upgrade advisor.
However getting attached error.
Any other way to check if you can upgrade *without* clean install?
Peter

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well you can downgrade to vista and do the upgrade option, then upgrade to 7 and do the upgrade option, but that’s the only way there’s no way to do a windows xp to 7 upgrade without clean installation

 

[SIW2]

see my previous post

You might try copying the vista installation media onto your os partition (C . Rt click the usb stick select copy, then rt click the c partition and select paste.

Then you can unplug the usb stick and try running setup.exe that is inside the sources folder .

Does your vista media already include sp2 ?

You could also make sure the mbr and pbr are the NT6 versions. you can check with bootice.
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[plaurits]

Hi

1. You might try copying the vista installation media onto your os partition (C . Rt click the usb stick select copy, then rt click the c partition and select paste.Then you can unplug the usb stick and try running setup.exe that is inside the sources folder
2. Does your vista media already include sp2 ?
3. nt6

ad 1: already done so
ad 2: yes
ad 3: yes

ad driver genius: latest version for xp is 16 https://www.driver-soft.com/download/DG_16.0.0.249.exe

 

[SIW2]

I dont know what driver genius is.

There is a program called diskgenius that I use. Download DGEngSetup5431342.exe


Not connected in any way to the link you posted..

It looks like this:

 

[plaurits]

Thanks, will try to find the 32 bit version of disk genius.
Meanwhile is there anything else I should check?

 

[SIW2]

Thanks, will try to find the 32 bit version of disk genius.

I linked it already. Installer for both bit versions :ar: Download DGEngSetup5431342.exe

portable x86 :ar: Download DGEng5431342_x86.zip

 

[plaurits]

I already tried this version, but it does not work on XP. So I have asked disk genius for a link.
Anyway: Any suggestion for getting on with this or should we stop and conclude that xp -> vista migration does not work in my case?

 

[SIW2]

I dont know what the problem is in your case. There is a possibility that diskgenius might find a partition table error and if so that might be part of the problem.

Why are trying to upgrade rather than clean install ?

 

[plaurits]

Hi
Main reason is that I remember from the point in time where win7/vista upgrade advisor was available that a large number of my programs could not run in win7.
So if I make a clean install of XP I manually have to reinstall 50+ programs, which is quite cumbersome even if I happen to find the original install files. These are typically no longer available on internet, hence I have to dig them out from my backups....

 

[SIW2]

It might take less time than you are spending trying to upgrade.

There are a couple of programs that claim to be able to transfer your programs from one os to another..

laplink and easeus pctrans

 

[plaurits]

Thanks, will check with easeus pctrans

 

[SIW2]

Last time I looked the free version is limited to transferring 5 programs.

 

[plaurits]

yes, but I have the pro version already. Let's see if it works, problem with easeus is that support is not good, which I have documented on trustpilot. Last time they dialled in they (inadvertently) reformatted my backup disk, since they used that target for restore.
so may be I should try laplink instead.

I have inserted the conclusion in the initial post for this thread.

 

[CmdrKeene]

OK, I will try the similar tool for upgrade xp to vista

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Hi
Following
I have checked the compatibility option from the vista iso file.
This produces "TPM20-ACPITABL.zip" file. Does anybody know how to interpret that?
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wth is is that?
[vista compat check] is http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=60497 which directs to this file that seems like it may should be secure?https://download.microsoft.com/down...3D3-4E29-9E8E-401F8160BB71/TPM20-ACPITABL.zip