Upgrade or Clean Install Which is better?

[davtk10]

Should I choose Upgrade to Upgrade Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate
or Clean Install from Windows Vista reformat and reinstall Everything

But What if i get a virus before i do upgrade

What if i choose upgrade they say windows 7 fster but being slugish when doing upgrade?

 

[Tews]

Most of the users here ( myself included ) recommend doing a clean install of any operating system... When you upgrade, you run the risk of keeping a lot of left over garbage from the previous OS... I have heard of upgrades taking 8 hours or better to finish... Do a clean install.. you'll be glad you did..

 

[Samuelg78]

I had tried both: clean installation 30min, upgrade 3hours.

 

[FZ21Z]

Most of the users here ( myself included ) recommend doing a clean install of any operating system

And there's your answer, as it will also help to troubleshoot should you run into any issues, and Samuelg makes a good point too.

 

[davtk10]

Driver ILL CHOOSE CLEAN INSTALL

OK could people help if any drivers dont work with windows 7 ultimate i have an acer aspire 5735 4gb ram 160gb hard drive intel core 2 duo t5800 2ghz

I wont to know if all drivers will work with it properly?

on da acer site found my acer model for drivers choosen windows 7 ultiomate x64 says "This page shows only drivers that are not contained in Windows 7."

i dont get it?

 

[davtk10]

Ill choose Clean Install

OK could people help if any drivers dont work with windows 7 ultimate i have an acer aspire 5735 4gb ram 160gb hard drive intel core 2 duo t5800 2ghz

I wont to know if all drivers will work with it properly?

on da acer site found my acer model for drivers choosen windows 7 ultiomate x64 says "This page shows only drivers that are not contained in Windows 7."

i dont get it?

 

[Tews]

It means that if the driver you are looking for is not on that page, windows 7 will install it...

 

[davtk10]

oh i can remmeber doign a clean install which drivers where not installed i had to instal them on windows 7 they already includ it BUT ARE THEY ACER ONES NOT DEFAULT RUBBISH ONES FROM MICROSOFT

 

[Tews]

Microsoft doesnt write device drivers, the manufacturer does... I dont intend to argue the subject...you asked a valid question and got several answers all saying the same thing...what you do now is up to you.... Ta...

 

[Jonathan_King]

See, Windows 7 includes many generic drivers. That means that if you install it, you will be able to use the machine at least, just maybe without a few hardware features.

So Acer has released their custom drivers. They only work with that specific hardware, but they work better.

If you have any doubts about compatibility, run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. That is good to run, anyway.

Hope this helps,
~JK

 

[theog]

Try Acer web site:

Acer Support - Download Drivers

 

[GatoSoft]

Hi! ^_^

theog is right, but in the Acer's support page you only can find the Launch Manager application compatible with Windows 7. To get full advantage of your notebook, you need chipset, updated video and sound drivers at least.
Researching on the net I found that your chipset is Intel series 4 (probably GM40 or something similar), you need:

• Intel Chipset drivers: Download Locations
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator driver: Download Locations
• Realtek HD Audio driver: Realtek
• Synaptics Touchpad driver: Drivers | Synaptics

With those drivers you'll get your notebook running it's full features. Windows 7 should install automatically the remaining drivers for the remaining devices (LAN, WLAN, webcam, etc.)
Give it a try and come back with your results to know if everything went OK.

Hope it helps you, buddy!
Regards from Argentina!