Upgrading to new operating
system-whether at home or office workstation a personal computer-can be a
stressful experience. Are you doing this to take advantage of new features or
new applications can run but you can close it scary, because you know, there
are always some things that can go wrong. In this article, we will look for
some of those potential problems and explains how you can prevent or solve
these problems, if occur.
1: Lack of Hardware
Under normal circumstances, the
new operating system requires more powerful than their predecessors hardware.
System running an older operating system like, you can run a new one very slow
or not at all, so be sure to check before you do the upgrade of the hardware
requirements. You may need a faster processor, you almost always need more
memory. Other components may need to be upgraded. For example, Windows Vista
requires the correct video card supports Aero interface.
If you install a new operating
system and found inadequate performance, you might be able to make the
necessary hardware upgrades. However, if your computer is running the new
operating system upgrade to the needs of several components which may be less
expensive to buy a new computer. If the system is a laptop, it may
be difficult to upgrade the hardware level, it will run the new
operating system.
2: Installation errors and freezes
May be the worst case is when the
installation process fails, the upgrade on the way.
One possible reason is lack of
disk space. According to Microsoft's specifications, Vista Home Premium and
will eventually need at least 15 GB of available space 40GB disk. You may be
able to use less space to install but you may encounter problems.
This can also be caused by a
hardware problem. For example, Vista seems to
be a bad RAM module is more sensitive than XP.
3: Driver Issues
Driver issues an operating system
upgrade with all kinds of trouble, one of the most common causes. Just because
you through the installation process and the operating system is running, it
does not mean that things have not gone wrong. You may find that your sound
card no longer works, or that you can not print the new operating system. This
is usually a driver issue.
The first thing to do is to check
for updated drivers for the hardware component vendor's web site.
Unfortunately, vendors sometimes do not update their drivers with the new
operating system , especially on the old device . Sometimes this is a technical
issue, but between us cynics will note that they have a vested interest in
forcing you to buy a new card.
4: Activation Error
Nothing more than installing a
new operating system may be even worse, and then when you go to activate it,
you do not have a genuine tell Windows? Microsoft's most recent operating
systems, including Windows XP and Vista , use
the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) technology, which requires activation. If
you have not activated within 30 days Vista ,
it will enter a limited functionality mode where you can no more use Aero interface, you'll lose the other advanced features.
5: The application is not compatible
Another common thing goes wrong
when upgrading the OS is that you can no longer run some applications. This may
be mildly annoying if your favorite games will not work if a mission-critical
business application can not run, but it can be a small disaster.
In some cases, you can get an
uncooperative application works in compatibility mode. In Windows Vista ,
navigate to program's executable file and right-click it and select
"Properties", then click the "Compatibility" tab. Select
Run this program in compatibility mode check box. Then, in the drop-down box,
select the operating system that are running.
If this does not work, another
solution is to use virtual machine software such as Virtual PC or VMWare
virtual machine running an operating system such as XP,. Installed on a virtual
machine is not compatible with the application, you can use them on your Vista desktop a window. Please note that you need to have
a license of the old operating system running in a virtual machine.
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