Upgrading To Windows 7 From Vista

Anxiety86 · 26 Jul 2010 at 21:20

Hi

I just brought Windows 7 Home Premium want to upgrade from Vista Home Premium. I don't want to do a fresh install I want to just install Windows 7 over Vista.

My question is where do all my files go from Vista, and does all my previous things I installed on Vista still work like Firefox, Games, Software etc?

Will everything still be on my Desktop once I have done installing?

Cheers

theheyes · 26 Jul 2010 at 21:26

What "bitness" are the OSs? If you are going from 32 to 64 bit then you'll need to reinstall.

In theory, the upgrade process should keep things intact. However it's always wise to do a backup before something as drastic as replacing the OS.

Anxiety86 · 26 Jul 2010 at 21:28

No they are both 32, should I be ok?

linktoinsanity · 26 Jul 2010 at 22:14

Anxiety86 said:
No they are both 32, should I be ok?

You'll be fine and if all goes smoothly you can just jump straight from Vista to 7 without any problems, however still backup any important files.

Anxiety86 · 26 Jul 2010 at 22:22

Will do thanks a a lot for help.

Hope all runs smooth.

SiriusB · 26 Jul 2010 at 22:36

Is there any reason you are opting for 32bit?

Unless you have an absolutely vital piece of hardware/software that you know doesn't work under 64bit, I would suggest you go 64 bit over 32.