Update question?

[JKConey]

Can I update Windows 7 home premium, without loss of data or programs? I
just had an issue where I really needed a tool like gpedit.msc or services,
and had to restore to fix the problem.

 

[Paul]

Can I update Windows 7 home premium, without loss of data or programs?
I just had an issue where I really needed a tool like gpedit.msc or
services, and had to restore to fix the problem.

It implies here, that the Anytime Upgrade for Windows 7, doesn't
require re-installation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Anytime_Upgrade

"Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade does not require physical media and installs the
extra components of the Windows 7 edition from the Component-based servicing
(CBS) store located on the system."

HTH,
Paul

 

[Agent_C]

Can I update Windows 7 home premium, without loss of data or programs? I
just had an issue where I really needed a tool like gpedit.msc or services,
and had to restore to fix the problem.

I used Anytime Upgrade recently to upgrade from Home Premium to
Ultimate. No loss of data; took about 20 minutes.

A_C

 

[Twayne]

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Can I update Windows 7 home premium, without loss of
data or programs? I just had an issue where I really
needed a tool like gpedit.msc or services, and had to
restore to fix the problem.

Certainly. Auto-update can even happen while the machine is unattended.
That's the questoin you asked; perhaps you meant something else? Your 2nd
sentence makes no sense ini view of the first.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Ken Blake]

Can I update Windows 7 home premium, without loss of data or programs? I
just had an issue where I really needed a tool like gpedit.msc or services,
and had to restore to fix the problem.

What makes an upgrade an upgrade is that doing it does not lose
anything--data, programs, configuration settings, etc.

However it's important to realize that doing an upgrade is a big step
and when taking a big step, things *can* go wrong. For that reason
it's prudent to take all possible steps to protect yourself against
problem. You can't do much about your programs (other than making sure
you still have all their installation media), but for data, you should
be sure that you have a current backup of all that's important to you.

And to add to that last point, you should *always* "be sure that you
have a current backup of all that's important to you." Things can go
wrong at any time.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

What makes an upgrade an upgrade is that doing it does not lose
anything--data, programs, configuration settings, etc.

However it's important to realize that doing an upgrade is a big step
and when taking a big step, things *can* go wrong. For that reason
it's prudent to take all possible steps to protect yourself against
problem. You can't do much about your programs (other than making sure
you still have all their installation media), but for data, you should
be sure that you have a current backup of all that's important to you.

And to add to that last point, you should *always* "be sure that you
have a current backup of all that's important to you." Things can go
wrong at any time.

Amen.

 

[JKConey]

I used Anytime Upgrade recently to upgrade from Home Premium to
Ultimate. No loss of data; took about 20 minutes.

A_C

Thanks that's what I wanted to hear. A testimonial!

 

[Andy]

I second that AMEN always back up you're files and data before any major
upgrades or upgrade to a new operating system

 

[Anthony Buckland]

I second that AMEN always back up you're files and data before any major
upgrades or upgrade to a new operating system

One more "amen". Before I moved up to W7 from WinXP,
I always backed up, if only to the on-disk Acronis
Secure Zone (a protected area on the main hard disk
where Acronis True Image allows backups other than
to exterior media), every time a batch of WinXP
updates came down the pipe. I did this because one
especially large batch of updates a year or so ago
put me back by a week or so when one of the updates
rendered my system unbootable (the eventual cure
was to do the big update batch in several segments,
but first I had to go to an external backup to get
a bootable system so I could retry the updates).
So even updates from the Mother Ship need to be done
with care and while wearing protection.