Vista > W7 RC1

[LifeExpired]

Alright, so i've been trying out RC1 and it seems like a stable release so I can switch for the change to Win7 before full release. But seen as i've never done this before I was hoping for a bit of guidance, if i'm going from Vista to Win7 via the Upgrade option which I can select what will be kept in the move, do I keep all my files and are my installs still installed or will they just be folders with no registrys?

Lewis.

 

[Rishwin]

I would never, ever, ever recommend using the "upgrade" feature to switch OS versions. Full format and fresh install is always the way to go. Especially with Vista involved, having problems and complications using "upgrade" with Vista is apparently a very common occurrence.

 

[NoPeace]

Never upgrade any OS. Why? All of the problems you had with the old OS will move over. Furthermore, they will keep all of your old OS files causing you to loose disk space. This also includes your registry. Now you are basically taking a messed up registry and adding even more crap to it. In the end, it will probably become unstable and perform like poop.

So just do a clean install.

NoPeace - out

 

[LifeExpired]

Never upgrade any OS. Why? All of the problems you had with the old OS will move over. Furthermore, they will keep all of your old OS files causing you to loose disk space. This also includes your registry. Now you are basically taking a messed up registry and adding even more crap to it. In the end, it will probably become unstable and perform like poop.

So just do a clean install.

NoPeace - out

Haha, thanks you've just confirmed what I was already thinking its obviously a system which isn't really ready for people to use and expect good results yet.

Lewis.