Upgrading the Windows Operating System and existing programs, like CoPilot Truck

Thankyou, it was 11. It has been 3 years since I gave it away to some one in Jonesport. He was using version 7 and was thinking of upgrading. After he put it in it made it so he couldnt go back to the previous working version 7. He too knows my aggravation.

 

This is incorrect. I literally just finished building this computer I am posting from, an hour, or two ago. I installed Windows 7 over Win XP, Win 7 reserved and transferred all of my Win XP files to "Old Windows Files" folder.


Where are my files and folders after upgrading from Windows XP or Windows Vista?

If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 7 from a previous version of Windows, and you're having trouble finding the files from your previous version of Windows, you might still be able to access your old files depending on how you upgraded your computer.
Where are my files after upgrading?

It depends on the way you upgraded your computer to Windows 7. Use the following table to determine where your files might be.
[TABLE="class: table"]
[TR="class: row"]
[TH="class: headerEntry"] If you upgraded from[/TH]
[TH="class: headerEntry"] And you chose this option during installation[/TH]
[TH="class: headerEntry"] Then your files are[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row"]
[TD="class: entry"] Windows Vista[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] Upgrade[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] In the same general locations that they were before you upgraded.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row"]
[TD="class: entry"] Windows XP or Windows Vista[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] Custom, without reformatting your drive or partition[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] Stored in a folder called Windows.old. To learn how to access files in the Windows.old folder, see the "How do I retrieve files from the Windows.old folder?" section below.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row"]
[TD="class: entry"] Windows XP or Windows Vista[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] Custom, and you reformatted your drive or partition[/TD]
[TD="class: entry"] Deleted. When you reformat a drive or partition, all the information is deleted and can't be recovered.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


How do I retrieve files from the Windows.old folder?

If you upgraded your computer from Windows XP or Windows Vista and didn't reformat your hard drive during installation, you should be able to retrieve your files from the Windows.old folder.

• Click the Start button , and then click Computer.
• Double-click the drive that Windows is installed on (typically, the C: drive).
• Double-click the Windows.old folder.
• Double-click the Users folder.
• Double-click your user name.
• Open the folders that contain the files you want to retrieve. For example, to retrieve files in the Documents folder, double-click Documents.
• Copy and paste the files that you want from each folder to a folder in Windows 7.
  For example, if you want to retrieve everything from the Documents folder, copy all the files and folders, and then paste them into the Documents library in Windows 7.
• Repeat steps 5-7 for each user account on your computer.

Notes

• We recommend that you back up your files to an external location before upgrading your computer, especially if you have encrypted files on your computer. For more information, see Back up your files.

• Once you're sure you have everything you need from the Windows.old folder, you can delete it to reclaim space on your computer. For more information, see How do I remove the Windows.old folder?

Where do I find common folders in Windows 7?

 

Well I screwed that up. For whatever reason when I read it, it registered in the reverse of what you said, sorry about that! Hopefully what I posted will be of use to someone, at least.

 

Isn't life, ( Microsoft ) funny? Now they issue an update on something that has worked great for years, for MILLIONS of people. My "experience"...was just fine...but some pin-headed college boy decided to improve the function that was not broken.. Where, oh where, has the common sense gone???

I know...shut up.

 

i never do upgrades, have never seen any good.

you wouldn't build a new house on a used foundation. why would you install a new windows on a used windows. that's probably messed up.

clean installs is the only way to go. and you can do that with the upgrades. works better, and faster, and doesn't take as much as time as actually loading and upgrading.

you already have a previous copy of windows. don't waste your time in actually loading it up first, then upgrading. just throw the upgrade in. when it asks for a previous version. throw the old one in, then the upgrade back in. and finish a clean install.

BUT, since your going to spend the money anyways. you can buy system builder instead of retail. a full blown installation for the same price as an upgrade. do a google for system builder windows.

i also never do the updates. they usually screw up the system in that it takes longer to boot up and be functional. i'll wait for the service packs instead.

as for backing up your files. windows comes with backup. and usb external hard drives are cheap.
no need to tearing down your computer to take to bestbuy or whatever for transfer.