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arnavdesaiAug 7th 2009 9:57AM
I am really pissed at the Vista Ultimate requiring a clean install when I move to 7 Pro. I got Vista Ultimate and actually bought Windows 7 Professional(Upgrade of course) & I wanted to do a normal install but apparently will have to do a clean install.
FNGAug 7th 2009 10:26AM
get over it. a clean install is the only way to go no matter what. upgraders are just asking for problems
arnavdesaiAug 7th 2009 10:46AM
Its not so much as program installs I mind. I am a coder and I hate having to import my projects files etc. after a fresh install. Also, its a chore- as simple as that.
My game installs are also painful taking at least 2-3 hours to download and install.
Sax25Aug 7th 2009 11:35AM
@Arnie
As a coder, the fact that you do not appreciate a clean install when moving to a new OS probably doesn't make you a serious or decent coder at all. In place upgrades just bring across lots of problems and a golden rule for coders to keep things clean should mean that you of all people should appreciate a clean install over an upgrade. Of course since that's a chore for you, I can only wonder what your code looks like.
ThunderbuckAug 7th 2009 1:46PM
If you use Windows Easy Transfer it will make your upgrade almost as painless as an "in-place" upgrade, with all the benefits of a clean install.
Even if you have files elsewhere (folders on the C root, for instance), Easy Transfer will find them and put them right back in the same place on your new install.
Only two issues: it can be a lengthy process (possibly overnight), and you have to reinstall your apps. Reinstalling apps isn't a bad idea, anyway.
arnavdesaiAug 7th 2009 1:59PM
Thanks Thunderbuck. Will look into it. Appreciate the comment.
Also to the poster above him, I am surprised that you can deduce my code quality over a comment. Where I work, usability and convenience is king with performance at the same level of importance. Thinking that something is inconvenient means just that. If everybody thought that doing it always "right" is better then we would be still stuck in UNIX. I demand convenience and as a customer I think it is my right. Just because I can technically do a clean install does not mean I should. Consumer software should "just work" out of the box and I dont consider an OS any different.