Windows 7 For Dummies. Windows 7 can’t directly upgrade a PC running Windows XP, which complicates things for Windows XP owners. To upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, known as a “clean install,” follow these steps. Run Windows Easy Transfer on your Windows XP PC. The free Windows Easy Transfer lives in the SupportMigwiz on your Windows 7 DVD. I did a windows 7 upgrade over vista and windows would never boot after shut down. I always had to use a start-up repair disc or go through launch repair, before it would boot from hard drive. I changed the boot sequence in the Bios making boot from hard drive no. 1 and now it boots every time. I had been reading so many 'horror' stories about installing Win 7 OVER an existing OS as opposed to doing a CLEAN install with Win 7. I was't sure if I wanted to take the chance. Format your drive that you want to install Vista. Click Custom (advanced), select your drive you want to install Vista, click Format, and click Yes.

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Hi cnet:
I wanted to know if I should do an upgrade from vista to 7 or do a clean install from vista to windows 7. What is the difference from an upgrade and a clean install? What are the advantages of doing a clean install. I know that an upgrade you get to keep your files, but do you lose some features of windows 7? Also is it a good idea to do a clean install if your computer was build from a manufacturer like HP and not by me. All schools should implement bullying awareness programs. Because I don't have any of the cds for some important programs that came with my computer, like lightscribe, software to the get the NVIDIA control panel, HP total care and many other important programs from HP.
Also if I do a clean install do I have to install back the software for my NVIDIA graphics card or sound card, or would windows 7 recognize it and install the drivers without putting the software cd from NVIDIA. If someone can help me thanks, please make a video of the advantages of upgrading or clean installing windows 7 on a computer that has been build by a manufacturer and not me.

The reason why is XP will install it's own (older) version, and XP's boot manager can not boot to win 7. Repairing using the Win 7 disc will re-install Win7's boot manager, which can start XP. You must take backup of you data before using this stuff. It is little risky.

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