[Dxbase] Upgrade to Windows 7 Question

Sat Dec 14 21:17:45 EST 2013

No , that's simply incorrect. I do what you do: I don't use the default install location. Using PC Mover preserves EVERYTHING, including directory structures and disk assignments. It's intended for in-place upgrades, which is what you want to do. 

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

On Dec 14, 2013, at 17:10, Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com> wrote:

> One problem with that is the tendency of Windows 7 to want files in a
> different
> place than XP (DXBase for example). All I could use PCM for would be moving
> data files. I would still have to do a fresh install of all the App's.
> 
> My thinking is to build up another system (like the one I am using now) and
> do
> a parallel install so I can be sure they all work.
> 
> A royal PITA, but with XP support ending soon, I foresee an avalanche of
> virus
> attacks that will not be countered.
> 
> Thanks for the assistance,
> 
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> 
> 
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dick
>> 
>> You can try the PC Mover program from Laplink software. It gets pretty
>> good reviews and is probably more successful in doing an "in place"
>> migration than Microsoft ever has been.
>> 
>> Its not horribly expensive so you might give it a shot.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Neal Campbell
>> Abroham Neal LLC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> After several responses and a painful travail through the MS site, I have
>>> come to the conclusion that you can't get there from here !!
>>> 
>>> There does not seem to be an "Upgrade" available from MS, rather they
>>> state that a new install is necessary. That means re-installing all the
>>> other
>>> App's I have and praying to the Gods for success.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for all the responses,
>>> 
>>> 73 es HH, Dick, W1KSZ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I should have also added that, unlike other Windows upgrades, there is
>>> no
>>>> intrinsic way to perform a migration that leaves any installed software
>>>> intact. The only way I know of is to use PC Mover. There may be other
>>>> similar products, but that's the one I'm familiar with.
>>>> 
>>>> Kim N5OP
>>>> 
>>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as
>>>> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 13, 2013, at 16:46, Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps I didn't phrase the question correctly ...
>>>> 
>>>> All the software is already installed and working on a Windows XP
>>> system.
>>>> What I asked was what problems I would encounter if I just used a
>>> Windows
>>>> Upgrade disk.
>>>> 
>>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Dave ve3wej <ve3wej at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Just do NOT install in Program files folder, there is history of this on
>>>> 
>>>> the
>>>> 
>>>> reflector archives.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I am running on win 7 here, and no issues with c:\dxb2007 folder
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> 
>>>> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
>>>> 
>>>> dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>>>> 
>>>> On Behalf Of Richard Solomon
>>>> 
>>>> Sent: December-13-13 5:19 PM
>>>> 
>>>> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>>> 
>>>> Subject: [Dxbase] Upgrade to Windows 7 Question
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> My shack computer runs Windows XP for an O/S. I am thinking about
>>> moving up
>>>> 
>>>> to Windows 7. Are there any "gotcha's" waiting for me with respect to
>>>> 
>>>> DXBase
>>>> 
>>>> ? Or will the upgrade go "seamlessly"
>>>> 
>>>> as the IT wizards are fond of saying.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>> 
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