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Installing Windows 7? Get Answers to 7 FAQ First!

by Geekboy on 6 November, 2009

Win7-USB-DVDtoolWindows 7 is upon us. Thinking of upgrading? Buying a new PC? What’s the difference between upgrade and full versions?

Get answers to these 7 frequently-asked-questions, courtesy of PCMag.com

Q: Will my 32-bit applications run if I’ve switched to the 64-bit variant of Windows 7?

Q: Can I install Windows 7 to a netbook with no DVD drive?

Q: What’s the difference between upgrade and full retail versions?

Q: What’s the difference between the Upgrade and Custom installation options?

Q: How can I qualify for the Student price of Windows 7? What about the OEM pricing?

Q: Can I change from one Vista Edition, say Home Premium, to another of Windows 7, say Professional?

Q: Clicking on a Quick Launch icon in Windows Vista would always launch a new instance of that app, even if one instance was already running. But in Windows 7, clicking on an icon you’ve pinned to the taskbar doesn’t do this. Can I replicate the Vista functionality?

The answers are found here.

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Using Upgrade for Clean Install Windows 7

by Geekboy on 3 November, 2009

Windows 7 - Fresh Install!

Got a Windows XP tabletPC, netbook or desktop?  Wanna go fresh, clean and brand new to Windows 7?

Or running Windows Vista system, that you want to do a clean install of Win 7 ?

But why clean installs?

Because it clears out the old stuff and let you start afresh, faster, cleaner machine. None of the old registry, uninstalled program leftovers or junk/bloatware.

So check out this link on how you can do it, even try with the Upgrade versions of the OS.

Do remember to backup all your data/stuff before you try this!


Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media.

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Hands On Asus T91 Eee PC – day 1

July 20, 2009

Ever since my post on the Asus Eee PC T91 with multi-touch using Windows 7, I have been waiting for a chance to play the touchscreen netbook. Is this going to be a replacement for my favourite HP TC1100, the tablet pc? Or, gasp!, a bigger more usable version of the Nokia N810? So far, [...]

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Windows 7 RC and Beta Expiry dates

May 29, 2009

As with all good things, do come to an end, Microsoft sent out an email last night to all testers to remind them of the expiry of the beta and release candidates of Windows 7. Version: Starts shutting down every two hours: Expires: Beta July 1, 2009 August 1, 2009 Release Candidate March 1, 2010 [...]

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My desktop’s Win 7 Experience Index

May 28, 2009

Here’s my Windows 7 Experience Index. You can find this under My Computer and letting the program run. The program runs a series of tests to see how well Win 7 will run, rated between 1.0 to 7.9. Your machine score is based on the lowest component score. The lowest score coming from my Intel [...]

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Windows 7 RC1 Installed – Success and Smooth!

May 20, 2009

I’m writing this post on a newly installed clean Windows 7 RC1 Bullit 7100 on my old Pentium 4, 2.4ghz with 1gb of RAM. Let me do a quick summary. My old C: drive (40gb) was dying. It contains my WinXP operating system. Consideration – all my old programs/data -> I still want to be [...]

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Is my computer good enough for Windows 7?

May 19, 2009

So before you decide to take the big leap and download the 2+gb ISO file and do all the formating/backing up.. Microsoft has released this little tool.. still in beta (which means just not really ready for the world but can be used). Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta Tool Download, Install, Connect ALL your Devices [...]

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Preparing for Windows 7 RC1

May 18, 2009

Windows 7 – Release Candidate is out in the wild till July 2009. A good opertating system makes a lot of difference for making tech living easy… After reading many good reviews on the new OS, I decided to give it a try too. I started with the public beta back in January and  created [...]

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