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Old 11-06-2009, 04:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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i bought my laptop back in october and im eligible for a free windows 7 upgrade my question is if i upgrade will i lose my files or will W7 just install over vista?
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If you do the in-place upgrade you will be fine. If you do a custom install you will lose them.

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im running vista home premium 64 bit but most of the programs installed are 32 bit will i have a problem with my programs
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Run the Upgrade Advisor.

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It is all on teh first page of the FAQ thread that information.
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