Windows Anytime Upgrade is a method provided in Windows 7 & Vista, for upgrading from one Windows edition to a higher edition. While the WAU procedure in Windows Vista involved a setup.exe, the process in Windows 7 is different, as it uses the Windows servicing infrastructure to perform the process. Driver, data and application migration issues are completely bypassed. [Read More...]
In the rare eventuality that you get a Black Screen while upgrading to or installing Windows 7, you can try and see if any of the following troubleshooting steps help you. [Read More...]
This article shows the difference between Upgrade Warnings & Upgrade Blocks, and tells you how to go about resolving them, should you encounter any of them, while upgrading to Windows 7. [Read More...]
It is always recommended that you backup your data before upgrading Windows. But if you did not and if you have just upgraded to Windows 7 and find that for some reason, your data is missing after the upgrade, here are a few troubleshooting steps you may want to try out. [Read More...]
When upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7, certain features will be removed after the Windows 7 upgrade installation. They are: [Read More...]
Microsoft has launched a new help site focusing solely on how to install, reinstall, upgrade or uninstall Windows 7, Windows Vista & Windows XP. [Read More...]
In less than a month since its launch on October 22, over 2,000 Indian companies are in the process of installing Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7. [Read More...]
Depending on your data, your number of applications, installed, your system & hardware configuration, a Windows 7 upgrade could take anywhere from around 30 minutes to over 600 minutes. [Read More...]
Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt tool called as Windows Easy Transfer which enables you to automatically copy your files, photos, music, e-mail, settings, and more to your new Windows 7. [Read More...]
Starting today, for a month, those visitors to this site, who are still using Internet Explorer 6, will be greeted with the following message : [Read More...]
If you have gone in for the option to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and if you find that the upgrade attempt has failed and you get an error message “This version of Windows could not be installed, Your previous version of Windows has been restored, and you can continue to use it“, and the PC on subsequent reboot/s keeps showing you the same message, you may want to try the following: [Read More...]
Microsoft appears to have sent an “Official Windows 7 Upgrade chart” to Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal. [Read More...]
In response to a query from my MVP collegue Vijay : “What exactly is the incentive for users to upgrade XP to 7? Is it purely gfx? I would honestly like to know what feature 7 offers that can’t be done either natively or via 3rd party software in XP”, Stephen Rose, Senior Community Manager with Microsoft had this to say to MSigeek: [Read More...]
If you have skipped Vista and are now planning to upgrade from XP to Windows 7, then this read may help you. The upgrade option of upgrading from XP to Windows 7, is not available in Windows 7 Setup when installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP. However, you can use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from Windows XP to Windows 7 on the same computer. [Read More...]
European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to U.S. users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft. [Read More...]
Windows Vista Ultimate users are not too happy with the way Microsoft has chosen to ignore them. [Read More...]
Microsoft has introduced a special time limited offer, where one has the opportunity to pre-order Windows 7 at a more than 50% discount. [Read More...]
AeroXperience has managed to uncover some great shots of the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade packaging. [Read More...]
Microsoft today announced Windows 7 retail pricing, availability, upgrade and other details. OEMs will start shipping PCs with Windows 7 in all language versions beginning on GA, October 22nd. [Read More...]
This table outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for Windows® 7 SKUs. [Read More...]
