"Official MS Window 7 Chat"

[TheMatrix31]

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yeah, you can always use that transfer utility.

What's that?

[str8stuntin03]

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I love Windows 7. It runs so much smoother than Vista and I like how they group together different windows and applications in the taskbar

[Hassan Darkside]

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Yea, after a day, I'm a fan. So much faster. I love the window resizing features when you drag them to the sides of your screen. I love how it automatically recognizes when you have a dual display going so you don't have to change any graphic settings. The Aero Peek feature is nice too.

[Miles_Yuhas]

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What's that?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/products/windows-7/features/windows-easy-transfer

I believe you download the easy transfer for vista from microsoft's webpage, run the program and copy the files and settings you want and then start up the transfer program (built it) in windows 7 once you install it and import your files and settings. Its really easy to use and works perfectly. I used it for transferring files and settings from my win 7 rc build to the final version.

[pfunk880]

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Guys quick question........ Ive seen the comparisons of the editions, but what Im wondering is, is there anything in the homeedition that ISNT in professional? The reason I ask is the domain join in pro is important to be but I dont want to lose media center or other things that Home premium might have. Does anyone know?

Nope, everything that is in Premium is also in Professional.

Yea, after a day, I'm a fan. So much faster. I love the window resizing features when you drag them to the sides of your screen. I love how it automatically recognizes when you have a dual display going so you don't have to change any graphic settings. The Aero Peek feature is nice too.

Yeah, I love Aero Peek. It's so much more useful than I could have imagined it being.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/w...-easy-transfer

I believe you download the easy transfer for vista from microsoft's webpage, run the program and copy the files and settings you want and then start up the transfer program (built it) in windows 7 once you install it and import your files and settings. Its really easy to use and works perfectly. I used it for transferring files and settings from my win 7 rc build to the final version.

You don't even have to download it, it can be found right on the Windows 7 disc.

[TheMatrix31]

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So when I start installing W7, it'll ask me if I want to run that utility?

I'm not good with uninstalling, wiping out, etc. Makes me nervous. I dont even think I have the wipe disks or any of that stuff.

[pfunk880]

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So when I start installing W7, it'll ask me if I want to run that utility?

I'm not good with uninstalling, wiping out, etc. Makes me nervous. I dont even think I have the wipe disks or any of that stuff.

It won't automatically start Easy Transfer, but you can browse to it on the disc.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd446674%28WS.10%29.aspx

Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7

The Upgrade option is not available in Windows 7 Setup when installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP. However, you can use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from Windows XP to Windows 7 on the same computer. To do this, you must first copy files to a removable media, such as an external hard drive or UFD, or to a network share. Next, you will install Windows 7 and then migrate your files back from the removable media onto your computer. When you are finished, you must install your software programs again, but your files and settings will have been copied from Windows XP.
Copy files using Windows Easy Transfer

1. Insert the Windows 7 DVD while running Windows XP. If the Windows 7 installation window opens automatically, close it.

2. Open Windows Explorer by right-clicking the Start menu, and then clicking Explore.

3. Browse to the DVD drive on your computer and click migsetup.exe in the Support\Migwiz directory.

The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

4. Click Next.

5. Select An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

6. Click This is my old computer. Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer.

7. Click Next. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

8. Enter a password to protect your Easy Transfer file, or leave the box blank, and then click Save.

9. Browse to the external location on the network or to the removable media where you want to save your Easy Transfer file, and then click Save.

10. Click Next. Windows Easy Transfer displays the file name and location of the Easy Transfer file you just created.

Use the Windows 7 DVD to upgrade

1. Start Windows 7 Setup by browsing to the root folder of the DVD in Windows Explorer, and then double clicking setup.exe.

2. Click Go online to get the latest updates (recommended) to retrieve any important updates for Windows 7. This step is optional. If you choose not to check for updates during Setup, click Do not get the latest updates.

3. Read and accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. Click I accept the License Terms (required to use Windows), and then click Next. If you click I decline (cancel installation), Windows 7 Setup will exit.

4. Click Custom to perform an upgrade to your existing Windows installation.

noteNote
When you perform a custom installation of Windows 7, files that were used in the earlier version of Windows are stored in a Windows.old folder.

The folders that are stored in the Windows.old folder contain some files that you used in the earlier version of Windows. The type of files that are stored depends on your computer. We recommend that you always back up any important files before you install a new operating system.

5. Select the partition where you would like to install Windows. To move your existing Windows installation into a Windows.old folder and replace the operating system with Windows 7, select the partition where your current Windows installation is located.

6. Click Next and then click OK.

Windows 7 Setup will proceed without further interaction.

Copy files to the destination computer

1. If you saved your files and settings in an Easy Transfer file on a removable media such as a UFD rather than on a network share, insert the removable media into the computer.

2. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Windows Easy Transfer.

The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

3. Click Next.

4. Click An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

5. Click This is my new computer.

6. Click Yes, open the file.

7. Browse to the location where the Easy Transfer file was saved. Click the file name, and then click Open.

8. Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

9. Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving your files.

Delete Windows.old directory

To reclaim the disk space, you can delete the Windows.old directory using the Disk Cleanup system tool by following these steps:

1. Open Disk Cleanup. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.

2. If prompted, select the drive where you just installed Windows 7, and then click OK.

3. Click Clean up system files.

Previous installations of Windows are scanned.

4. If prompted, select the drive where you just installed Windows 7, and then click OK.

5. Select Previous Windows installation(s) and any other categories of files you want to delete.

6. Click OK and then click Delete Files.

[thaima1shu]

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The more I use it, the more I love Windows 7. The jump lists are awesome. Being able to quickly snap windows to the left and right is very cool.

Here's a list of a lot of the cool tricks and stuff you can do with W7:

http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2009/01/12/the-bumper-list-of-windows-7-secrets.aspx

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...ips-and-tricks

[Hooe]

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Okay, so I currently run WinXP on a P4 with gig of RAM and an ATI video card from 2007 (Sapphire 2600 or something like that). Will I notice a significant upgrade by changing to Windows 7? How much in the way of software compatibility issues will I have?

I have access to W7 from MSDN-AA, and I've been toying with the thought of upgrading for a little while now.

[TheMatrix31]

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What if I'm upgrading from Vista? Same process?

[Kashanova]

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What if I'm upgrading from Vista? Same process?

pretty much

[bjf1377]

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I went with the download pre-order. Now I'm wondering what time I can download it. I'd like to do it all at midnight EST, but I have a feeling it will be midnight PST

[bjf1377]

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I can't install Seven to save my life. All the guys at this Windows 7 forum are stumped so far because my partitions are apparently a little jacked up, so I'm just going nuts

[Kashanova]

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I can't install Seven to save my life. All the guys at this Windows 7 forum are stumped so far because my partitions are apparently a little jacked up, so I'm just going nuts

backup your stuff and reformat your partitions

[bjf1377]

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backup your stuff and reformat your partitions

The very first thing I did in all of this was backup everything. But the issue now is finding something cheap/free that will actually allow me to reformat my partitions. Hell, its not even letting me clean install Vista from my disk because of the partitions

EDIT: So it turns out the solution to all of my problems was to go into diskpart.exe and make sure my C: drive was the only active one. 8 freaking hours later and that's the solution.....