{"id":1625,"date":"2009-07-23T23:50:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T18:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beingmanan.com\/wp\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2010-04-03T20:53:27","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T15:23:27","slug":"moving-to-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/2009\/07\/moving-to-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving To Windows 7?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 7 has RTMed &amp; will be available through various sources starting from August 6th, not to mention that the particular build 7600.16385.090713-1255 has been available on torrents for quite some time. If you\u2019re already on a RC (or later) build\u00a0or are planning to upgrade\u00a0from Vista, here are some pointers &amp; links that might be helpful. If you\u2019re running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Business you\u2019re good to go. Windows 7 will definitely perform better on your machine than Vista.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re uncertain about your PC hardware capabilities for Windows 7, then use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?familyid=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&amp;displaylang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows XP to Windows 7 is NOT supported, use Windows Easy Transfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019ll need to do a clean install. However, you can use Windows Easy Transfer to move your files.For XP it needs to be downloaded, Windows 7 has the Easy Transfer wizard built-in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=2B6F1631-973A-45C7-A4EC-4928FA173266&amp;displaylang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/beingmanan.com\/dl.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Window Vista to Windows 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"475\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\"><strong>From<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\"><strong>To<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows\u00a0 Vista RTM<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Windows 7<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/cross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows Vista (SP1 or SP2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Windows 7<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/checkmark.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"22\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows Vista 32 bit (SP1 or SP2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Windows 7 64 bit<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/cross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>(Clean Install)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows Vista 64 bit (SP1 or SP2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Windows 7 32 bit<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/cross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>(Clean Install)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows Vista Business (SP1 or SP2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Windows 7 Home Premium<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/cross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>(Clean Install)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">Windows Vista Ultimate<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\" valign=\"top\">Any SKU other than Ultimate\/Enterprise<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/cross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>(Clean Install)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re upgrading to Windows 7 from a Vista edition that is lower in hierarchy you\u2019ll need to do a fresh install. In all such cases make use of Windows Easy Transfer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re upgrading from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM, you&#8217;ll probably need to <a href=\"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/2009\/08\/select-windows-7-sku-version-on-install-create-sku-specific-install-discs\/\" target=\"_blank\">edit a setup file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Vista SP1, SP2 to Windows 7 upgrades supported:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/vista-win7.PNG\" alt=\"Upgrade path from Windows Vista to Windows 7\" width=\"400\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<div>Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade supported:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/win7-win7.PNG\" alt=\"Windows 7 Anytime upgrade\" width=\"421\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To Install Using USB Drives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make a bootable Windows 7 install USB drive (from ISO), I\u2019d suggest you use this tool:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/bootable-usb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Windows 7 boot using USB Cop ISO to DVD or USB\" width=\"450\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images2.store.microsoft.com\/prod\/clustera\/framework\/w7udt\/1.0\/en-us\/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/beingmanan.com\/dl.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: <\/strong>The tool is currently offline as of 10th November 1:30 PM (GMT +5.30) due to code licensing violations that surfaced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To install Windows 7 on 4GB drives: <\/strong>You\u2019ll need to use something like vlite to disable installation of features in Windows 7, create the ISO &amp; use the tool above to make a bootable USB drive. Here\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/2008\/05\/5-n00b-softwares-to-make-you-look-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> on vlite. Here is an image from <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Bott\/?p=1031\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Bott<\/a> that shows the approximate amount of hard disk space taken by the various Windows 7 SKUs:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images.beingmanan.com\/win7-upgrade\/new-drive-illo-win7-cover.png\" alt=\"Windows 7 Required Disc Space \" width=\"470\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some links that you can read:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/2009\/10\/microsoft-india-does-nothing-for-d-daywindows-7-launch-horribly-timed-for-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">Some info<\/a> on Windows 7 availability &amp; prices in India<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ithinkdiff.com\/windows-7-rtm-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article by Imran<\/a> &#8212; FAQ on Windows 7 with US prices, availability.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows7\/products\/compare-editions\" target=\"_blank\">Basic difference<\/a> between the Windows 7 SKUs.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winsupersite.com\/win7\/win7_skus_compare.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Detailed difference<\/a> between Windows 7 SKUs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links &#038; utilities that should help you in upgrading from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/2009\/07\/moving-to-windows-7\/\" title=\"Read More\"> <span class=\"button default\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow7K6iCw:productID":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[37,6],"tags":[552,483,842,600],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-and-internet","category-microsoft","tag-utilities","tag-windows-7","tag-windows-tricks","tag-windows-vista"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1625"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1633,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions\/1633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingmanan.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}