Upgrading from Win7RC to Win7 Final is possible.

Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
scratch takes about 1 week.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452

"Beckett" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
> scratch takes about 1 week.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452

Paragraph two should be read again..

"Important We strongly recommend that you do a clean installation and use
Windows Easy Transfer to upgrade your computer to Windows 7. The only
Microsoft-supported upgrade scenario is from Windows Vista to Windows 7. If
you really have to do an in-place upgrade from a prerelease version of
Windows 7, use this workaround at your own risk. Also, make sure that you
back up your data before you perform the upgrade. For more information about
how to back up your data and uninstall your current installation of Windows
7, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971762/"

--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

This is the most useful thing I have ever read on this newsgroup!

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:37:07 -0700, Beckett <>
wrote:

> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
> scratch takes about 1 week.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452


You apparently started a new thread, rather than replying to a
previous message, and you certainly didn't make it clear to whom you
were replying or about what.

So I have no idea what will save you a lot a lot of time.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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"Beckett" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
> scratch takes about 1 week.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452

A WEEK?????? You MUST be JOKING right?

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:10 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:37:07 -0700, Beckett <>
> wrote:
>
>> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
>> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
>> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
>> scratch takes about 1 week.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452
>
>
> You apparently started a new thread, rather than replying to a
> previous message, and you certainly didn't make it clear to whom you
> were replying or about what.
>
> So I have no idea what will save you a lot a lot of time.

I believe he was replying (actually, referring) to the link he posted.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Beckett" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
>> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
>> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
>> scratch takes about 1 week.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452
>
> A WEEK?????? You MUST be JOKING right?

Err - So Gordon, it would take you two weeks? Err <sigh> Umm.

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:49 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:10 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:37:07 -0700, Beckett <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Great, this will save me a lot of time from having to do a clean
> >> install like we were told we would have to do if we are running
> >> Win7RC. I have so many games and apps installed that reinstalling from
> >> scratch takes about 1 week.
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975452
> >
> >
> > You apparently started a new thread, rather than replying to a
> > previous message, and you certainly didn't make it clear to whom you
> > were replying or about what.
> >
> > So I have no idea what will save you a lot a lot of time.
>
> I believe he was replying (actually, referring) to the link he posted.


Maybe, but if so, he certainly didn't make that at all clear to me. I
didn't even look at the link, since I didn't understand his message.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:51:04 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:


>Paragraph two should be read again..

Nope, no need. Have read from people that have already done it with no
issues over at HardOCP.

I also know how to modify the Win7 ISO to make avaiaalble any version
of Win7 so can create a custom Win7 DVD that will upgrade from Win7RC
and install any version of Win7.

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:10 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<> wrote:


>You apparently started a new thread, rather than replying to a
>previous message, and you certainly didn't make it clear to whom you
>were replying or about what.
>
>So I have no idea what will save you a lot a lot of time.

Huh? Of course I started a new thread because I wasn't replying to
anyone.