Vista to 7 upgrade Question

I have two computers, one with Vista and the other with 7. When windows 8 will be released in the fall, I'll upgrade one with 7 to Windows 8. Is it possible to use the computer to Windows 7 OEM license to upgrade my computer with Vista to 7?

Unfortunately not. An OEM license is tied to the computer, with which he came.

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Re use Vista Home Premium Upgrade disc

Hello

I bought and Vista Home Premium Upgrade disc and upgraded to Windows XP. Unfortunately my PC has not enough graphics to run Aero and DVD Maker (915 chipset), and I had tried unsuccessfully to introduce a new videocard (power problem). So I gave up with this PC and will probably go back to XP or get a copy of Vista Home Basic which will be OK on this PC.

I did the clean installation thing with the upgrade disk if my old XP system is not affected and can be restored without problem.

My question is:

If I buy a latest PC who has the necessary graphics to run the Home Premium edition, can I re reuse the upgrade disc, or the activation process will fail because of "improved" after having already.

Thanks for your help

Evereti

Hi Evereti,

You can try installing upgrade of Windows Vista on another PC as if you removed completely from Windows Vista to Windows XP PC. You will not be able to use the same copy on two different computers at the same time. It will affect the Product Activation.

Check out the link:

Activating Windows: Frequently asked questions

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/activating-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

Hope this information is useful.

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I was given an old laptop it runs Vista can be upgraded to Windows 10?

Original title: upgrade

I was given an old laptop it runs Vista can be upgraded to Windows 10?

Hello

Depends on hardware configuration required on later operating systems, and also find out if the manufacturer of the laptop computer is supported and provides drivers for operating systems later as to whether it is possible or feasible to upgrade or not.

Th era is no free upgrade Vista to 7, 8.1, or 10.

Follow these steps before you buy Windows 7.

Microsoft sells more than 7; Try Amazon.com.

Go to your computer / computer laptop manufacturer Web site and see if Windows 7 drivers are available for your make and model computer / laptop.

If this is not available, Windows 7 will not properly work for you.

Run the "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=20

Check if your specifications are compatible for Windows 7:

"Windows 7 system requirements"

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

"Windows 7 Compatibility Center" for software and hardware:

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

Windows 7 upgrade paths:

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (v = ws.10) .aspx

«Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7»

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

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Follow these steps before buy you and upgrade (new installation) of Windows 8.1.

Microsoft sells more than 8/8.1.

Try Amazon.com, etc.

Check if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has Windows 8.1 drivers available for your model.

If this is not available, Windows 8.1 not install and work properly for you.

There is a lot of information in this first link from Microsoft:

Download and run the Windows Upgrade Assistant 8.1 of to see if your machine is compatible Windows 8.1 and read the update for Windows 8.1: FAQ here

"Update to Windows 8.1: FAQ".

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/upgrade-to-Windows-8

"8.1 for Windows system requirements.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/system-requirements

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How to buy Windows 10:

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Windows/CategoryID.70036700

But first make sure that you have the correct configuration and your computer manufacturer provides the right drivers for 10.

https://www.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Windows-10-specifications#sysreqs

" System requirements Windows 10"

https://www.Thurrott.com/Windows/Windows-10/3884/Windows-10-system-requirements

Microsoft deploys Windows 10 available as free upgrade to Windows 7 features, Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 8.1 qualified. It will be available from July 29, 2015

"FAQ Windows 10.

http://www.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Windows-10-FAQ

See you soon

I have Windows Vista installed on a Dell Inspiron 530 s. Vista can be upgraded to windows 10 and, if so, how?

Vista is not included in the free update. If your hardware is compatible wins 10 you can buy a key for windows 10

1 GHz processor or faster

1 GB of RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB of disk space available (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphical device DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Your processor (CPU) must support the following extensions: SSE2, NX, EAP

I bought Vista Ultimate professional to upgrade the installed Vista. The 'Upgrade' feature is disabled in my professional (full) Vista Ultimate package. Why?

Why can't go from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate?

I have a laptop double boot configured with Vista Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional.

I bought Vista Ultimate professional to upgrade the installed Vista. The 'Upgrade' feature is disabled in my professional (full) Vista Ultimate package. Why?

Update requires the same Service Pack level. For example, if your current Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 or SP2 installed, you will need to uninstall the Service Pack to be able to use the Windows Vista Ultimate Edition disc, you have that has no Service Pack integrated.

See: How to uninstall Windows Vista service packs as a troubleshooting step

Reinstalling Windows Vista Home Prem Upgrade

I have a Windows Vista Home Prem Upgrade of retail, and I'm reinstalling on a clean hardrive on another computer because my old computer crashed. After resettlement on the new computer with a new hardrive it tells me that I need a previous version of windows before installing. Is there a work around to send a fix me?

Hello

do you need an operating system prior to the upgrade of

It is the sense of a license upgrade

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If you do not have an earlier operating system to upgrade, you may be interested to go instead to a full license for Windows 7:

so eager to upgrade to Windows 7, it will depend on if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has windows 7 drivers available for your computer/laptop as to whether Windows 7 will work properly on your machine

check with them

and read this

Windows 7 upgrade advisor (you need an operating system that is installed to run this)

http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

Windows 7 system requirements

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

Compare editions of Windows 7:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare

Windows 7 Compatibility Center to check software and hardware compatibility:

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

Windows 7 price:

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/CategoryID.50726100

Install vista from the upgrade CD

I try to install windows vista on a VM on my mac. I have the vista installation CD is an upgrade and when I enter the product key it says to start the installation of my existing version of windows. Is it possible to install vista using the upgrade CD or do I have to buy an original copy? The reason why I got the upgrade CD, it's that I upgraded my old dell laptop from XP to Vista

Hello

that you realize that you need an operating system upgraded from

and if the upgrade license is still in use in the Dell laptop, you would be in violation of the rules on licensing, if you have also installed on the mac anyway

installation on a virtual machine requires also a vista license because it is also classified as a facility

If I use at any time update in windows vista home premium upgrade to complete, I need a Windows Vista Ultimate key to activate too?

If I use at any time update in windows vista home premium upgrade to complete, I need a Windows Vista Ultimate key to activate too?. Please answer

Yes.

You will need to BUY a Vista Ultimate Upgrade product key/license disk

Windows Anytime Upgrade Vista is no longer available; which you always had to pay anyway...

Try to buy Vista Ultimate Upgrade online: newegg, amazon, etc.

Alternatively, try your local computer store.

This isn't for free.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

Vista Home Premium Upgrade to Windows 7 failure

Vista Home Premium upgrade to Windows 7, hang up to 63% finished!

Try the following and see if it works:

Microsoft Fix It Tool for 62%:

http://go.Microsoft.com/?linkid=9693817

If you have compatible hardware and your computer still stops responding, disable any unnecessary material. Remove (USB) universal serial bus devices. Remove or disable network cards, sound cards and cards of the series; and then restart the installation.

How to roll back to vista after an upgrade to windows 7?

New computers that come pre-installed with Windows 7 or Windows Vista often have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

If your recovery partition is not available or damaged, you must contact the manufacturer of your computer, and request that a defined recovery disk you can use to reinstall Windows 7. They could practice a small shipping and handling.

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This is how the recovery partition is available for the most popular brands

For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

Windows Vista download and reinstall

Files Windows Vista Setup official (Digital River)

Note these .iso files can be used with a Dell/no - product Dell OEM keys but the phone activation is required (see the note at the end). This key is usually located on the COA attached to the base of the system.

Sale to the retail/upgrade product keys that can be used with these .iso files and activated by internet or by phone. See the note at the end for the activation of the phone.

Windows Vista (in English) with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista (x 86)		Windows Vista (x 64)
X 14 - 63452.exe	X 14 - 63453.exe
Boot.wim	Boot.wim
install.wim	install.wim

Installation instructions (creation of bootable DVD/USB)

You must download the .exe, the boot.wim and install.wim file in the same place. Run the .exe file and it will extract all the files in a folder called Vista. Start Windows install will be now (cancel Setup).

To create a .iso bootable extracted the files in the folder of Vista and download Imgburn. Run imgburn and select 'Create Image file from files/folders'

Select the record button browse and select the folder of Vista. Then select Advanced.

Left will be your folder of Vista, to the right, make sure that you have verified make Bootable Image, changed the developer ID: Microsoft Corporation, load segment: 07C 0 and loading areas: 4.

Select the folder browse button then navigate to your folder of Vista, then select the startup folder and select the file called etfsboot.

Select the generate button.

Save your .iso

Select Yes when the prompt for the Volume name, and select ok. Finally, wait for it to make the .iso file.

Once we have the .iso file, they may want to use the Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool to create a DVD or bootable USB (requires a blank DVD or USB flash to at least 4 GB key).

Note: You can use the HP format tool to format your USB (run as administrator) after the windows install so you can use it as a USB again. ;)

HP-pavilion upgrade question

I have a pavilion p6110t PC x64based (CTO) which was purchased in June 2009. It came with Vista and I upgraded to Windows 7 Home premium as soon as it was released in October 2009. I also added a 4 GB of RAM for a total of 7 GB. and I have svc. Pack1

I always wonder why it takes more than 2 minutes of win7 welcome screen to get to the screen. The screen goes black and after 2 minutes, it displays the desktop. I went and disabled some things to start - maximum but I'm not sure that some things are so I leave them alone.

I noticed that as soon as I installed the two sticks of memory 2 GB the machine stops faster - but the start is always the same.

Is this normal after an upgrade from Vista to windows7?

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God make you learn.
(C. S. Lewis)

Hi Chukka,

Over the years, I've seen version of the operating system upgrade works not as well as facilities in own, simply because the upgrade can keep old unnecessary files that make the system need to "think more difficult" who actually run more slowly.

Now on your startup items, it is difficult for me to see all the items in your image, but I can see some as the 'Corel Photo', which would be perfect remove the check mark from. When I go through MSCONFIG, my rule of thumb is to remove the controls from any ordinary software (itunes, Real, Corel, etc.). I tend to just let things like an Antivirus software and key services such as Sound Devices or things like that. Also, feel free to experiment. If you doubt the item, uncheck the box and then reboot to see if that makes a difference. You can always add the control to the rear.

I have an upgrade question. I received a notification when I connected my computer to the internet that Lightroom 5.7.1 was available

I have an upgrade question. I received a notification when I connected my computer to the internet that Lightroom 5.7.1 was available had merge to HDR & Panoramic photos. I can't find these. Where can I find them.

It is unfortunate that Adobe has chosen to use the "update" in the notice inside LR 5. It is not an "update". It is an 'upgrade '. Thus, you pay if you want. Also as usual, Adobe directs clients to the CC solution and makes it hard to find perpetual license option.

Windows Vista upgrade question

My son has Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit), is it necessary to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate or can he use professional. Toshiba 2.2 GHZ laptop with 2.0 Gig of Ram.

Hello

Vista ultimate 32but only upgrades to Windows 7 ultimate 32but

but this 1 check before buying the upgrade license to make sure that you run the machine

It depends on if the manufacturer of your laptop, Toshiba, has windows 7 drivers available for him as to if it will work properly

check with them

and read this

Upgrade Advisor

http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

the system configuration required

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

upgrade paths

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (WS.10) .aspx

Here is the vista forums

for the other windows 7 questions repost in the forums of windows 7:

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/default.aspx#tab=2

Answers by topic

Question for the Vista Home Premium upgrade to Windows 7?

After you run the Upgrade Advisor, I like Windows mail is compatible with Windows 7. How can I save my emails filed so I don't lose them when I do the upgrade? Thamks

Windows Update has nothing to do with the upgrade of Windows. That being said...

Your Windows Mail data will be preserved when you switch to Win7.

Unlike Vista and Windows XP, Win7 does NOT have any default mail client. However, you can install Windows Live Mail (free) or another e-mail Client (e.g. MS Outlook, which is not free) and then import data from Windows Mail stored in your new email Client.

You can find more help in this specific Win7 forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/threads

You will find public support for Windows Live Mail in this discussion group: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

You will find support for MS Outlook in this public discussion group: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.outlook.general

~ 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

Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 (Questions about the process)

So I'm planning to buy my copy of windows 7,http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium-Upgrade-64-Bit_W0QQitemZ260551082265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3caa0e0119#ht_1414wt_732

First of all, regarding the link above, it will improve my computer from windows vista to windows 7? My friend told me do not buy it because I need a product code any. I am really worried about this purchase. (I see from the reviews that it is legitimate, but I was wondering what you guys think about this).

I made an advisor to upgrade to windows 7 and got this: http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab29/Yozuru/windows.png

So should I go with this? Also how can I transfer my files to windows 7 if I do the upgrade?

Thank you very much for reading this.

We cannot give you advice on buying software from 3 parties.

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.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/get/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (WS.10) .aspx

Railways upgrade to Windows 7 at the link above.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

Windows 7 Hardware/Software Compatibility Center.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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