Upgrading is the process of exchanging computer hardware or software for a faster, more recent, more secure or more functional version.
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How can I upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and keep my files and applications?
I want to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8. How can I do this while keeping all of my files in-tact? Is it possible to retain all of my applications and user settings, too?
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How to install an updated version of PEAR / PHPUnit on Ubuntu?
Most tutorials online show how to install PEAR by doing this:
sudo apt-get install php-pear
This installs version 1.6.1. It works great because it's super easy! My problem is that I want to install ...
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How do I upgrade from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM?
I want to install Windows 7 RC. I know about the time bomb in June of 2010, where it will cease to work, and that a few months before that it will shut down every two hours.
If I install Windows 7 ...
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Will it be possible to upgrade from Windows 8 Release Preview to the RTM version?
Will it be possible to upgrade from Windows 8 Release Preview to the RTM version?
I've seen this related question Upgrade/Update Windows 8 customer preview to normal version, but I'm interested to ...
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How can I update gcc to the latest version in Ubuntu 10.04?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit with gcc 4.4.3 currently installed on it. I want to upgrade it to gcc 4.6.1.
How to update using Ubuntu Package Manager:
apt-get upgrade/install
As a second option I ...
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How do I upgrade to Snow Leopard without a CD drive?
I'm on a Intel Mac (desktop) which has a broken CD drive. Is there any way to install without buying an external CD drive?
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Troubleshooting failed upgrade to Windows 7?
I've upgraded three PCs from Vista to Windows 7 without incident, but the fourth one is a bit of a problem.
The Windows 7 install fails and rolls back to Vista with:
The upgrade was not ...
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If I buy the Windows 8 Pro upgrade, can I do multiple fresh installs?
My understanding is that when I first upgrade, I can choose to upgrade as a fresh install.
If I want to do another fresh install in the future, can I do that? I tend to reinstall Windows every 1-3 ...
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Do I *have* to purchase the Snow Leopard box set?
I have Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), and I really don't want to purchase the iLife and iWork suite that the Box set includes.
Is the version of Snow Leopard in the Box Set different from the version which ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu from 32 to 64 bit edition
Is there a way to upgrade my 32-bit version of Ubuntu to 64-bit version? I use Ubuntu 9.10.
If there is no simple way, what if I simply copy my home and /etc directories to new installation, will it ...
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How to backup Windows 7 and revert upgrade to Windows 8
I am currently on Windows 7, and want to upgrade to Windows 8. In case something goes wrong, or an important application stops working on Windows 8, how can I create a backup that can be used to ...
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Can a processor upgrade cause BSOD?
I Had the following hardware setup:
Phenom II X4 945
Asus M4A97
4GB DDR2 OCZ
Radeon HD5850
OCZ Agility 2 120 GB
Windows 7 x64 Pro Fully updated (latest drivers and windows update patches)
Then I ...
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Does upgrading a Windows 7 OEM licence to Windows 8 remove the OEM restrictions?
I have Windows 7 OEM version installed on my PC at the moment and I want to upgrade my motherboard, CPU and graphics card, but I've been told that an OEM version of Windows will not boot if I change ...
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How can I upgrade from Vista 32-bit to Vista 64-bit?
I just ordered a laptop, and it came with Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I want Vista Home Premium 64-bit on it. I'm planning a reinstall. Does anyone know if my product key for Vista 32-bit will also ...
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Should I Upgrade My Old Wireless Router?
I have an old wireless router, and I mean stone age old (5 years). There is nothing wrong technically with the router, it serves my wireless needs at home but it is really darn old. A search on ...
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Am I missing out on anything by sticking by Windows XP? [closed]
I've seen Vista come by, and while it looked cool, I assumed that it would run slower on my machine with the Aero theme. I also run my XP with animations, shadows and the like turned off, and also set ...
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System performance myths [closed]
What are examples of advice on system performance, maintenance or upgrade that don't actually provide benefit or can actually result in detrimental changes?
As examples:
Zapping the PRAM on a Mac
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Has anyone successfully done an inplace upgrade from Windows 7 RC to RTM?
Now that the Windows 7 RTM is available (on Technet) has anyone performed an upgrade from the RC (build 7100) to the RTM?
See also this question
Second question, does the RTM build expire, just ...
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Where can I download Powershell 2.0 for Windows 7?
I have spent the better part of a day hunting the Internet looking forr a way to download Powershell 2.0 to my already Win7 environment. Windows 7 is supposed to come with PS 2.0 however - I have 1.0. ...
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Any compelling reasons for upgrading Vista to Windows 7 [closed]
I have been using Windows Vista since it first came out and had no problems so far.
Are there any compelling reason to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7?
It seems like windows 7 is slightly faster ...
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Using the same Windows 8 Upgrade installer on multiple PCs
As per the article How the new Windows 8 license terms affect you:
You may transfer the software to another computer that belongs to you. … You may not transfer the software to share licenses ...
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Is it possible upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows XP/Vista/7 OEM?
In a Microsoft's post about Windows 8 upgrade it is written:
We set out to make it as easy as possible for everyone to upgrade to Windows 8. Starting at general availability, if your PC is running ...
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Adding more RAM at different speeds? Will it impact performance as much as to make it worse than without adding it?
I got a new laptop with 4GBs of ram, expandable to 8GBs. It has 1 4GB stick DDR3 PC3-12800 at 1600Mhz. I can't seem to find another one exactly the same locally, the closest I've found is 1 4GB stick ...
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Which ext4 features are missing on an upgraded filesystem?
Which ext4 features will be missing on a filesystem upgraded from ext3 to ext4 using the instructions here?
The text explains:
There are additional ext4 features, such as flex_bg and > 16TB ...
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Snow Leopard sluggish after upgrade from Leopard
I recently upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard on my white Macbook (mid-2007) and immediately noticed a bunch of performance issues:
Finder is a lot slower at displaying the Applications folder. ...
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Does Seven suffer of a performance decrease compared to Windows Vista?
I have to format and reinstall Windows on an old laptop (bought around 3 years ago) because of usual degradation of performance of Microsoft operating systems..
The computer had Windows Vista and I ...
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What's the easiest way to move from one Macintosh to another?
Here's the story:
Company bought me a $599 Mac mini (as of this writing, 2.26GHz/160GB HD/2GB RAM)
I have it set up to some extent with software for development
Company decides it needs a second Mac ...
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How do I know when to upgrade RAM in Vista?
Task Manager: XP on the left, Vista on the right.
On XP, I would check to see if Peak Commit Charge was approaching Total Physical Memory. When Peak exceeded Total during normal usage, the page ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 when Update Manager doesn't let you
I've been trying to upgrade my installation of Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, but all of the instructions I've found haven't been helping. They mostly say to run the update manager and it'll tell you that ...
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How can I determine a computer's specs? [closed]
I have a client who has a computer they want to upgrade. They are unable to tell me the specs of this computer and they're not the type of person I could walk it through with.
Ideally, I'd like to ...
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What happens to the Windows 7 key when upgrading to Windows 8?
Microsoft is offering "Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Upgrade" at a discounted price compared to the OEM version. However it states:
If you currently have a personal computer running Windows 7, ...
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Can computer crashes and reboots be caused by weak power supply?
Recently I replaced the videocard in my PC for a newer, faster one. All games work perfectly but I get random system crashes and reboots. This happens even when the system is almost idle (browsing, ...
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How do I detect the RAM memory chip specification from within a Linux machine
I'd like to add more RAM to my Ubuntu installation ( running on a Dell Inspiron 640m ). Is there any inbuilt command or package to find out the current RAM chip specifications (manufacturer, type, ...
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HP Laptop stuck in reboot cycle (won't clear POST) after BIOS upgrade
I've almost finished rebuilding an HP dv9702ea. The windows/software part went fine.
However after that I thought I would update the BIOS with the latest as found on HP's website. It appeared to ...
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What are the most significative changes brought on by Windows 7 SP1?
Which are the most significant features that Microsoft included in Windows 7 SP1? I mean, worth the download, should I waste my time upgrading? I saw on some forums that some users are having problems ...
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Can I upgrade to the new Ubuntu 10 from Ubuntu 9.10 without formatting my computer?
I'm using Ubuntu 9.10
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How do you Upgrade Ubuntu from an ISO Image By Mounting as Loopback (without burning)
I'm trying to upgrade 9.10 without burning the ISO image to a disk. What are the steps to get this to work?
I am using the Ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso image.
There are a few postings around on ...
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Do I get any performance boost with an IDE to SATA adapter?
I picked up a barebones PC kit the other day so that I could get a speed boost and still use my old hard drives/DVD drives, etc.
I currently have two IDE drives and unfortunately the new motherboard ...
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No GUI after upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 (boots to command line)
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 (network upgrade using the update manager, from 9.04 which had different graphics related problems) and when I try to boot into it all I get a small Ubuntu logo, ...
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Any dangers in using DDR memory with a higher frequency than the FSB?
I'm looking to upgrade memory in an older motherboard.
The processor is an AMD Sempron 2500+ with a maximum speed of 333/166MHz.
The motherboard is an MSI MS-7061 (KV3M-V), which accepts up to 2Gb ...
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Upgrading Motherboard
My computer is an older computer and I have thought of upgrading my computer for some time now yet it is old enough that it would require replacement of the motherboard to do much of an upgrade. And ...
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Office 2007 32 bit to Office 2010 64 bit upgrade
I have Office 2007 32 bit installed. I want to install 2010 64 bit.
I understand there is no direct upgrade. I have to uninstall and then install 2010.
Is there a way to save all my settings, ...
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Considering upgrade to Windows 7; need advice [closed]
All my systems are happily running Windows XP. I'm finally - grudgingly - installing SP3 on all of them since Microsoft has stopped developing patches for SP2. But XP doesn't have much life left. ...
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Windows Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit upgrade?
I have an old Vista box sitting around, and I'm thinking of upgrading it to Windows 7 64-bit, as it has 4gb of RAM. Well, I know that there's an "in-place" upgrade from Vista, but does it work from ...
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Onboard video vs. PCI-E video card
Would a separate PCI-E video card provide benefits to a user who currently uses onboard video?
The onboard video card is on an Intel DG35EC. The onboard video is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator ...
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Clean Install Using Windows 7 RTM Upgrade
I am thinking about getting a pre-order for Windows 7 upgrade, but I don't want to buy it if I can't do clean installs with it. How does the upgrade process work exactly when comming from Windows Xp ...
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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade but no previous version of Windows installed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
If I’m performing a an upgrade to Windows 8, do I have to have the previous version installed, or is just having the key enough?
I have a license for Windows 7 but don't ...
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Windows 7 fails to install
I'm upgrading from Vista SP1 (which was actually upgraded from XP over a year ago) to Windows 7 RTM (64-bit Ultimate to 64-bit Ultimate). After 4 hours or so, the install fails with the message "This ...
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Is it possible to upgrade the graphics card in modern laptops?
As there's no definitive answer to this, and I would prefer not to be too specific about particular models, what are the things that determine whether this is possible or not?
What expansion slots ...
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Upgrade to full Windows 8
I am currently running an evaluation of Windows 8, as can be seen by the following screenshot of the bottom right hand side of my screen.
How can I upgrade to the full, non-evaluation version of ...
