Windows 7: Upgrade from Windows Vista

As part of our unique series of video guides to Windows 7 in Plain English, we show how to upgrade a Windows Vista computer leaving all files and programs in place.
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• windows
• windows7
• upgrade
• vista

[Computeractive]

@boyils12008 I thought you could do this with a tool called Anytime Upgrade. The MS site says that this is no longer active and I couldn't find it in my virtual Vista computer. The only other thing I can think of is a new install I'm afraid. Tim

[sameagain2]

@ugoboom100 k thxs, btw I upgraded from windows vista home basic to window 7 professional, I did the custom install, and it made a folder called windows.old folder, When i looked in there, I found it had all my Documents and all my stuff on there.:P

[ugoboom100]

@sameagain2 no if you have windows vista home basic you have to upgrade to windows 7

home basic without a clean install.

[sameagain2]

@sk8er5751 K just wondering, becuase after i downloaded the windows 7 upgrade advisor, and it scanned my computer it said i could straight upgrade to home basic and utimate. so yer

[sk8er5751]

@sameagain2 no sorry

[sameagain2]

@computeractive  can i upgrade from windows vista home basic straight to windows 7 utimate, without doing the clean install? thank you

[allwyngidin]

hi i am using vista sp1..as the problem is that my system dows not suppoort windows 7..but it works fine in vista ..y beacsue my graphic driver does not support 7..so if i upgrade..will my vista driver will work for 7

[TheDXDan]

microsoft sais it all starts with a widows 7 pc

[RaveV2]

how do you get the dvd thing???????

[SanderPatrick]

I have a problem, I am Dutch, so... my computer its language is in Dutch. I installed Windows 7 Ultimate, but its language is English... So I have to make my whole computer in english language, does anybody/Computeractive know how I can do that

[alooolulyz75]

this guy's rating is so good!!

I Mean as the system rating is 1.0!

its actually by the lowest subscore