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Originally Posted by Warfare
I have some windows 7 questions.
1. Do you install it like every other windows OS? Through formatting and using a disk? Or is there a special way you install it.
2. When you install programs in Win7 what do you choose? Like if it only has WinXP and WinVista as download options.
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Hi -
Installing Windows 7 is just like installing Vista. You need a bootable Windows 7 ISO DVD and a product key code. I would recommend installing it onto a completely formatted hard drive and not on top of Vista as Vista may see it as an upgrade. When returning to Vista from Windows 7, you will definitely need to format the hard drive. Use a product like killdisk - burn a bootable CD. I use ImgBurn for CD & DVD burning.
killdisk -
http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
ImgBurn -
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
I did encounter situations where drivers that worked perfectly with Vista x86 & x64 would not install because Windows 7 was deemed to be an "invalid OS". By February, NVIDIA, IDT, Realtek, Intel, etc... drivers all installed without incident. There were some like a TV tuner driver that would not install. Device Manager showed the yellow flag; I ignored it and had no problems.
You should be able to install any program onto Windows 7 that reinstalled in Vista. Again, there are those that still look at the build number (link NT5.x = XP; NT6.x=Vista; or build 2600 = XP; 6000, 6001 = Vista) and may throw a screen up declaring the Windows 7 OS (initial build 7000) to be invalid. It will tell you. I have encountered very few of these.
Generally, Windows 7 and Vista are fully compatible Operating Systems. However, Windows 7 is still a beta (test) version and can be unstable. So always have your data backed up and be prepared at anytime to re-install it. The beta expires on August 1, 2009, at which time you should re-install your previous OS.
From Microsoft -
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tructions.aspx
Regards. . .
jcgriff2
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