re: xp to vista how?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:21 am
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Larry Mestas
(1 messages posted)
Yes you can and vista will leave your files in place
On Monday, July 6, 2009 at 8:37 am, Poor Teyto wrote:
>I want to upgrade to a new computer, after which I will only have one computer running
>a windows operating system. My old computer runs windows xp. I have bought a windows
>vista upgrade. While I'm switching from having windows on one computer to having
>it on another computer, there will be a brief moment in which I will have 2 computers
>both running windows. Are you saying that it's impossible to do that, because I
have
>to have a separate license for the second computer, even though it will only be
for
>the span of time required to move from one computer to the other?
>
>More detail: I have installed the vista upgrade without entering my key yet, so
that
>I can try to move my data. When I finish and run the installer again to enter my
>key, will it erase my hard drive, or will I be able to keep what I have moved onto
>it.
>
>Ideally, I would like to be able to use "easy transfer" to move my applications
and
>settings from the old computer. But, I'm afraid that if I do that my 1 license will
>be invalidated on either the old computer or the new computer. Is there no way to
>move my 1 license from teh old computer to the new computer, and keep my applications
>and settings?
>
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