Solution – Windows 7: Upgrade From Vista Stucks At 62%

2009 November 11
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Some of the users who are upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 are confronting a problem. The installation being stuck at around 62% / 64%. Microsoft has released an update/fix for this problem. There are two ways, either you can use “Fix it automatically” or do it manually.

Windows 7

To Do it manually, follow these steps:

  1. Restart the computer. Then, your computer will roll back to Windows Vista.
  2. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  3. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
  4. Under System variables, click New.
  5. Type MIG_UPGRADE_IGNORE_PLUGINS in the Variable name field.
  6. Type IphlpsvcMigPlugin.dll in the Variable value field.
  7. Click OK three times to close the dialog boxes.
  8. Start the upgrade installation again.

To do it automatically,  Download this tool (More instructions here)

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