Whats the best way to upgrade to Windows 7 with a new computer

Bitman · 12-12-2009, 10:19 PM

Um, am I allowed to go back on-topic? Hello? I don't wanna break the Cellar rules, I'm not here very often.

I recommend you boot Vista just far enough to burn a set of recovery disks, if it didn't come with any. No need to do a backup. And if you already have those, you can skip Vista completely.

MS "upgrade" disks usually let you install clean, as long as you can prove you have the previous version. I don't know how to do this with Win7; try booting the Win7 disk directly and see what options it gives you. You should be able to do it in a single session instead of the 2 or 3.

That's my instinct anyway. This article seems to indicate it should be that simple, but that article says maybe not.

12-12-2009, 10:19 PM	#8
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	Um, am I allowed to go back on-topic? Hello? I don't wanna break the Cellar rules, I'm not here very often. I recommend you boot Vista just far enough to burn a set of recovery disks, if it didn't come with any. No need to do a backup. And if you already have those, you can skip Vista completely. MS "upgrade" disks usually let you install clean, as long as you can prove you have the previous version. I don't know how to do this with Win7; try booting the Win7 disk directly and see what options it gives you. You should be able to do it in a single session instead of the 2 or 3. That's my instinct anyway. This article seems to indicate it should be that simple, but that article says maybe not.

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