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• I want to reinstall windows and upgrading vista to windows 7. I don't have the recovery CD. How can I do this?

  Yes, it is said that in the title.  I want to reinstall them and upgrade.  If I buy and download the upgrade windows 7 will there be an option to wipe the hard drive and delete the partitions?

  Hi NoahFrank,

  No, you will not get an option to erase hard disk or delete partitions during the upgrade of your operating system. However, you will get this option during custom installation.

  Formatting your hard drive during a custom installation of Windows 7 permanently erases everything on the partition that you put in the form, including your files, settings and programs.

  Please see the following articles for more information:

  Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/UpgradeAdvisor

   

  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

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

   

  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 (custom installation)

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/upgrading-from-Windows-Vista-to-Windows-7-custom

   

  Install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/install-reinstall-uninstall

  Hope this information helps.

• Need to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7, but printer does not have a driver for Windows 7.

  Hi, I have windows vista running on my system and I'm going to upgrade to windows 7, but my Dell 924 All In One printer is not compatiable with windows 7 and I would like to know how I can run this printer with 7. I checked Dell and did not find anything and I wonder if I can upgrade to 7 and save my vista drivers so I can use my printer, any help would be thank you very much

  Moved from Vista to install, upgrade and activate Forum.

  Donald

  If it's not compatible, it is not possible but you can try to install drivers vista in "compatibility" mode

  To install in compatibility mode do the following:

  Click with the right button on the installer > properties > compatibility > choose OS

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows?SignedIn=1

• Vista and Windows 7 wont display icons and pictures for folders on XP

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  Hello

  Given that you have created available in Windows XP, it cannot be replicated under vista or windows 7, because these operating systems have been designed in a different way. However, you can send your comments in the following link.

  Windows 7 comments

  Hope that helps.

• I need help, find how to install Windows Vista on a HP Pavilion 6475z disk.

  I need help, find how to install Windows Vista on a HP Pavilion 6475z disk.   I had to replace the hard drive, so he has nothing about it and I added more ram, but I replace the cd player so it is not yet installed on the HP.   So I was wondering if I could put the installation disc in my laptop cd/dvd and connect computers by usb ports and install it this way and if not how can I?
  
  Thank you

  Hello

  You are welcome

  If the CD/DVD drive in the works of PC Gateway, you can (at least temporarily) remove it and install it in the HP, you can run your recovery disc and reinstall Vista.  Once everything is running on the HP, you can always remove the CD/DVD drive and reinstall it in the gateway PC if you wish.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

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

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

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• Grandson ran unintentionally install Vista using Windows Vista disk and now I don't have anything in the computer before now. How can I recover the previous data?

  Original title: Everythinh went

  My grandson unintentionally (I think) installed my original disc of Widows Vista and apparently followed all the guests was, as all before today disappeared. How can I restore back to where was before this...

  Hello

  A System Restore Point does NOT restore to a previous operating system Installation.

  This is misinformation.

  You don't say how Vista has been reinstalled.

  Looking for a windows.old folder and if you find one, see if you can save your data from it.

  "How to restore your personal files after performing an installation of Windows Vista or Windows 7"

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

  If the above does not apply, you will need to use data recovery programs to recover your Date.

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  See you soon.

• The upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 with the Installation of Vista disk

  I remember, before disconnecting my wireless internet, using Windows Vista (I have Vista on my laptop) and given the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 7.  I had my internet is turned off and turn it back on and I tried this again, and now all I have is the Vista installation option, which I have.  Why?  I want to upgrade to Windows 7.  Help! :-)

  Hello

  1 purchased from the Microsoft Store installation disc?

  2. which version of the Service pack is installed on your computer (Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2)?

  Note: Make a backup of any important data before upgrade you.

  You can consult the following Microsoft article and check if it helps.

  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

  Keep us updated on the status of the issue.

• 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.

• Satellite A200-137 - cannot install windows after the hard disk crash

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• Wiping Hard Drive, Reinstalled with Windows 7 with upgrade disk product key error

  My computer has been acting upward, so I back up hard drive and erased the hard drive with the BACK CLEAN ALL command. I then reinstalled windows 7 from my Windows 7 Upgrade disk and restore my files on hard disk. The computer works fantastic and returned half of the memory of the hard drive. A few days later, I get a message on the screen that I have 30 days left until I can produce a product key from the original Windows installation, does not accept the upgrade product key.

  I tried the product key located on the bottom of my laptop for Windows Vista comes with the HP computer. It does not work and it gave me no disk backup for Windows Vista from HP.

  I called Microsoft and they told me to contact HP for the product key. I see on this forum that someone else has written a similar plea, because it is a plea, and HP said to contact Microsoft. In other words, Microsoft says to contact HP and HP says to contact Microsoft.

  I use Microsoft since Windows 3.2 operating systems and have bought a lot of products of them. It's my 3rd HP laptop, my wife is on her 2nd HP laptop. Well you know what? If I don't get this resolved quickly by one of your companies, and I'm not remember Microsoft, I'm through the two of you.

  I don't see where Microsoft is not being fooled off but when it's to the detriment of a loyal customer, so don't worry. HP is also responsible for this. An upgraded version of Windows 7 (to upgrade from Vista or XP) should be smart enough (and I thought it was) to remember that I had the original version and its product key should be enough. Also I don't never told me that I had to keep the old product keys, and it doesn't matter anyway because the product key is always available in my laptop HP, but it does not work.

  I'm not buying another HP without your help and actually buying an Apple Mac for my wife and my next computer if it is not resolved. I think that HP is probably as bad as Microsoft so that it will not be solved and I'm not shelling out more money for something I already own.

  System information:

  Other OS Description not available OS manufacturer Microsoft Corporation system name MADRONA system manufacturer Hewlett-Packard model system HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC OS name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Version 6.1.7600 X 86 - based PC processor Intel (r) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU P7450 2.13 GHz, 2133 MHz, 2 Lossnay Build 7600 system type, 2 logic or the BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.24 processors , 12/06/2009 \Device\HarddiskVolume1 SMBIOS Version 2.4 Windows directory C:\Windows directory C:\Windows\system32 peripheral initialization system local United the States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7600.16385" username madrona\majoraward Pacific Daylight Time zone installed physical memory (RAM) 3.00 GB Total physical memory 3.00 GB available physical memory 1.74 GB memory virtual 5.99 Total available virtual memory 4.66 GB Page file space 3.00 GB Page file C:\pagefile.sys

  I used here from method 3 with success. Basically just throw the disc to upgrade from in Windows and make install an inplace upgrade.

  http://www.winsupersite.com/article/Windows-7/clean-install-Windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512

• How can I purchase back level versions of Windows to restore hard disks not bootable corrupt in several Versions of Windows

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  Hi Boomer6005,

  ·         What is the error you receive?

  ·         How have you activated Windows?

  You can see:

  Windows 7: Activation Windows 7: frequently asked questions

  Windows Vista: Windows Activation: frequently asked questions

  Windows XP: How to activate Windows XP

  Also, try to connect hard disks as a slave to a working machine drive to recover data.

  What about the versions of Windows Media Center, those who were OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) specific and if the OEM cannot provide a replacement, you will not be able to find one.

• Windows vista to windows 7

  I bought a DELL inspiron two years ago with VISTA I like vista but I'll be able to switch to windows 7 at an affordable price and without losing anything on my computer?  I think that switching to windows 7 should be free to anyone who has windows vista.

  Hi Pawookie, the details of the Windows 7 upgrade options are shown in the link below

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/buy/offers/upgrade-option.aspx

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

  You can contact the web site of the manufacturer of your PC.

  http://www.Dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/shared/Windows7/upgrade/index?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS

  Welcome to Microsoft Windows 7 Forums.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Suresh G
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  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

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  I have purchaced a legal copy of 32-bit windows 7 Home premium, version even a Vista.

  I tried the udate instal to preserve my programs & settings.

  I had an error and system back to Vista.

  I then tried a boot, the new facility.

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  Mike D

  Success!

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126

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