Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

[Naveen_Reloaded]

guys is it really worth.. ??


have anyone upgraded from vista ?


my vista is really starting to show signs of slowness , hangin.. symptoms of " years of usage " ....


advice me for the best thing to do..

i am running home premium on my 1530 dell laptop


i want to try 7

i have downloaded the RC ,

will my files be there or deleted ?

wht about my programs ?

i need help regarding these ....


how much space is needed for dual boot

is sthere a way to backup my data on HDD so that later after installing a frsh 7 RC , i can move it back to respective places ?

also i on dell which doesnt allow me to partition .. help me on this issue also ..

also i want to remove everything that came with dell.. i mean the media dock , etc and also backup they have in seperate partition

but at the same time , can i backup my data on the HDD some where it wont be deleted in these process ?

[utkarsh30june]

Windows 7 is a great improvement over Vista. It is FAST, has improved usability due to new SuperBar and other nifty GUI enhancement and is stable,reliable and highly compatible.

Popping in the Windows 7 DVD allows you to either Upgrade Vista to Windows 7 RC OR to have a Clean Install of Windows 7. In the Former case, all your Vista files settings including your programs will remain as it is and the OS will get upgraded to Windows 7 RC. In the latter case, you'll need a fresh partition to install Windows 7 and dual boot with Vista.
Here's an Article on the blog guiding you to [url=http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/06/17/how-to-create-full-windows-backup-by-imaging-without-using-norton-ghost/]how to backup data

Remember, Windows 7 is still in beta stage, so it might not be 100% stable although it is very stable on my PC upto now.

Also remember that you won't be able to directly Upgrade to Windows 7 final from Windows 7 RC in future. You'll need a clean install of Windows 7 Final (when it comes out) again.

[YuMeng]

I can say Windows 7 RC is much more stable than Vista, A LOT.

[Naveen_Reloaded]

thnks guys .

so if i do a upgrade will the softwares and all work as it is ?


wht do usuggest me guys ?

do a upgrade or fresh install ?

if fresh install tell me some suggestion in backing up my stuffs ?

there too many ... CD/DVD cant hold that much .. so i had to move it to HDD partition , but my dell has been locked not to do a partition ... any help ?

[YuMeng]

If your files is not important you can do fresh install. If you have some important, buy external hard disk or thumb drive. Can backup them into your ex hard disk/ thumb drive

[Naveen_Reloaded]

okkk..

is upgrade any different from fresh install ?

[Kees]

Yes, it is. A clean install is always better.