Re: In place Windows 7 -> 10 upgrade?

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did quite a number of Win 7 to Win 10 updates, in place, without any
issues or losing of apps.  But not my desktop.

I tried several times to update my desktop a couple years back and it would
always fail at 74% and revert back.  So recently I bought a different
desktop and just started from scratch.  So I can't answer the RDi part, but
I had no issues with any other desktop I updated.


On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 9:43 AM Mark Waterbury <
mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  David,
>
> I do not believe there is truly an "in-place update" from Win7 to Win10
> ... as far as I can tell, it will just do a full install of Win10, more or
> less wiping out any knowledge of any previously installed programs and
> applications. It will however still "preserve" your "data.  :-/
>
>
> So, first, be sure to get some type of low-cost external USB drive,
> (amazingly cheap on Amazon, etc.), and do a full back-up of your Windows 7
> system... so you have it all safely backed up and stored away.
>
>
> Next, I suggest using a free tool to make a VMWare virtual machine that
> contains a complete "clone" of your entire Windows 7 system, just in case
> ...   That way, if you run into problems, after upgrading to Win10, you can
> always just start up that Win7 virtual machine to test those various
> versions of RDi, etc.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>
>
>     On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 9:27:02 AM EDT, David Gibbs via PcTech <
> pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Folks:
>
> I've been resisting Windows 10 for a long time ... but our IT
> department has determined that we have to upgrade (due to MS stopping
> updates to Win 7).
>
> How reliable is an in-place Win 7 to 10 upgrade?
>
> I'm specifically concerned about RDi.  I have 5 copies of RDi
> installed (different versions, so I can test my plug-in).
>
> Thanks!
>
> david
>
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