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Can i put Windows 7 on my notebooks which already have vista and will all of my programs be removed in this process? What is the easiest way to do this? I'm sure going to miss One Care! It did so many things that now I will have to worry about.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:37 PM

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Your question may be better posed to one of the forums here.

Windows 7: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7

However, the answer is that you can choose to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 or you can perform a clean install of Windows 7.

Before doing either, you'll want to run the compatibility wizard - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Start-the-Program-Compatibility-Wizard

You will need to uninstall OneCare *before* upgrading.

Check the report results for any other programs or devices that the wizard reports will have problems and check with the vendors for updates.

-steve
~ Microsoft MVP Windows Live ~ Windows Live OneCare| Live Mesh|MS Security Essentials Forums Moderator ~
- Marked as answer by Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:11 PM
- Marked as answer by Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:14 PM
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:10 PM

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