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JZ28
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 03:43 Edited at: 25th Aug 2013 01:19
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demons breath
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 03:47
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Well back up everything externally first...

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JZ28
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JZ28
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Venge
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Windows 7 saves all your files from the previous installation into C:\Windows.old, so unless something goes wrong you should be okay.

I will live forever or die trying.
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hyrichter
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It is a good idea to back up, but as Venge said, Windows 7 will just stuff all your documents, program files, etc., into a folder called Windows.old. Other folders on your main drive will stay the same.

Have fun. I've been enjoying Windows 7 so far.

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Peter H
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Quote: "see ya in an hourish."

took me 6 hours...

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JZ28
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Lemonade
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Quote: "took me 6 hours... "


took me 25 mins to backup and do a fresh install.
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JZ28
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Lemonade
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 06:45 Edited at: 9th Dec 2009 06:49
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Ah. Yeah, I only had a 32GB. But now I have 320GB, so it's all good.

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Quote: "everything looks almost the same.
internet connection thingy has improved.
taskbar is a little more useless.
folders look kinda ugly (games ones look MUCH better.)
the computer took about 15 seconds to load.
and Google chrome disappeared for a brief moment."


1. It does look similar to Vista...is that bad?
2. Yes, I LOVE how the internet words in Win 7. Auto-detect, auto-fix, auto everything.
3. The taskbar is awesome, it just takes times getting used to it.
4. Umm...the folders look great to me.
5. 15 seconds to boot? That's good. 15 seconds to log on? You need a new computer\hard drive
6. Upgrading can cause some problems. Hopefully nothing too major for you. I prefer a clean install.
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Peter H
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yeah, i did the upgrade from vista because i was too lazy to backup and start from scratch

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Fallout
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 09:24 Edited at: 9th Dec 2009 09:24
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Cool. Now you've sat through the install and seen how cool it looks, you can get ready for the steady and relentless slew of problems that will aggravate and frustrate you, to the point of near suicide. Have a nice day.

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Uncle Sam
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 09:27
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Windows 7 is pure awesomeness.

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Indicium
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I love windows 7! I've had a play with it xD shame im stuck with xp
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David R
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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 17:28
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Clean installs for the win. Upgrades normally leave everything a mess

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Aertic
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Windows 7 clearly took the Window franchise to a position where it can challenge other OS' distributions, but honestly, I only see a small difference from it and XP, besides that mouse-speed has been increased(In a game, my average sensitivity was 6.4, now, it's 1.2)...

However I still think it's got a long way to go before it can top off current Linux distro's... But what will Linux be like when that time comes?

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Pincho Paxton
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Aertic.. your siggy looks like a bondage site!

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Posted: 9th Dec 2009 22:09 Edited at: 9th Dec 2009 22:10
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My signature looks like a... Bondage site? What the France!?

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