dt Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'm thinking of doing this myself and wondering how the experience has gone for people. As far as I can tell I just need to modify a file in the iso before installing so it will allow me to do the upgrade.. Should it work out okay? :D Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefexp Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I did it....went super smooth and had and still have no issues....I am too lazy to do a clean install right now. I figure since I'm going to have to when the RTM comes out, I'll do it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Slap me with a splintered ruler, but I did it too. I'll do a clean install with final. There are a few niggling things afterwards to fix, like any upgrade, but all is essentially as it was. One oddity: the bulk of the left side of my Start menu is missing (All Programs is blank). Everything's there, since all can be found on a searc. It's probably something simple. I used search more often than not anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0sit0 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I tried upgrading and all the icons on my taskbar were gone and my D: Drive had lost all permissions lol. Fixed it easily but next time I'll just clean install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 care to share how you fixed these issues? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 i have upgraded from 6801>6936>7000>7022>7048>7057>7068>7077>7100(will install the rc soon) only problem i had was with windows live mail but i fixed that. and i planing to upgrade from the rc and any leaked builds to the rtm. until the pc gets screwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ba'al Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 i have upgraded from 6801>6936>7000>7022>7048>7057>7068>7077>7100 (will install the rc soon) 7100 *is* the rc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 7100 *is* the rc. *maybe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 *maybe* Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zain Adeel Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 no seriously.. i doubt.. with all the bugs im havin.. sorry.. i never had these in any older builds why is that? same hardware same drivers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrmgic Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 no seriously.. i doubt..with all the bugs im havin.. sorry.. i never had these in any older builds why is that? same hardware same drivers.. This is almost certainly the RC.. they'll be releasing it officially to MSDN/Technet subscribers in 4 days. TAP and OEM partners already have it.. MSDN would never get a build before OEM partners.. What problems are you having? I haven't seen a single issue with 7100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 For anyone who sees the missing "All programs" contents in the Start menu after upgrading, whether it be from a prior build or Vista, know that the solution may or may not be simple but I did a bit of searching and haven't found the answer. All the links are still in the correct spot on disk, and the shell folders section of the Registry looks exactly right, but obviously something isn't. I'm sure someone will find the answer, but until then search does find your apps, and you could always add links in Start for: c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs c:\Users\yourloginname\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
consume Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 7100 *is* the rc. Ugh, thats exactly what people said when 7000 got leaked. It's the RC and no, there are virtually no changes, get over it =P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 i know the 7100 is the rc, thats why i said i will soon install the rc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbuck Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Done upgrades to 7100 on two systems. First was my flagship Vista x64 machine (Q9550, ASUS P5Q Pro, 8GB RAM, ATI 3870 X2). The most flawless, smoothest upgrade I've ever seen. Took considerably longer than a clean install, but that's really my only complaint. The second is, well, still in progress. Lower-end machine (E5200 dual core, ASROCK 4CoreDual mobo, GeForce 7300GT). Was running build 7000, so I had to put the install on a USB key and edit the cversion.ini file to allow the upgrade. In this case, the upgrade initiated fine, but consistently hangs after the first reboot. :( I don't think this is an upgrade issue, though. It hangs in the same spot when I attempt a clean install. Thank God for good backup images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingroach Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I think the motherboard may have something to do with this.. I also have Asrock 4core-dual VSTA mobo and upgrade fails after reboot. However, clean install works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Done upgrades to 7100 on two systems.First was my flagship Vista x64 machine (Q9550, ASUS P5Q Pro, 8GB RAM, ATI 3870 X2). The most flawless, smoothest upgrade I've ever seen. Took considerably longer than a clean install, but that's really my only complaint. The second is, well, still in progress. Lower-end machine (E5200 dual core, ASROCK 4CoreDual mobo, GeForce 7300GT). Was running build 7000, so I had to put the install on a USB key and edit the cversion.ini file to allow the upgrade. In this case, the upgrade initiated fine, but consistently hangs after the first reboot. :( I don't think this is an upgrade issue, though. It hangs in the same spot when I attempt a clean install. Thank God for good backup images. On that first machine, did you upgrade from the beta (Build 7000)? And if so, do you notice performance improvements? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Following up on the "All Programs" issue: When booting today, which was my third or fourth boot for various reasons, I noticed that All Programs was back, as if by magic. So the solution is to wait and hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ba'al Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 no seriously.. i doubt..with all the bugs im havin.. sorry.. i never had these in any older builds why is that? same hardware same drivers.. Upgrades can cause all sorts of problems. There is probably a reason why MS disabled upgrading from previous builds (except 7077). Try a clean install and see if the problems are still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetaprime Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 For anyone who sees the missing "All programs" contents in the Start menu after upgrading, whether it be from a prior build or Vista, know that the solution may or may not be simple but I did a bit of searching and haven't found the answer. All the links are still in the correct spot on disk, and the shell folders section of the Registry looks exactly right, but obviously something isn't. I'm sure someone will find the answer, but until then search does find your apps, and you could always add links in Start for:c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs c:\Users\yourloginname\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs I have the same problem here after upgrading from 7057. There's gotta be a way to get that stuff to show up in the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbuck Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 On that first machine, did you upgrade from the beta (Build 7000)? And if so, do you notice performance improvements? :) No, the first machine was Vista x64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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