Things break, programs freak out, your registry says a few choice words to you.
In other words, don't do it. So. Many. Headaches.
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Things break
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Things break
by iJohnE » Sun 15 Aug, 2010 7:44 am
when you use the "Upgrade" feature for Windows Vista to 7.
Things break, programs freak out, your registry says a few choice words to you.
In other words, don't do it. So. Many. Headaches.
Things break, programs freak out, your registry says a few choice words to you.
In other words, don't do it. So. Many. Headaches.
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Re: Things break
by beanboy89 » Mon 16 Aug, 2010 11:42 am
I've always had the philosophy that doing an in-place upgrade from one version of an OS to another never is a good idea. There are just too many things that can go wrong. Backing up all of your data and program settings, doing a clean install, and then re-importing everything is a much cleaner solution.
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Re: Things break
by iJohnE » Mon 16 Aug, 2010 12:46 pm
I usually follow that way of installation. However, I was felling quite lazy. I managed to get everything worked out I believe, for now anyway.
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