[OT] How to chain-install from Windows 1 to Win 7

[occam]

Quixotic adventure or what?

See the YouTube video: "Nostalgia: Upgrading through every version of
Windows 1 to 7"

http://www.neowin.net/news/nostalgia-upgrading-through-every-version-of-windows-1-to-7

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Quixotic adventure or what?

See the YouTube video: "Nostalgia: Upgrading through every version of
Windows 1 to 7"

http://www.neowin.net/news/nostalgia-upgrading-through-every-version-of-windows-1-to-7

Interesting, and quite nostalgic, but slightly inaccurate regarding the
proper sequence(s).

It should have gone from Win98SE to WinMe to WinXP. And it omitted the
Win3.1 to Win3.11 to WinNT3.x to WinNT4 4 to Win2K branch of the
possible upgrade paths.



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[Char Jackson]

Interesting, and quite nostalgic, but slightly inaccurate regarding the
proper sequence(s).

It should have gone from Win98SE to WinMe to WinXP. And it omitted the
Win3.1 to Win3.11 to WinNT3.x to WinNT4 4 to Win2K branch of the
possible upgrade paths.

Much of what you identified was available as parallel paths at the
time. I think I read that he didn't want to explore both paths, so he
had to pick a point to jump from the 9x family to the NT family, so
something was bound to be left out.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Much of what you identified was available as parallel paths at the
time. I think I read that he didn't want to explore both paths, so
he
had to pick a point to jump from the 9x family to the NT family, so
something was bound to be left out.

True, but according to the video his decision was based on WinME not
being able to upgrade to Win2000. However, if he was interested in
the consumer progression (as appeared to be the case, especially since
he skipped the NT 3.1 / NT 3.5 / NT 4 sequence), he should have gone
to ME then XP as Bruce suggested.

 

[Ken Blake]

Interesting, and quite nostalgic, but slightly inaccurate regarding the
proper sequence(s).

It should have gone from Win98SE to WinMe to WinXP. And it omitted the
Win3.1 to Win3.11 to WinNT3.x to WinNT4 4 to Win2K branch of the
possible upgrade paths.

I didn't take the time to go through all of this, but I think he not
only omitted Windows 3.11, but also Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (which, despite what many people think,
was *not* the same as Windows 3.11).

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

I didn't take the time to go through all of this, but I think he not
only omitted Windows 3.11, but also Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (which, despite what many people think,
was *not* the same as Windows 3.11).

He did say "Major versions of Windows" so I could see those not being
included.

 

[Ken Blake]

He did say "Major versions of Windows" so I could see those not being
included.

Thanks. As I said, I didn't go through all of it, so I missed the
"major." However, I would certainly call WFWG a major version.

 

[Char Jackson]

Thanks. As I said, I didn't go through all of it, so I missed the
"major." However, I would certainly call WFWG a major version.

I'm curious why you'd say that. It's been a long time and my memory
has certainly faded, but I only remember the most minor of changes
between WFWG and it's then-current siblings. To me, there was more
difference between 98 and 98SE, for example. Perhaps the differences
were in areas that I didn't use.

 

[Ken Blake]

I'm curious why you'd say that. It's been a long time and my memory
has certainly faded, but I only remember the most minor of changes
between WFWG and it's then-current siblings. To me, there was more
difference between 98 and 98SE, for example. Perhaps the differences
were in areas that I didn't use.

I'm going more by reputation than by personal experience. I had very
little experience with WFWG. But as I understand it, the primary
difference between Windows 3.x and WFWG had to do with networking
support.

 

[KCB]

True, but according to the video his decision was based on WinME not being
able to upgrade to Win2000. However, if he was interested in the consumer
progression (as appeared to be the case, especially since he skipped the
NT 3.1 / NT 3.5 / NT 4 sequence), he should have gone to ME then XP as
Bruce suggested.

Just curious... How many people reading this actually owned more than one
WinME computer? I know personally, I couldn't stand the one that I did
have, and waited for XP before I built or purchased any more.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Just curious... How many people reading this actually owned more
than one WinME computer? I know personally, I couldn't stand the
one that I did have, and waited for XP before I built or purchased
any more.

Personally I never even owned one, but I did have the misfortune to
work on several.

 

[Char Jackson]

I'm going more by reputation than by personal experience. I had very
little experience with WFWG. But as I understand it, the primary
difference between Windows 3.x and WFWG had to do with networking
support.

Fair enough. Thanks, Ken.

 

[Ken Blake]

Fair enough. Thanks, Ken.

You're welcome.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Just curious... How many people reading this actually owned more than
one WinME computer? I know personally, I couldn't stand the one that I
did have, and waited for XP before I built or purchased any more.

I never owned one (I'd teransitioned to the NT/2K line before it cam
out), but I did see one or two computers "in the wild" with it.


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[Bruce Chambers]

I'm going more by reputation than by personal experience. I had very
little experience with WFWG. But as I understand it, the primary
difference between Windows 3.x and WFWG had to do with networking
support.

That's correct, WFWG was "optimized" for network use.


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[Bob I]

I'm going more by reputation than by personal experience. I had very
little experience with WFWG. But as I understand it, the primary
difference between Windows 3.x and WFWG had to do with networking
support.

That was the "stated" difference, but a lot of niggling issues were
cleaned up/went away in the switch.

 

[Roy Smith]

Just curious... How many people reading this actually owned more than one
WinME computer? I know personally, I couldn't stand the one that I did
have, and waited for XP before I built or purchased any more.

I had bought a PC that came with Windows ME, and even bought an
upgrade CD just so all of my PC's would be using the same version of
Windows. Guess I am a glutton for punishment.