Existing Software: Do I have to reinstall my software after upgrading from Win 7 or does the upgrade integrate all existing software as part of the installation?
140137
You should see if you can upgrade THAT to Norton 2013 by now. If you have an existing Norton subscription you can upgrade the software by downloading it from their site free of charge
2239341
No you don't - but if you are upgrading you could also upgrade to Win 7 or 8 OS
981076
This unit comes with Pre-installed Software Bundle - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
208210
Yes, it will give you the option to upgrade from a previous Windows edition (which will let you keep all your documents and personal media) in the installation menu. You may also wipe your hardrive and make a fresh install as well.
492526
My directions do not mention Windows 7 and I installed the software on an XP PC. I have had mine for awhile.
1372370
The upgrade versions will let you perform a clean install, only it will ask you to insert the genuine CD of an older OS during installation to verify you are actually upgrading. Microsoft certainly isn't going to take your word that you already have a copy! Save your money and buy the upgrade versions.
502036
OK. Do these laptops ship with a DVD copy of Windows 7? Some proprietary programs I run are probably not compatible with the 64-bit version and therefore I would need to re-install Windows 7 using the 32-bit version.
757971
Yes. Perform your upgrade then.follow instructions to.open existing file...there should be no problem opening your 2007 file
479203
Sorry Margaret. Clean install erases all files and programs. Save your files to an external drive then copy them to the new system later after you installed Windows 7. If your XP has stopped working... is the problem hardware or software. Upgrading to an old computer which is not working isn't a great idea.
2269673
You can always reinstall. After two times you will need call the Microsoft lincense 1800 number to allow additional installations.
2116511
You will have Win 7 at initial launch. The unit comes with Win 8 discs to add if you want. I can't speak to the Win 8 option because I'm not using it.
1044410
I thought I only had to connect the two computers Windows 7 to Windows 7 and start transfer and that it would transfer the programs and the files therefor. Do you mean to say that I have to install every program I have then transfer the files? There are dozens.
913619
The short answer is that it as if in only ever had windows 7 on it. The long answer is: It had vista on it, but I installed as a 'clean' install. I don't like 'upgrade' installations, so I always choose 'custom installation' when I get to the installation screen. You still keep your old files, it moves all the old data on the disc to a file called 'windows.old'.Hope that helps!
91040
An upgrade keeps other programs installed on the computer intact with no need to locate installation disks for those programs so in my opinion an upgrade is the preferred way to go. I am not sure if the upgrade must be from ultimate to ultimate version. My upgrade was from vista ultimate to windows 7 ultimate which was problem free.
463199
Both of your questions, the answer is yes. I have even upgraded the OS from Win7 to Win8.1
493435
Yes. I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8/8.1 two weeks ago, and had not attempted to open the software since then. Thank you for asking this, because I learned that I had to re-download the product (for free through my Amazon account). I opened the program, and checked most of the features. Everything worked fine in Windows 8.1. A word of warning to anyone who might transition from XP/Vista/7 to 8: upgrade to Windows 8 before creating business plans using the software. I believe I temporarily lost 2 business plans (I have it all backed up somewhere, I just have to find a computer with which to open the full backup).
604430
I believe so. I got a Windows 7 program disk from MS in case I need to reload it. You should probably call the vendor on this to be sure.