Windows 7 Beta To RC Upgrade Instructions

[Ex_Brit]

Hmm, I'll reserve judgement until I get the actual MS issued RC on the 30th.

 

[thegr8anand]

Wait you need to make some changes to install from build 7000 to 7100? Cause i just ran the setup from my hard drive and upgraded my build without any changes...

 

[Ex_Brit]

According to Microsoft and a thread here: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-...rade-instructions.html?highlight=windows+beta

 

[MasterEvilAce]

Two attempts at the upgrade failed for me. tried the edit cversion & install from usb flash drive. I think it was a bug in my Beta 7000 x64 with the LogiTech QuickCam that reported a problem on the upgrade. So I did they Easy Windows Transfer to an external 80gb HD. Then did a new install & transfered the old settings, etc. Worked OK!

I just tried the same thing.. x64 7000 upgrade to 7100 from a USB flash drive. I also have the logitech quickcam.

I'm wondering if I can just uninstall the quickcam software and drivers if it would work? Do you think/

 

[DocBrown]

I just tried the same thing.. x64 7000 upgrade to 7100 from a USB flash drive. I also have the logitech quickcam.

I'm wondering if I can just uninstall the quickcam software and drivers if it would work? Do you think/

Logitech QuickCam would not uninstall. I had even contacted Logitech because of the problem trying to upgrade to build 7077. They said they would not support beta software testing users. So I never got to use 7077. But since the fresh install of x64 -7100 last night, everything seems to be running fine.

 

[Night Hawk]

Hmm, I'll reserve judgement until I get the actual MS issued RC on the 30th.

You won't to have to wait much longer there!

This latest one certainly was done over better to make it appear like it. But there's those odd unmovable 3/1/2009 files found as well as running into the Classic Windows theme on 7 at this stage while the rest sees the 4/21 time stamp? Something isn't right!

I just tried the same thing.. x64 7000 upgrade to 7100 from a USB flash drive. I also have the logitech quickcam.

I'm wondering if I can just uninstall the quickcam software and drivers if it would work? Do you think/

Once the RC goes on you will need a fresh installation of those as well as the rest of the programs you have running. Here the primaries being prepared are simply being nuked anyways to prevent any unknown leftovers from getting in the way when those see clean installs.

 

[torrentg]

Wait you need to make some changes to install from build 7000 to 7100? Cause i just ran the setup from my hard drive and upgraded my build without any changes...

No changes. I read what MS said about this and was prepared to follow their instructions. I downloaded the 7100 x86, hashes match so I'm sure it's official, and then I upgraded from 7077 without doing anything. I did not edit any files at all and the upgrade went flawlessly. Not sure how or why it was possible as I did, but it was.

 

[leemahi]

Ok i have a major problem...
a few months ago i downloaded the beta 7022. ive tryed to upgrade it from that to 7077 and 7048 but whenever i press install, nothing happens. the install screen just kinda flickers and does nothing.
well i got the RC 1 a week ago and still the same thing.
i redownloaded the official version today and same thing. when i looked at the cversion.ini, it reads:
[HostBuild]
MinClient=7077.0
MinServer=7000.0

i changed minclient to 7000, 7100, and tryed this 7077 and nothing can get it to start. what am i running into?!?!?

also i take the iso and extract the files with winrar and press set up. can i do it that way? i dont have a copy of vista with me to downgrade.

 

[Night Hawk]

The downloader itself sees the option for starting up the installer as well as closing it out for seeing the iso burned to disk. Either way or using the usb key method http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html you want the custom option not upgrade used to see the RC go right on and pack things up from the previous build into the Windows.old folder.

The first thing done here for both was a good burn to disk and later seeing a nice clean of each go on. That solves any number of problems and is actually the recommended advice from MS. 7 is stll not in it's final form where you can simply upgrade from this to that. The RTMs if leaked before the general release are more apt to see that happen.

 

[rmccloud]

Dual-boot

Hmm..

Interesting to read that MS wants this to be a real-world experience - and then defines that experience as upgrading from Vista. Many of us have not upgraded or installed Vista for lots of reasons.
I was, however, willing to beta test Win7 on a partition, and that proved valuable (to me).I like Win7 but compatibility continues to be an issue. Wonder of that will change when 7 comes out and (hopefully) more programs are re-written for it.

Assuming all the bugs are worked out (!) I'll back up and upgrade my XP based system fairly soon after the official release date.
For now I'll follow instructions and upgrade my Win7 partition so I can see how that goes. Don't have an extra computer anyway.

 

[Night Hawk]

I'm not finding only a very few compatibility issues between 7 and XP here since a good deal of things that will not install even on Vista 32bit are now running on the 64bit 7! Plus the RC releases now available also see the XP mode I will be looking into where all your old XP programs will run in a virtual pc enviroment.

That's another good news for many item there. In fact with the previous multiboot of XP, Vista, and both 32bit and 64bit 7s alike XP is now "out of the equation" entirely! Most that kept running Vista and didn't bail out to go back to XP found that a lot more secure as well. 7 simply doesn't see the heavy feeling of Vista while seeing a number of improvements instead.

With the upgrade over the RC just seen once you have a fresh copy of one or both RCs on you can perform an inplace repair install if something goes wrong with the first to see that corrected. The one item to note so far however is the need for a new or different number for each installation even an upgrade.

The number seen when first downloading the 64bit RC refused to work on the initial try needing a second. The repair install saw the 64bit beta number used for that!

 

[Qmarshall]

I have Bleed through 7100... How do I get RC1? Buy-It?

Is there anything free? Do I plunk down $200 for RC1 or is is free for the Beta team?

 

[zigzag3143]

Is there anything free? Do I plunk down $200 for RC1 or is is free for the Beta team?

why would you want RC1 given that RTM is already out?



Ken J+

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Is there anything free? Do I plunk down $200 for RC1 or is is free for the Beta team?

why would you want RC1 given that RTM is already out?



Ken J+

I'm curious to know this to.

 

[Qmarshall]

I guess RTM is retail. Question still remains... is the only way from beta 7100 to Win7 current release is to purchase a retail version?

 

[gregrocker]

You can use an Upgrade version of WIndows 7, even boot from the DVD to do the cleanest possible format install. The Win7 DVD will scan the HD and see the RC to allow you to insert Upgrade key.

Even if there was no OS on the HD, there are workarounds approved by MS to use Upgrade media.

However, under the EULA you need a qualifying XP/Vista in order to use Upgrade version. It doesn't have to be installed, just need to have it on hand and not use it after upgrading.

The only way the issue would ever come up is during a possible reactivation where you are elevated to a MS person (very rare) and they ask for the qualifying XP/Vista, however no one has reported this yet to my knowledge. And if you make a Win7 backup image, you never have to reinstall anyway.

 

[Night Hawk]

I guess RTM is retail. Question still remains... is the only way from beta 7100 to Win7 current release is to purchase a retail version?

Welcome to the Se7en Forums! Qmarshal

The beta builds were the 7000s that expired back at the end of July. The Release Candidates 7100s were only available until August 20th and are good until March 1st 2010 when they start seeing shutdowns every 2hrs. of use until the 6/1/2010 expiration date.

The RTMs or Released To Manufacturers 7600 is the retail form of 7 sold retail and also available in OEM form for system builders. The OEMs are full install versions but limited in use to only one machine according to the licensing agreement there. But the prices are also lower then seen for the full retail editions since disks are sold individually for the 32bit and 64bit flavors of 7 there.

Once you have decided on which edition of 7 you plan to run the retail version of it will see both 32bit and 64bit disks included in the retail container. Before deciding on which edition you will go with you may want to look over the comparison chart on the differences in features. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-editions.html