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Upgrading from XP
20-04-2014 10:19 PM
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However, I can still legally buy Win 7 on a CD (brand new and with licence), so what I need to find out is how can I confirm that my pc will accept Win 7 before I waste £100+ buying the CD?
Thanks in advance
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20-04-2014 10:23 PM
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21-04-2014 9:37 AM
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The Win 7 Upgrade report based on my pc answers both for 32-bit Win 7 and 64-bit Win 7 which is a bit confusing. It tells me what my uP is (Intel E2200 2.2GHz), and the Intel spec says it can use 64-bit instructions - does this mean I could install either version of Win 7?
As for investigating for using Win 8.1, the Win 8 Upgrade states my hardware needs to be able to support PAE, NX and SSE2. The upgrade report states I haven't got NX turned on. Apparently NX is controlled in the BIOS under Security but I haven't been able to find it, so I may have to investigate if there is a BIOS update I can install.
Oh well - onwards and upwards
Thanks
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21-04-2014 10:16 AM
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Simple, really, it will be a clean install and wipe the hard disk.
Quote from: penneck quite what customised turns out to mean when I try to install Win 7 is another matter.
At best it will save some of your user data in a separate set of folders.
There will be no carry-over of programs or settings.
So, you'll really need to save EVERYTHING you want to external media and reload that as well as reinstalling any programs.
Note that the 64-bit version may be incompatible with some devices or programs, but the W7 compatibility tool (Upgrade Advisor) should detail all that.
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21-04-2014 10:35 AM
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I have done a bit of checking
I suspect that your CPU is 64 bit so PAE is irrelevant - you can check that by looking at which processor you have
This explains about NX etc.
Note that in my case the only thing I can't have is secure boot
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21-04-2014 1:17 PM
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21-04-2014 4:19 PM
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21-04-2014 5:04 PM
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If your ok with partitioning a hard drive & setting a dual boot OR have a spare hard drive you can stick in the machine it might be worth a try.
From your system spec's you would be better of with the 32 bit version of Windows 7 due to the 2 gig of ram.
You can download official copies of legal Windows 7 software to test for a period ( pretty sure it used to be 30 days before it asks for the key ) Then if your happy Windows 7 runs ok on your system you can activate with a genuine key.
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21-04-2014 6:53 PM
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21-04-2014 7:18 PM
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Easy to follow guide
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22-04-2014 9:21 PM
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I have had to create a Win 7 installation CD, but I'm not sure I have created it correctly. Creating a cd from an iso-file is not something I have done over the years. When I get to the point where I have to use it, I will find out how good it is.
Unfortunately lack of time has stopped me until the weekend.
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22-04-2014 11:16 PM
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23-04-2014 2:28 PM
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http://www.burnaware.com/download/
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23-04-2014 6:27 PM
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What should I do to get Live Messenger to work on my Dell so that I can use e-mails? I dont want to lose the e-mail connection I have on my Dell from the XP partition.
Thanks to everyone for their help so far.
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23-04-2014 7:24 PM
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1. Is there a different version of this driver for XP compared to that for Windows 7? How would I know which is which?
2. can I download the Win 7 version of the driver onto the XP Partition without installing it?
3. while I am in XP, can I download the Win 7 version driver into the the Windows 7 Partition? If so where should I put it?
4. If I got it somehow into the Windows 7 Partition, rebooted into Windows 7, then installed it, would it adversely affect the XP load?
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