I have downloaded the upgrade CD to change from W10 from W7. It says it will keep my original W7 license and all my programs when it does the upgrade. When I start the upgrade it checks the old system and stops and says I need to manually uninstall two incompatible programs - Ahead Nero and Winzip 6.3-8.0. I had attempted to install them in W7 some years ago during the initial install, but they were rejected as incompatible for W7 as well. I exited the install CD and checked the installed programs, and they do not appear there. W7 did accept the Nero Digital video program, and I uninstalled that. I did find a Nero directory in Programs (x86) after the uninstall and I deleted that. No folders for winzip were found. I find no entries for those programs in msconfig. I went thru regedit and deleted any registry entries that mentioned nero or winzip. I ran a registry cleaner and cleaned up any registry entries with invalid addresses.
I ran the upgrade program again and it still faults saying to manually delete those programs. The only option it gives me is to wipe the entire drive and install a clean copy of W10. I need many of the programs that I have installed and configured in W7 , but many new programs will only install in W10. Where is the install program looking and finding these non existant programs, and how do I delete them manually?
I ran the upgrade program again and it still faults saying to manually delete those programs. The only option it gives me is to wipe the entire drive and install a clean copy of W10. I need many of the programs that I have installed and configured in W7 , but many new programs will only install in W10. Where is the install program looking and finding these non existant programs, and how do I delete them manually?