Going to UpGrade my Laptop from Vista to Windows 7 Tonight....Anything I need to Know ??

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I think this was a topic in here before. Not sure.

It is important so I will mention it again.

Are you doing a clean install where you are wiping your hard drive and installing Windows 7 or just an upgrade.

Do you have the option to wipe the hard drive? It is WAY better.
 

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InSpades said:
I think this was a topic in here before. Not sure.

It is important so I will mention it again.

Are you doing a clean install where you are wiping your hard drive and installing Windows 7 or just an upgrade.

Do you have the option to wipe the hard drive? It is WAY better.
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I agree with you here...however...he has an upgrade windows 7 disc and he's doing an upgrade from Vista to windows 7...
 
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Plus I just read that if I did a Clean Install, if I ever wanted to go back to Vista, I couldn't.


But it looks like Toshiba has 2 Windows 7 install helper programs. which will help me with the Driver & System back ups...or downloads
 
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Betallsports said:
Plus I just read that if I did a Clean Install, if I ever wanted to go back to Vista, I couldn't.


But it looks like Toshiba has 2 Windows 7 install helper programs. which will help me with the Driver & System back ups...or downloads
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Your computer will be significantly slower if you do an upgrade. Read this.l


http://blog.tune-up.com/windows-ins...mance-check-upgrade-install-vs-clean-install/

99 out of 100 people pefer Windows 7 over Vista.

Just informing you.

And you can go back to Vista. Did they give you recovery CDs with your computer? They should have.
 
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Betallsports said:
I'm sure they did, and I saw it a few weeks ago.......But of coure I can't find it NOW.

Making a Recovery Disc now
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Does the Toshiba Windows 7 disk give the option to do a clean install. I had to do an upgrade with a Sony CD that did not allow me to do a clean install. I had to go through a workaround to do a clean install.
 
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InSpades said:
Does the Toshiba Windows 7 disk give the option to do a clean install. I had to do an upgrade with a Sony CD that did not allow me to do a clean install. I had to go through a workaround to do a clean install.
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Doesn't say anything about that.

Just the Disc and a small 2 page set up guide
 
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I guess I Still need to download the Drivers, even though they say this...

Note: Toshiba Software Installer for Windows 7 will install any updates for Toshiba drivers and utilities required for hardware features and functionality following the installation of Windows 7. If updates are needed for bundled or added 3rd party application software that is not required for hardware functionality, contact the application software vendors.
 

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Betallsports said:
I guess I Still need to download the Drivers, even though they say this...

Note: Toshiba Software Installer for Windows 7 will install any updates for Toshiba drivers and utilities required for hardware features and functionality following the installation of Windows 7. If updates are needed for bundled or added 3rd party application software that is not required for hardware functionality, contact the application software vendors.
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That means Windows 7 has its own Microsoft drivers for your Toshiba laptop...if it doesn't work properly...then you need to download them from Toshiba site...if it works normally and you can see picture, hear sound etc...then you're good to go...
 
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Vinnie said:
That means Windows 7 has its own Microsoft drivers for your Toshiba laptop...if it doesn't work properly...then you need to download them from Toshiba site...if it works normally and you can see picture, hear sound etc...then you're good to go...
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Ok, so I Backed up my Files & System......I Copied on Disc my 284 Drivers

All I need to do is insert the Windows 7 Disc, and follow the BS

When that's Finished.....ifhave Picture, sound and etc....
There will be No need for me to Down the stuff I Copied ???
 

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Betallsports said:
Ok, so I Backed up my Files & System......I Copied on Disc my 284 Drivers

All I need to do is insert the Windows 7 Disc, and follow the BS

When that's Finished.....ifhave Picture, sound and etc....
There will be No need for me to Down the stuff I Copied ???
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I am not sure what you mean by "Copied on Disc my 284 Drivers"...

But you can proceed with the upgrade...and if anytime later...you can go to Toshiba site to get the necessary drivers if the drivers come from Microsoft do not work properly...
 
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Vinnie said:
I am not sure what you mean by "Copied on Disc my 284 Drivers"...

But you can proceed with the upgrade...and if anytime later...you can go to Toshiba site to get the necessary drivers if the drivers come from Microsoft do not work properly...
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Didn't you tell me to Copy my Drivers ??
I went to drivers and it asked if I wanted to Burn them to Disc.
Since I didn'thave a Flash or whatever.

I know you said Download them, but to what ?
Or did you mean Download the Drivers that I would Need later on ?
 
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I will Note that, even though I didn't say it Before....But I Believe you Figured it out Anyway.

My Upgrade is from Toshiba, which I had to show POP, Model #, etc....
So I will guess, even though they ask to Back up My Files ( because they ar My files ) and a recovery disc...just in case something goes wrong.

The other thing they ask is to Contact software Vendors , to find out if they will run on Windows.

When I got this Laptop, I knew I was going to Update to Windows 7.
So I Did Very Little of Anything, as far as Software.

Everything on here is Microsoft, and the only other Program I have on her is Sportsoptions.
Which I can just Download again.

I Guess we will find out soon enough...
 

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Betallsports said:
Didn't you tell me to Copy my Drivers ??
I went to drivers and it asked if I wanted to Burn them to Disc.
Since I didn'thave a Flash or whatever.

I know you said Download them, but to what ?
Or did you mean Download the Drivers that I would Need later on ?
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OK...i understand now...i never own a toshiba before...but on a dell or ibm...they bundle it into a zip file...i.e. audio.zip, video.zip etc...

It's same thing...

Go ahead and upgrade windows 7..u r good to go...
 
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