APC

[APC]

I have installed windows 7 over Vista and my pc works ok. However the programmes list is showing old. when I click on this a list of programmes is shown that were in windows vista. I tried to delete the programmes in windows old but it said i need permissions from trusted installer. Can anybody help as I am baffled. Windows old is taking up a lot of space on my computer

Thanks

APC

[Plastic Nev]

Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help.

It may be of help for us to know how you installed Windows 7.

Was it the Microsoft upgrade or direct from a Windows 7 Disk?

 

Nev.

[APC]

APC

 

I installed indow 7 from a cd Rom

Still baffled APC

[RandyL]

Hi APC and Plastic Nev.

 

If the disk is a full retail version of Windows 7 then it would be more then one disk and it would be on DVD not CD. What does it say on the disks?

 

If this is a full retail version of Windows 7 and you just recently installed it then you may want to consider starting over by following the multi-page tutorial here. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-vista-to-windows-7

 

If I'm not mistaken Microsoft calls it a custom installation for some reason. It seems to me a clean install would be a better term.

 

See Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (custom installation).

 

Anyway I thought the links might be of assistance.