Re: Win 7 - Upgrading Inspiron E1505

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>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:52 -0400, "MJMIII" <> wrote:
>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I'm getting ready to upgrade my Inspiron E1505 to Win 7 from Vista. I
>>> ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and had the following programs
>>> listed with concerns:
>>>
>>> - ATI Catalyst Install Manager
>>> - Catalyst Control Centre
>>>
>>> The above two were recommended to uninstall and reinstall after
>>> upgrade. I don't recall ever using these programs - what are they and
>>> how important are they?
>>>
>>> - Broadcom Management Programs
>>>
>>> Advisor stated that "you may experience issues running this program" -
>>> not sure what this program is or how important it is to the laptop
>>> performance.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Charlie
>> The first 2 both refer to your ATI video card. Uninstall these, then after
>> your upgrade got to ATI/AMD website and d/l the latest drivers for your
>> card.
>>
>> The second may refer to your wireless card/program.
>
> Thanks

As relatively inexpensive as drives are these days I would seriously
consider starting with a new larger drive to install Win 7 on and keep
the old for a fall back or an external after everything is up and
running the way you want it to be.

Charles

Charles <> wrote in news:%2rEm.1505$:

> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:52 -0400, "MJMIII"
>>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I'm getting ready to upgrade my Inspiron E1505 to Win 7 from Vista.
>>>> I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and had the following programs
>>>> listed with concerns:
>>>>
>>>> - ATI Catalyst Install Manager
>>>> - Catalyst Control Centre
>>>>
>>>> The above two were recommended to uninstall and reinstall after
>>>> upgrade. I don't recall ever using these programs - what are they
>>>> and how important are they?
>>>>
>>>> - Broadcom Management Programs
>>>>
>>>> Advisor stated that "you may experience issues running this
>>>> program" - not sure what this program is or how important it is to
>>>> the laptop performance.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Charlie
>>> The first 2 both refer to your ATI video card. Uninstall these,
>>> then after your upgrade got to ATI/AMD website and d/l the latest
>>> drivers for your card.
>>>
>>> The second may refer to your wireless card/program.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> As relatively inexpensive as drives are these days I would seriously
> consider starting with a new larger drive to install Win 7 on and keep
> the old for a fall back or an external after everything is up and
> running the way you want it to be.
>
> Charles
>

(Apologies if I'm hijacking this thread...)

That's exactly what I plan to do. Install on new drives (I have two Dell
pcs with VistaHomePremium), but I'm not sure yet if I can do this, even
doing a custom install with an upgrade version of Win7. I haven't found
anything definitive as to whether or not I can do a clean install, on a
new drive, with the upgrade version of Win7.

In worst case, I may have to install Vista on new drive, with my Dell OEM
disk, and upgrade that.

Boris <> wrote in
news:Xns9CADD909A92F2nospamnospaminvalid@188.40.43 .213:

> Charles <> wrote in
> news:%2rEm.1505$:
>
>> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:52 -0400, "MJMIII"
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I'm getting ready to upgrade my Inspiron E1505 to Win 7 from
>>>>> Vista.
>>>>> I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and had the following
>>>>> programs
>>>>> listed with concerns:
>>>>>
>>>>> - ATI Catalyst Install Manager
>>>>> - Catalyst Control Centre
>>>>>
>>>>> The above two were recommended to uninstall and reinstall after
>>>>> upgrade. I don't recall ever using these programs - what are they
>>>>> and how important are they?
>>>>>
>>>>> - Broadcom Management Programs
>>>>>
>>>>> Advisor stated that "you may experience issues running this
>>>>> program" - not sure what this program is or how important it is to
>>>>> the laptop performance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Charlie
>>>> The first 2 both refer to your ATI video card. Uninstall these,
>>>> then after your upgrade got to ATI/AMD website and d/l the latest
>>>> drivers for your card.
>>>>
>>>> The second may refer to your wireless card/program.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> As relatively inexpensive as drives are these days I would seriously
>> consider starting with a new larger drive to install Win 7 on and
>> keep the old for a fall back or an external after everything is up
>> and running the way you want it to be.
>>
>> Charles
>>
>
> (Apologies if I'm hijacking this thread...)
>
> That's exactly what I plan to do. Install on new drives (I have two
> Dell pcs with VistaHomePremium), but I'm not sure yet if I can do
> this, even doing a custom install with an upgrade version of Win7. I
> haven't found anything definitive as to whether or not I can do a
> clean install, on a new drive, with the upgrade version of Win7.
>
> In worst case, I may have to install Vista on new drive, with my Dell
> OEM disk, and upgrade that.
>
>
>

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