It's not really any kind of a major difference between the procedures. I wish I could find an accessible program for creating un-attended installs of windows 7 like I did for XP. The fact is without that you do require some sited help. David Ferrin Life it what happens after you have already made other plans. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7
Hmmm! I have never done that David. In fact, I'm not sure that the average computer user would know how to perform a "clean installation". I'll bet it presents fewer possible issues but I'm not sure I'd recommend that course of action to someone with normal computer experience. You may have forgotten that you, yourself, are highly skilled in these matters. I, for one, am not. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Having just done this a few weeks ago and also a veteran of a number of system installs I can say that the best results may be had by doing a clean install. Save all of your data and format your drive to start fresh. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] FOR RANDY, UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Randy, At this time, it is still possible to purchase an upgrade disk which will take you from Windows XP to Windows 7. However, as soon as Windows 8 comes out as a fully functioning version, the Windows 7 disks will be much harder to find. If you're going to do this at all, I'd suggest you do it very soon. There's a great deal of documentation available which can help you transition from XP to Windows 7. Some of it might still be on the Blind Computing site. The version of Jaws you are using might have some effect on how well Windows 7 functions once you have made the change. Anything over Jaws 11 should work just fine. For me, switching from one type of Windows to the other was a bit challenging at first but to tell you the truth, it wasn't that much of a problem. There are many people on our list here who can give you help or hints. I can't emphasize enough though, if you are going to make the switch, do it very soon! It won't be long before Windows 8 comes out as a complete marketable version if it hasn't done so already. The stores have a bad habit of getting rid of older software very quickly. That's because they make much more money on the newer programs. Good luck, Randy. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
