Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Feb 4 02:40:01 CST 2010
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-t o-windows-7?86b548d8&T1=tab04 This might help... Then there are products like: http://www.zinstall.com Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:16 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] FW: Software Well the FAQ on the W7 page sez: I'm running Windows XP on my PC. Can I buy the upgrade version of Windows 7? Yes, you can buy the upgrade version of Windows 7, but you'll need to perform a custom installation. This means that you should back up all of your files to an external location and gather the installation discs or setup files for programs that you want to use with Windows 7. For detailed instructions, see Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Apparently I can use Windows Easy Transfer to move my files but all the programs need to be reinstalled. Link to Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 gives a pretty detailed explanation. I just hate to mess with a stable system which my XP box is, but I really want W7. Popular wisdom on the list seems to be wait for SP1. Gives me a good reason to dither. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:55 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] FW: Software Per MS - Yes! http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/default.aspx?applyTTTracking=true Rocky - if you are positive that you'll never reinstall this OS onto a different PC, then you might consider the OEM version. It'll save you about $25 dollars vs. the W7 Ultimate upgrade. But this is for retail versions, not academic versions. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:23 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] FW: Software SO my cousin - a prof at SDSU - can get Windows 7 Ultimate but is being told it's an upgrade. I want to convert my main development box, which is XP, to W7. IIUC, I can't use this version they've got because it's an upgrade and I'll need a full install. Si? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Pierce [mailto:pierce at sciences.sdsu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:41 PM To: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Subject: Software Please understand that I'm only a transmitter of words. I was at the SDSU Bookstore today. The out-of-the-box Windows 7 Ultimate is an upgrade. I explained what you said about Vista. I was told that it would work if I had a version of XP. All I had to do is make sure I had a 32 or 64 bit machine. Comments (pungent or otherwise) are welcome. SJP _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com