Upgrading to Windows 7 from Vista Home Premium...

My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just downloaded
Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm hesitant to do so:
it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to Home Premium if he
thinks that he made a mistake?

Thanks.

Ross M. Greenberg

"ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just downloaded
> Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm hesitant to do
> so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to Home Premium if
> he thinks that he made a mistake?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ross M. Greenberg
>
>

If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new install. That
means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your computer and Vista will be
installed like new. All your programs and drivers will have to be installed
from scratch.

I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I can tell
you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7 is fast, solid, and
just works well. There should be no going back to Vista.

Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load anti-virus
software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST, both are free for
home users.

On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:44:02 -0400, ross m. greenberg wrote:

> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm
> hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to
> Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ross M. Greenberg

How about running it in a virtual machine, instead? Then both of you can
be happy.

To revert back from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, you'll need to reformat
the drive or partition and perform a "clean install" of Windows Vista.
The easiest solution is to purchase and install a second hard drive and
install Windows 7 on it. This will require a "Full License" edition of
Windows 7. Thus, you'll have a dual-boot configuration allowing you the
option of booting to Windows 7 or Windows Vista.


ross m. greenberg wrote:
> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just downloaded
> Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm hesitant to do so:
> it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to Home Premium if he
> thinks that he made a mistake?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ross M. Greenberg
>
>

Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>
>
> "ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:B03BA318-5BE7-4683-893C-...
>> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
>> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm
>> hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back
>> to Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Ross M. Greenberg
>>
>>
>
> If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new install.
> That means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your computer and Vista
> will be installed like new. All your programs and drivers will have to
> be installed from scratch.
>
> I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I can
> tell you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7 is fast,
> solid, and just works well. There should be no going back to Vista.
>
> Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load anti-virus
> software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST, both are free
> for home users.

Of course, the real solution is to try it on another hard drive instead
of nuking Vista.

The first thing one installs on a new Windows install should NOT be the
anti virus, clueless one. Do you even know why?

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
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> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:B03BA318-5BE7-4683-893C-...
>>> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
>>> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm
>>> hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to
>>> Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Ross M. Greenberg
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new install.
>> That means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your computer and Vista
>> will be installed like new. All your programs and drivers will have to
>> be installed from scratch.
>>
>> I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I can
>> tell you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7 is fast,
>> solid, and just works well. There should be no going back to Vista.
>>
>> Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load anti-virus
>> software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST, both are free
>> for home users.
>
> Of course, the real solution is to try it on another hard drive instead of
> nuking Vista.
>
> The first thing one installs on a new Windows install should NOT be the
> anti virus, clueless one. Do you even know why?
>
> Alias

What would you install? A game?

Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>
>
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:h9nutn$p91$...
>> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:B03BA318-5BE7-4683-893C-...
>>>> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
>>>> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm
>>>> hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert
>>>> back to Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Ross M. Greenberg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new
>>> install. That means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your computer
>>> and Vista will be installed like new. All your programs and drivers
>>> will have to be installed from scratch.
>>>
>>> I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I
>>> can tell you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7 is
>>> fast, solid, and just works well. There should be no going back to
>>> Vista.
>>>
>>> Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load
>>> anti-virus software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST,
>>> both are free for home users.
>>
>> Of course, the real solution is to try it on another hard drive
>> instead of nuking Vista.
>>
>> The first thing one installs on a new Windows install should NOT be
>> the anti virus, clueless one. Do you even know why?
>>
>> Alias
>
> What would you install? A game?
>
>

No, I would install the MB chipset, the video and audio drivers followed
by Windows Updates.

Again, do you even have a clue as to why the anti virus should be the
last program you install prior to the devices?

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
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> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
>> news:h9nutn$p91$...
>>> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:B03BA318-5BE7-4683-893C-...
>>>>> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
>>>>> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm
>>>>> hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back
>>>>> to Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ross M. Greenberg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new install.
>>>> That means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your computer and Vista
>>>> will be installed like new. All your programs and drivers will have to
>>>> be installed from scratch.
>>>>
>>>> I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I can
>>>> tell you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7 is fast,
>>>> solid, and just works well. There should be no going back to Vista.
>>>>
>>>> Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load
>>>> anti-virus software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST,
>>>> both are free for home users.
>>>
>>> Of course, the real solution is to try it on another hard drive instead
>>> of nuking Vista.
>>>
>>> The first thing one installs on a new Windows install should NOT be the
>>> anti virus, clueless one. Do you even know why?
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>> What would you install? A game?
>>
>>
>
> No, I would install the MB chipset, the video and audio drivers followed
> by Windows Updates.
>

I was talking about software programs, not drivers. Of course you install
the drivers and MB software after.


> Again, do you even have a clue as to why the anti virus should be the last
> program you install prior to the devices?
>
> Alias

On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:44:02 -0400, "ross m. greenberg"
<greenber@@gmail.com> wrote:

> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just downloaded
> Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately. I'm hesitant to do so:
> it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and revert back to Home Premium if he
> thinks that he made a mistake?


He would have to install Windows 7 in a dual-boot scenario.

But here's my point of view: as much as I liked Windows Vista, I like
Windows 7 even more, and I've seen no problems with it at all. I think
the risk of wanting to go back to Vista is very slim.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
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> "Alias" <> wrote in message
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>> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
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>>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "ross m. greenberg" <greenber@@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:B03BA318-5BE7-4683-893C-...
>>>>>> My son is running Vista Home Premium onto his machine and just
>>>>>> downloaded Windows 7/RTM and he wants to install it desperately.
>>>>>> I'm hesitant to do so: it's easy to "uninstall" Windows 7 and
>>>>>> revert back to Home Premium if he thinks that he made a mistake?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ross M. Greenberg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to go back to Vista, you will be performing a new
>>>>> install. That means Windows 7 will be wiped clean from your
>>>>> computer and Vista will be installed like new. All your programs
>>>>> and drivers will have to be installed from scratch.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been using Windows 7 RTM since it was released on MSDN and I
>>>>> can tell you that Windows 7 is much better than Vista. Windows 7
>>>>> is fast, solid, and just works well. There should be no going back
>>>>> to Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> Make sure the first thing you do after the install is to load
>>>>> anti-virus software. Don't use Norton or McAfee, use AVG or AVAST,
>>>>> both are free for home users.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, the real solution is to try it on another hard drive
>>>> instead of nuking Vista.
>>>>
>>>> The first thing one installs on a new Windows install should NOT be
>>>> the anti virus, clueless one. Do you even know why?
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> What would you install? A game?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No, I would install the MB chipset, the video and audio drivers
>> followed by Windows Updates.
>>
>
> I was talking about software programs, not drivers. Of course you
> install the drivers and MB software after.

After what?

Some of Windows Updates are programs. I bet your favorite is WGA-N.

>> Again, do you even have a clue as to why the anti virus should be the
>> last program you install prior to the devices?

Well?

Alias
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