WIN 7 RC

I downloaded the WIN7 RC with the intent of upgrading my production laptop. I’ve really had no issues with WIN7 in test, and thought that this would be a good opportunity to start testing what will eventually be our next OS. It might expire in March 2010, but I should have a new laptop by then anyway.

Plus, I haven’t had a chance to play with WIN7 in  domain – joined scenario, and I feel confident enough in it to use it everyday.

So. Burn the ISO, insert the DVD and hit Setup with complete confidence. We go through some gyrations, look on the internet for updates… and WIN7 will not upgrade Vista Enterprise.

Bummer.

So I turn to my desktop, my trusty old XP machine. Insert DVD, go through some gyrations… WIN7 will not upgrade XP.

Bummer.

So what will WIN7 upgrade? Apparently Vista (not Enterprise) and the WIN7 Beta (but only if you tweak a config file). Now I have to answer the big question. Am I ready a complete wipe and new OS on my everyday laptop? Probably not.

Published Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:38 AM by pwstrain
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# re: WIN 7 RC@ Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:26 PM

That's wierd.  I installed the Win7 RC over the weekend; and it upgraded my Vista Enterprise just fine.  It was a domain joined Vista box; ConfigMgr client.  (Lab, naturally).  The only thing it cautioned about was the antivirus I had on that Vista box.  For paranoia, I uninstalled that prior to upgrading.  I was planning on using Forefront anyway.

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