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• I've upgraded from vista to windows 7 and it's embarrassing. To reinstall internet help?

  I do not have a CD of windows 7 - having trouble getting all the updates that are installed.  Luther

  Hello, Luther,.

  If you do not have the DVD, how move you from Vista to Windows 7? And what is Windows 7 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1?

  Doing a clean install is always going to be better. One way to do it is to download the ISO of Windows 7, SP1 and burn the DVD from that. That being said, you will still need to download all updates / upgrades that have been issued since SP1 was released. Internet Explorer 10 is an example of such upgrade. Although tedious, I recommend that you take this approach - which will also give you the DVD to reinstall Windows if you need.

  All this assumes that you have a valid COA and the product key for Windows 7. Finally, one last question for you: what version of Windows 7 you want, and you need the version 32 or 64 Bit?

  If you could answer these questions, I can help you further. Please post your answers here.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• How is the best way to improve my office from Vista to Windows 10 to 15/02/16 date?

  Original title: Conversion of Vista to win 10

  How is the best way to improve my office from Vista to Windows 10 to 15/02/16 date?

  Buy a full version of Win10 & do a clean install - assuming that you think 10 + years material will be compatible Win10.

• The upgrade from Vista to Windows 7: How can I make sure that I keep Microsoft Office

  A few months back I took advantage of this offer to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 for a discounted price. After that I downloaded the upgrade file, Upgrade Advisor told me that because I'm using Vista business and I was upgrade 7, that my computer would probably be home must pass through with a 'clean install', thus wiping my hard drive.

  That's fine with me, I could just move my documents and Favorites on an external hard drive. But I'm afraid that the upgrade will be wipe my Microsoft Office programs.

  I bought this computer a few years ago. I don't even know if I bought the program with office bundled with it, or if I bought it separately (and probably the discs are somewhere in storage).

  How can I make this update without losing Microsoft Office? Is it possible to confirm if my word has come with my computer or if I installed it separately. If it came with it, and I lose it, certainly there must be a free way for me to recover. Right?

  Any other advice for someone planning on the upgrade?

  Thank you!

  You're the one who knows if you installed Office.

  Office (Word, etc.) comes for free with Windows. you have to buy.

  If Office is preinstalled, it was a test.

  A clean installation will wipe everything.

  You cannot transfer programs.

  It needs to be reinstalled from the original media.

  If you do not have the desktop drive:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

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  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7install/threads

  "Download Windows 7 installed and activated on your PC."

  They will help you in the Windows 7 Forum at the above address.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• After upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 Ultimate home, no problem connecting to the internet when logged as an administrator, but cannot connect to the internet using the standard account. How to fix this?

  After upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 Ultimate home, no problem connecting to the internet when logged in as an administrator,

  but unable to connect to the internet using the standard account.  I have the latest version of the Solution Explorer.

  How to fix this?

  Glad to hear it.

  If the problem is resolved, mark the message as response, then it'll be useful for people with similar/identical problem.

• I have Photoshop CS5.1 Extended with free upgrade to CS6. How do I re acquire this upgrade?  I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 and had problems with the way he ran I did a full clean install of Win 7 and am trying to re install all my

  I have Photoshop CS5.1 Extended with free upgrade to CS6. How do I re acquire this upgrade?  I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 and had problems with the way he ran I did a full clean install of Win 7 and am trying to re install all my Applications

  Please refer to I have Photoshop CS5.1 Extended with free upgrade to CS6. How do I re acquire this upgrade?  I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 and had problems with the way he ran I did a full clean install of Win 7 and am trying to re install all my

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• I did an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 and when I trired to reboot, I get the check disk error

  I did an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 and when I trired to reboot, I get the following message and there's like this. I tried to cancel the disk check with in 10 seconds by pressing a key, but it still is not.
  Message:
  "Checking file system on C:.
  The type of the file system is NTFS.
  One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You can cancel the disk check, but it is highly cool that you continue.
  To check the disk a press any in 10 second (s). »

  How your problem is related to Windows Update (compared to the Windows upgrade)?

  This post here instead, questions please: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/threads ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Pavilion a6207c: upgrade from vista to windows 7 Home premium

  I want to move from vista to windows edition Home premium, but I'm told that I need to know if my computer can actually support windows 7. Can someone tell me how can I tell if my computer is able to be upgraded to windows 7? I have a pavilion of hp with a 32-bit operating system, the model number is a6207c. Thank you

  Run the Advisor to upgrade Windows 7 from here:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/upgrading-from-Windows-Vista-to-Windows-7#T1=tab01

• Can I keep my old emails (windows mail) if I go from Vista to Windows 8 Pro?

  Can I keep my old emails (windows mail) if I go from Vista to Windows 8 Pro? I know I have to reinstall the software, but what happens to all mails in my Inbox reception, items sent and other folders that I put in place?

  Can I keep my old emails (windows mail) if I go from Vista to Windows 8 Pro? I know I have to reinstall the software, but what happens to all mails in my Inbox reception, items sent and other folders that I put in place?

  use Windows Easy Transfer.

  Without losing all the data, you can migrate your email...

  Versions of Windows will be different here... but the methods and concepts are the same

  http://www.pcandtablet.com/Windows-7-tutorials/110/i-bought-a-new-secondary-Windows-7-PC-i-need-to-have-my-personal-settings-emails.html

  http://www.pcandtablet.com/Windows-8-tutorials/593/how-to-import-all-settings-and-and-custom-files-from-Windows-7-PC-to-Windows-8-PC.html

• How to return from Vista to XP Pro?

  How to return from Vista to XP Pro?

  If this is the case, contact the manufacturer of your computer:

  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

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  Otherwise:

  Come on first, site of the manufacturer of your computer, check to see if your model computer has XP drivers available for it...

  If the XP drivers are not available for your model, forget the idea.

  If Yes, download and save to a CD or Flash drive.

  Then buy a disc XP and license.

  Save all your data because it will be lost during the installation of XP.

  Then follow the steps below to do a clean install.

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

  Once installed, reload ALL your other programs of original media, or download again.

  Reload all drivers and utilities for your motherboard.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Copy the Contacts from Vista to Windows 7 Contacts Possible?

  I have a new desktop under Windows 7 Home Premium. Before the death of my old desktop (Vista 32 Home Premium), I was able to copy my Contacts folder to a backup drive. Is Vista comes in contact with the same type of file as Windows 7 contacts? Is it possible to copy contacts from Vista to Windows 7 contacts folder? If this is not the case, how would I go about importing the contacts? Thank you!

  Hi Fallstar,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site.

  You can import the information book or contact address of several formats used by other programs, convert them for use in this version of Windows and store them in your Contacts folder. You can also convert your contacts to other formats by exporting. Allows you to share them with people who use an earlier version of Windows or a different operating system.

  However, you must download Windows Live Mail in order to perform the steps listed in method 1. To download windows live mail on windows 7 click on the link below.

  Windows Live Mail

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=56883de5-2024-4631-806e-757693072a1c#requirements

  After installing windows live mail follow method 1.

  Method 1:

  Follow the steps mentioned below to import contacts.

  1. open Windows Contacts by clicking on the button start then on your user name. Type of contacts in the address bar and press ENTER.

  2. on the toolbar, click Import, and then click one of the following formats to import contacts from:

  o CSV (Comma Separated Values). It is a format of generic file used to export and import information to and from databases or spreadsheets. If you can't import an address book file directly into Windows Contacts, try everything first convert to a CSV file and then import this file.

  o LDIF (LDAP server). This format is used to import information from LDAP directory servers directory.

  o vCard (VCF file). This is the most widely used contacts format.

  o the Windows address book file (Outlook Express contacts). This format (.wab file) is used by most earlier versions of Windows, including Windows XP.

  3. click on import, locate the contacts file you want to import, and then click Open. The new contacts should appear in your Contacts folder.

  If you can't find the contacts file you want to import, see the documentation provided with the program that created the contacts or visit the manufacturer's website. You will need to export contacts from the program before you can import them into Windows Contacts.

  4. when a message appears telling you that the contacts import process has completed, click OK and then click Close.

  For more information, see the article mentioned below.

  Import, export, or change the format for contacts

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/import-export-or-change-the-format-for-contacts

  Or follow method 2.

  Method 2:

  1. in Vista, navigate to the folder C:\Users\(user name) \Contacts , and then copy all your contacts and groups of contacts to something (ex: DVD, USB drive, etc.) to copy in Windows 7.

  (2 in Windows 7, copy the Vista contacts and groups of contacts in the folder C:\Users\(user name) \Contacts .

  Hope this information is useful.

  Thanks and regards.

  Thahaseena M
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.
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• If you have upgraded from vista to windows 7, you can then upgrade to windows 8

  If you have upgraded from vista to windows 7, you can then upgrade to windows 8

  Yes, Windows Vista and Windows 7 can be used as a qualification of licensing. The upgrade to Windows 7 you will preserve both your personal files, settings and installed applications.

  See:

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/11/06/part-1-how-to-upgrade-using-the-Windows-8-Upgrade-Assistant/

  then:

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/11/07/part-2-How-to-upgrade-using-the-Windows-8-Upgrade-Assistant/

• updated my OS on my laptop from vista to windows 7, but my web cam still has the drivers for vista.

  I have updated my OS on my laptop from vista to windows 7, but my web cam still has the drivers for the Device Manager Vista.the indicates that its working properly, but his does not work when I want to do a call.also, video i tried to identify my built in webcam so I can get new drivers for windows 7 , but all I get under 'model' is "usb composite device" and not. How do I get my webcam to work by "model number"?

  The built-in webcam is from manufacturers of your laptop, and therefore all drivers or webcam app is provided by the laptop manufacturer.

  Usually, the vista drivers work.

  Visit the manufacturers of portable supports site for help/FAQ or their Forums

• After the OS from Vista to Windows 7 upgrade, lost bookmarks. Could they be somewhere in "windows.old"?

  Hello

  I upgraded my OS from Vista to Windows 7 and lost bookmarks, I had in Firefox. Back up my documents files and they are OK. Unfortunately, I don't think to back up my Firefox bookmarks.html file.

  However, I did the upgrade of the operating system from the disk and a "windows.old" folder has been created which seems to have a lot of my old files, applications, and others, but I can't find "bookmarks.html" in the firefox folder or in my user folder.

  Is there another place in windows.old where bookmarks could be, or a different file name, it may be under?

  Please help, there are a few important bookmarks that I lost and which were accumulated over several years.

  Thank you!

  Firefox has not used the file bookmarks.html for storage of bookmark since the release of Firefox 2. You need a JSON bookmark backup file or the file places.sqlite. See this:
  
  http://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

  Your old profile is located here in Windows Vista and Win7:
  
  drive: \Users\Windows login user name\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\profile_name

  You may need to display 'files and hidden folders' in Win7 to be able to access the Firefox profile in windows.old files and the new installation of the OS.

• Change operating system from Vista to Windows XP Home on my Satellite A200

  I want to change my OS from Vista to Windows XP Home on my Satellite A200... once I downloaded the complete drivers compatible with XP I updated my version of BIOS to be compatible, then when I started the formatting procedure I've countered a problem when I want to choose the format of the hard drive... which is "no hard drive drivers were found.

  If anyone can help please :) Thank you.

  Hello

  The problem is that you must install the SATA driver (among others) in the XP operating system!
  You will use the FDD USB external (floppy) drive or you will create a new Win XP CD using the freeware tool called nLite (google for nLite get details).

  In addition, after the installation of the SATA driver you shouldn't t format the HARD drive because it would wipe out the SATA driver and the HARD drive will not be recognized!

  Best regards