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11-22-2009, 02:20 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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I'm running Vista Home Premium(x64) and decided to forgo upgrading: 1) I have to pay $120 and 2) I don't have a problem with Vista, so if it really ain't broke.......
My preference for upgrading OPS is to do a hard drive format and fresh install, I've gotten burned in the past doing OPS upgrades over previous installations. Is this a comment in support of the Apple commercial: "Trust me"?
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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11-22-2009, 05:10 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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Windows 7 is much better (read less annoying) than Vista, quicker, and consumes less resources.
If you are going to do it make sure you know how to backup & restore first AND actually do it.
Running the upgrade, not advised. Running the upgrade from a clean install like mentioned above is the way to go but you need to know how to move everything back and forth and make sure all of your applications work in Windows 7 (and you have the disks / license keys)
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11-22-2009, 06:25 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
........make sure all of your applications work in Windows 7 (and you have the disks / license keys)
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How do you know if (old) software will work on W7? If it works on Vista presumably it will work on W7? If it did not work under Vista it will not work on W7, or maybe? |
Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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11-23-2009, 09:22 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Originally Posted by PRBuzz
How do you know if (old) software will work on W7? If it works on Vista presumably it will work on W7? If it did not work under Vista it will not work on W7, or maybe?
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You Google it and find out, look up the app sites, even try it out. Most of my apps that ran on XP are running in Windows 7 but some are more cranky than others like my old copy of Fireworks (which is due for an upgrade anyway) |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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11-23-2009, 05:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Think of it in these terms:
Win7 is to Vista as XP was to ME.Vista and ME were lame holdovers until the next big release.
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