Best Way to Upgrade Vista to Windows 7
You have two basic options: an Upgrade install, or a Custom one.
The Upgrade install seems like the obvious choice, and like the easy one. But it's not the smart choice. An Upgrade keeps all of your settings and programs. In theory, you can just run the install and you're done.
A Custom install gives you a clean copy of Windows 7. After the installation, you will have to recreate your user accounts, reinstall all of your applications and utilities, and change settings. That consumes time, but not as much as you'd likely spend tracking down problems with a Update install.
Choices When Upgrading Vista to Windows 7
Before you do a Custom install, collect everything you need to reinstall your programs. Gather the CDs and DVDs. For the programs you downloaded, make sure you have license numbers. Then boot from the upgrade DVD and do the install. When you're done, create your user accounts and reinstall your software.
You'll find your data files, and all of the other files from your Vista installation, in the C:\Windows.old folder. Obviously, you'll want to move your documents, music, and other data files into their appropriate Windows 7 Library folders. This is a simple matter of dragging and dropping.
Author: Lincoln Spector, PCWorld.
You have two basic options: an Upgrade install, or a Custom one.
The Upgrade install seems like the obvious choice, and like the easy one. But it's not the smart choice. An Upgrade keeps all of your settings and programs. In theory, you can just run the install and you're done.
A Custom install gives you a clean copy of Windows 7. After the installation, you will have to recreate your user accounts, reinstall all of your applications and utilities, and change settings. That consumes time, but not as much as you'd likely spend tracking down problems with a Update install.
Choices When Upgrading Vista to Windows 7
Before you do a Custom install, collect everything you need to reinstall your programs. Gather the CDs and DVDs. For the programs you downloaded, make sure you have license numbers. Then boot from the upgrade DVD and do the install. When you're done, create your user accounts and reinstall your software.
You'll find your data files, and all of the other files from your Vista installation, in the C:\Windows.old folder. Obviously, you'll want to move your documents, music, and other data files into their appropriate Windows 7 Library folders. This is a simple matter of dragging and dropping.
Author: Lincoln Spector, PCWorld.
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