DISQUS

Rob Spectre · 2 months ago

Bullshit it is. I poured three hours into my in-place 32-bit upgrade on my Lenovo X60 Tablet and didn't get past the compatibility screen.

$200 and this patch doesn't even work.
sr00t · 2 months ago

Compatibility is tricky, Mr Spectre. did you try moving the paperclip up 2mm?
John Schultz · 2 months ago

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/...

Towards middle bottom of page: "How do I do a custom (clean) installation?" There the Windows Easy Transfer is discussed.

Aaron, thanks for the info and tips. I'm sure it will save me a large amount of time!
Aaron Traffas · 2 months ago

I read that many times.

"Windows Easy Transfer is a free tool you can use to copy your information (but not programs) off your PC and then put them back after you install Windows 7."

...and...

"If you used Windows Easy Transfer..."

Words like "can use" and "if you used" led me to believe that it wasn't a requirement of a clean install since those passages were in the clean install section of the document. They should have said "must use" since that more accurately describes how to perform a custom install using an upgrade license.
John Schultz · 2 months ago

indeed, the comments in this post, coupled with the Microsoft info, definitely parlay to "must use"... chalk it up to cost of early adoption?

while you're still in "microsoft fanboy" (your statement, i believe) mode, what do you think of win7? worth the upgrade?