Comments on: How hard could it be? http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/ Full of sound and furry Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3338 Bob Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:50:58 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3338 OS X 10.6 chart is up: http://tumbl.strelau.net/post/156605288/upgrading-to-os-x-snow-leopard OS X 10.6 chart is up:

http://tumbl.strelau.net/post/156605288/upgrading-to-os-x-snow-leopard

]]> By: dannyo http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3337 dannyo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:57:12 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3337 @SIGIVALD It's not the complexity, it's the number of combinations where software reinstallations are required. XP users being the bulk of the Windows world right now mean the bulk of the users will have to do some serious work to upgrade. General comments: While they're represented, 64 bit to 32 bit upgrades are highly unlikely. Are 32 bit to 64 bit likely? And can one just "use the install disks" to effect reinstall when there's a bit-depth change? @SIGIVALD

It’s not the complexity, it’s the number of combinations where software reinstallations are required.

XP users being the bulk of the Windows world right now mean the bulk of the users will have to do some serious work to upgrade.

General comments:

While they’re represented, 64 bit to 32 bit upgrades are highly unlikely. Are 32 bit to 64 bit likely? And can one just “use the install disks” to effect reinstall when there’s a bit-depth change?

]]> By: Sigivald http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3336 Sigivald Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:20:46 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3336 Looks fine to me. If it's a "normal" version of Vista and you're upgrading to the same bit-depth of the equivalent Win7 or Win7 Ultimate, it's in-place. Everything else is custom. It looks complex, but I described it in two sentences and it makes sense. Looks fine to me.

If it’s a “normal” version of Vista and you’re upgrading to the same bit-depth of the equivalent Win7 or Win7 Ultimate, it’s in-place.

Everything else is custom.

It looks complex, but I described it in two sentences and it makes sense.

]]> By: Matt http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3335 Matt Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3335 Someone needs to make an OS upgrade matrix. Someone needs to make an OS upgrade matrix.

]]> By: Nate http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3334 Nate Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:01:27 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3334 It's like BINGO! Caller: And here we go...Windows 7 Professional 64bit from Windows Vista Home Basic 64bit. That's Windows 7 Professional 64bit, upgrading from Windows Vista Home Basic 64bit. Elderly Man (in retirement home): Rats, ANOTHER Custom Install!? ...Hours later... Caller: Ok and the last one for tonight folks...Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit from Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit Elderly woman (sitting next to elderly man): BING! *shows the caller her card* Caller: Mam, I see you've cut and pasted some of the In-Place Upgrade spaces around... Elderly Man: *triumphant; stands* I KNEW IT! This game is RIGED. And you can KEEP your newfangled Windows 7 too, sonny. It’s like BINGO!

Caller: And here we go…Windows 7 Professional 64bit from Windows Vista Home Basic 64bit.

That’s Windows 7 Professional 64bit, upgrading from Windows Vista Home Basic 64bit.

Elderly Man (in retirement home): Rats, ANOTHER Custom Install!?

…Hours later…

Caller: Ok and the last one for tonight folks…Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit from Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

Elderly woman (sitting next to elderly man): BING! *shows the caller her card*

Caller: Mam, I see you’ve cut and pasted some of the In-Place Upgrade spaces around…

Elderly Man: *triumphant; stands* I KNEW IT! This game is RIGED. And you can KEEP your newfangled Windows 7 too, sonny.

]]> By: Kit http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3333 Kit Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:37:36 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2009/08/04/how-hard-could-it-be/#comment-3333 That's a heckuva lot of blue. This is going to be a disaster. That’s a heckuva lot of blue.

This is going to be a disaster.

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