Quick Windows 7 upgrade question

[Buccura]

If you are upgrading from x64 Vista Home Premium to x64 Windows 7 Professional, using of course the upgrade disk, is it true that you don't need to format your hard drive?

Thanks.

 

[Buccura]

Hate to bump an old topic but I would like to know because I may be getting a copy of 7 soon.

 

[Pilkingtube]

If you are upgrading from x64 Vista Home Premium to x64 Windows 7 Professional, using of course the upgrade disk, is it true that you don't need to format your hard drive?

Thanks.

Quote: "An upgrade installation replaces your current version of Windows with Windows 7 and your files, settings, and programs are kept in place on your PC. You can perform an upgrade installation using either the upgrade or full version of Windows 7."

Source - Windows Archive

There ya go

 

[SkinyJim]

If you are upgrading from x64 Vista Home Premium to x64 Windows 7 Professional, using of course the upgrade disk, is it true that you don't need to format your hard drive?

Thanks.

Quote: "An upgrade installation replaces your current version of Windows with Windows 7 and your files, settings, and programs are kept in place on your PC. You can perform an upgrade installation using either the upgrade or full version of Windows 7."

Source - Windows Archive

There ya go

Can't argue with that ^^

However one little known fact: Halo 2 for PC WILL NOT RUN on a pc using Windows 7 x64 that was upgraded from Vista x64. I'm not sure why but I have run into this problem myself and can confirm that it's true.

But as far as I know that's the only difference you may notice when compared to a clean install.

 

[mad825]

Unless you have XP or older then yes otherwise no.

Funny thing, one could say that you are patching an Operating System

 

[Random Fella]

Get a mac....
WAIT WHO SAID THAT?!?!?

 

[Pilkingtube]

Unless you have XP or older then yes otherwise no.

Funny thing, one could say that you are patching an Operating System

They're upgrading from x64 Vista Home Premium ;D

 

[Master Kuja]

If you are upgrading from x64 Vista Home Premium to x64 Windows 7 Professional, using of course the upgrade disk, is it true that you don't need to format your hard drive?

Thanks.

From personal experience, no, no formatting of the hard drive involved at all, all of your files are kept in place, nothing is removed, you just get a shiny new OS whilst everything else remains intact.

 

[Buccura]

Good to know, thanks folks!