Gaming Vista -> 7 Upgrade Questions

[raiderscrusade]

Hello,

Currently I am running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit.

I have a 32-bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate which I want to install as an 'upgrade', so that I do not lose any files during the update process.

I was wondering, will a straight upgrade do the trick, or is there something else I must do in order to successfully Upgrade Vista Home Premium to 7 Ultimate without losing anything.

Any help/pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[redact]

just a straight upgrade would work for vista->7 and your files will stay in-tact

(upgrading from vista to 7 is not all broken like xp->vista is

)

 

[raiderscrusade]

just a straight upgrade would work for vista->7 and your files will stay in-tact

(upgrading from vista to 7 is not all broken like xp->vista is

)

So the version I'm upgrading to doesn't matter at all (Home Premium -> Ultimate), and a straight upgrade is the solution?

 

[IchigoK2031]

Yes, just straight upgrade, it should be the first option or whatever when you go through all the menus or whatever on the disc...

 

[Originality]

I've not thought about it for a long time, but last I checked you could only do an "in place upgrade" when upgrading from the same version of Vista and 7. In other words, you cannot upgrade from Vista home premium to 7 ultimate, because they are too different. It's the same why you can't just upgrade from Vista home to Vista ultimate, or from x86 to x64. Doing any of those options requires a custom install.

 

[raiderscrusade]

I've not thought about it for a long time, but last I checked you could only do an "in place upgrade" when upgrading from the same version of Vista and 7. In other words, you cannot upgrade from Vista home premium to 7 ultimate, because they are too different. It's the same why you can't just upgrade from Vista home to Vista ultimate, or from x86 to x64. Doing any of those options requires a custom install.

Ugh, really? If this is true.. I'll be angry..

Anyone can confirm if this is true or false? Or if a Home Premium -> 7 Ultimate is a straight update?

Please.. now I'm confused because I've got two different answers.. haha.

 

[idulkoan]

DONT do anything yet. Backup ALL your files to an external hdd before doing what ANYONE says. So at least you know if u mess up ur still safe...

I've not thought about it for a long time, but last I checked you could only do an "in place upgrade" when upgrading from the same version of Vista and 7. In other words, you cannot upgrade from Vista home premium to 7 ultimate, because they are too different. It's the same why you can't just upgrade from Vista home to Vista ultimate, or from x86 to x64. Doing any of those options requires a custom install.

Ugh, really? If this is true.. I'll be angry..

Anyone can confirm if this is true or false? Or if a Home Premium -> 7 Ultimate is a straight update?

Please.. now I'm confused because I've got two different answers.. haha.

Heres some info I dug up on the microsoft website:

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Depending on your hardware and your current edition of Windows Vista, you can use the Upgrade option during Windows 7 installation to upgrade from Windows Vista to a corresponding or higher edition of Windows 7. For more information, see Windows 7 system requirements.

Upgrading is the most convenient way to get Windows 7 on your computer, because it keeps your files, settings, and programs from Windows Vista in place.

If your current edition of Windows Vista can't be upgraded to the edition of Windows 7 that you want to use, you can still install Windows 7 by using the Custom installation option instead. However, the Custom option doesn't preserve your files, programs, or settings. For a step-by-step tutorial on how to perform a custom installation, see Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (custom installation).

Source:

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Upgrading From Windows Vista To Windows 7

All the info on the upgrade is in that link, under 'Overview', 'Step 1', and 'Step 2'. Good luck

 

[Jugarina]

I agree, backup as much as you can and want to keep first. I would recommend you just do that and then do a complete fresh formatted install If you can.

Myself, I bought a 2nd internal hard drive just for windows 7. I still use Vista sometimes because there are programs installed there that I don't want to lose and couldn't backup.

 

[Joe88]

I've not thought about it for a long time, but last I checked you could only do an "in place upgrade" when upgrading from the same version of Vista and 7. In other words, you cannot upgrade from Vista home premium to 7 ultimate, because they are too different. It's the same why you can't just upgrade from Vista home to Vista ultimate, or from x86 to x64. Doing any of those options requires a custom install.

Ugh, really? If this is true.. I'll be angry..

Anyone can confirm if this is true or false? Or if a Home Premium -> 7 Ultimate is a straight update?

Please.. now I'm confused because I've got two different answers.. haha.

you need to do a fresh install
you can only do that if you have vista ultimate

 

[raiderscrusade]

The website says Windows Vista Home Premium can upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Ultimate.

To be safe, though, I'll back up the files that are important then I'll do the upgrade

Thanks guys, especially idulkoan who's link was VERY helpful.

 

[Jugarina]

Let us all know the results of what happens because their is much conflicting information on the web about this issue.

 

[Originality]

Depending on your hardware and your current edition of Windows Vista, you can use the Upgrade option during Windows 7 installation to upgrade from Windows Vista to a corresponding or higher edition of Windows 7. For more information, see Windows 7 system requirements.

According to that source, upgrading to Ultimate is possible. I've been considering upgrading 7 Home Premium to Ultimate for a while now (since I can source it for under £70), so this is some interesting news.

Do let us know your results

EDIT: It's also worth mentioning, a Custom Install will only turn your current system folders (Windows, Program Files and Users) into a single Windows.old folder. You can still access that folder and pull out any files you still need (e.g. My Pictures and My Music folders).

 

[Joe88]

I've been considering upgrading 7 Home Premium to Ultimate for a while now (since I can source it for under £70)

you can do this already using the anytime upgrade feature built into windows 7, it has to be an upgrade key, not a full license key

 

[Originality]

That'd cost £120 for Pro and £125 for Ultimate. Or I can get a full license key for under £70 and use my current license on my laptop and complete my home migration from Vista to 7. Which sounds like the better deal?

 

[raiderscrusade]

Results, everybody

I performed the UPGRADE last night, from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) and it was SUCCESSFUL!

All my programs/files are in tact and were not lost.

Successful install

 

[FireEmblemGuy]

Yeah, I've upgraded from Vista Home Premium to 7 Ultimate at least twice, once during the beta phase and again with the final release. Worked flawlessly each time, good to see it still seems to work out right.

 

[Satangel]

I did it too and was really surprised that it worked so good, just flawlessly. Really how it should be but I didn't expect it to really be like that.

 

[ManFranceGermany]

Hello,

Currently I am running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit.

I have a 32-bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate which I want to install as an 'upgrade', so that I do not lose any files during the update process.

I was wondering, will a straight upgrade do the trick, or is there something else I must do in order to successfully Upgrade Vista Home Premium to 7 Ultimate without losing anything.

Any help/pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Normally you always backup your Files, no matter what you do with Windows. Besides, to upgrade might not be the best choice, just backup your stuff, format your HDD and make a clean install of 7.