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    os upgrade msi wind

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by uzen, Jan 4, 2011.

  1. uzen

    uzen Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an msi wind u123, and it has win xp 32 bit, it doesnt have a cd drive so i was wondering how i would go about upgrading to win 7, or like win 7 starter <i think the starter is better ? because it is a netbook.

    So do i have to buy a digital copy of vista to get to win 7 or ? not really sure how to do it lol.
     
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    * By using an ext. USB CD/DVD drive.

    * If you have the Disc; by copying over the contents on the Disc onto the desktop for example of the u123 and running the 'Setup' installer.

    * If you have the Windows 7 OS ISO file; by creating a bootable USB drive or DVD.

    Just a few ways to get the job done.
     
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    uzen Notebook Enthusiast

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    so take the cd and use like power iso or deamon tools or something and make it to an iso, and just putt that on my flash drive ?

    or is there something else that i have to do ?
     
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    If you have the disc you can just copy the contents onto the netbook and run the 'Setup' installer (to start the installation process) that's in the copied folder.

    So just locate a computer with a dvd drive, get some form of external device such as a flash drive, copy over the folders and everything from the disc to the flash drive and start the installation from within Windows by running the Setup file. That way it doesn't have to be bootable. (So you can run the installation from the flash drive or copy the files onto the desktop for ex. which should be faster for installation)
     
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    uzen Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh really will that work ? i thought u had to have at least win vista to go to win 7, unless u reformated the computer. Ill give it a try in a sec,, actively using the only source of external storage atm :) hope it works thanks
     
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    uzen Notebook Enthusiast

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    also what would u suggest, using my windows 7 proffesional. or should i get windows 7 starter ?
     
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    you cant buy starter, just get home premium
     
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Sorry, didn't realize you wanted to upgrade as in 'upgrade'. Uh, no afaik you'll have to do a clean install from XP to 7. At least I know for a fact that you have to if you run the setup from within Windows.
     
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    uzen Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i got win7 starter running on my netbook. but now how do i get rid of windows xp lol ? i tried to format the drive that had xp on it but it said i couldnt o_O what now lol ?
     
    uzen, Jan 6, 2011
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