vista ultimate upgrade to windows 7

ONESHOTKILL · 16 Jan 2010 at 15:38

i bought a pc a few months ago from ocuk with windows vista ultimate which came with windows 7 upgrade voucher,i have just recieved my copy of windows 7 today.Will it cause much problems doing a upgrade or do you have to do a clean install?

theheyes · 16 Jan 2010 at 15:44

A clean install will always be the preferred method, but the upgrades are not a bad as they used to be. If you're moving from 32 to 64 bit (or vice versa) then an upgrade is not an option.

edit - to bit a bit clearer: an in place upgrade is not an option.

ONESHOTKILL · 16 Jan 2010 at 15:47

i have vista ultimate 64 on at the moment

JessicaD · 19 Jan 2010 at 19:05

Oneshotkill,

When migrating from Windows Vista to Windows 7 you will have the option to select "custom" or "upgrade" install when prompted. By selecting the "upgrade" option, your documents and applications will follow and carry over through the install process. If you select, "custom" however you will be able to perform a clean install and all applications will have to be reinstalled manually -- documents will be moved to a folder entitled "windows.old".

For additional assistance with the migration of Windows Vista to Windows 7, Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum located here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro/ . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. You are welcome to check the threads there and receive additional assistance and feedback.

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team