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I have windows vista installed atm and I want to upgrade to windows 7. Should I install it myself at my home or should I take it to Futureshop or something? And how would I install it? All answers are appretiated!

asked Jun 16 '10 at 18:38

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Buy it, pop the disc in and follow instructions it a very easy process to perform an upgrade. I would suggest making a backup of your data though just incase

answered Jun 16 '10 at 18:41

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would I need to re-install all my programs after I upgrade it?

(Jun 16 '10 at 18:42) FeiLongXI FeiLongXI's gravatar image

I posted answer to this as another answer instead of a comment sorry!

(Jun 16 '10 at 18:48) Headwards Headwards's gravatar image

No, there is a tool called the windows upgrade advisor it will run before you upgrade and check what software isn't compatible, it will suggest you upgrade any incompatible software (if any) to the latest version and tell you how before upgrading or uninstall. If your running vista there's little chance any of your rograms will be incompatible. It will say something like your windows mail won't work because that isn't available in windows 7 but that's about it. Like i said, it's pretty straight forward and if you have any problems feel free to drop me a line at get.to.Adam@gmail.com. I'll be happy to help

(Jun 16 '10 at 18:52) Headwards Headwards's gravatar image

There ya go ^^^^ good luck!

(Jun 16 '10 at 18:53) Headwards Headwards's gravatar image

Buy disk

Insert disk

Follow instructions

Windows Installed

;)

answered Jun 16 '10 at 18:51

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do it yourself. why pay $80 to install windows when its next next next finish inbetween the waiting of course.

but you should run the upgrade advisory first to ensure hardware can support windows 7 advanced features. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx

answered Jun 16 '10 at 19:10

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If you are still feeling intimidated,
just type into YouTube something like "How to install Windows 7" or "How to upgrade vista to windows 7"
I'm sure there will be a video on how to do it somewhere on YouTube.
50% of what I know about comptuer I found out from watching YouTube videos!

answered Jun 16 '10 at 19:37

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