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Windows 7 help needed!

penny_pitstop
penny_pitstop Posts: 91 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
My windows 7 has arrived (hurrah!)
I put the Upgrade Assistant disk in my laptop but nothing happens! What's wrong?
I thought it would be as simple as inserting the disk and following the instructions...?:o

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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    What's your previous version of Windows you are upgrading from?
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    And which version of Windows 7 are you upgrading to; 32-bit/64-bit.
  • dogmaryxx
    dogmaryxx Posts: 2,446 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It could be trickier than you think. Windows 7 doesn't support upgrading from XP, for instance, or moving up an edition (Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional, say), or upgrading from Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit. In these, and many other upgrade scenarios, you're forced to do a clean install, then reinstall all your applications and restore their various settings.
  • penny_pitstop
    penny_pitstop Posts: 91 Forumite
    I currently have Vista :mad:
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    edited 9 February 2010 at 3:47PM
    busenbust wrote: »
    What's your previous version of Windows you are upgrading from?
    busenbust wrote: »
    And which version of Windows 7 are you upgrading to; 32-bit/64-bit.
    See this thread also.

    [Windows 7 Upgrade]
  • penny_pitstop
    penny_pitstop Posts: 91 Forumite
    dogmaryxx wrote: »
    It could be trickier than you think. Windows 7 doesn't support upgrading from XP, for instance, or moving up an edition (Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional, say), or upgrading from Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit. In these, and many other upgrade scenarios, you're forced to do a clean install, then reinstall all your applications and restore their various settings.

    If I have to do a clean install what does this mean? I thought this was what the Upgrade Assistant was something to do with..? Laymans terms please! :o
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