Can you upgrade to Windows 7 from windows XP?

How to Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7

1. Download Windows 7 RC 32-bit or 64-bit

2. Burn Windows 7 RC ISO on DVD or mount ISO as drive using ISO mounting tool

3. Use Windows Explorer and Browse to the DVD drive on your computer and click migsetup.exe in the Support\Migwiz directory.

4. The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

5. Click next and Select An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

6. Click This is my old computer. Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer.

7. Once Scanning is completed customize your profile and share items to add and remove folders and files you want to include.

8. Click next and enter password

9. Click on Save and locate USB drive or Network location for saving Windows Easy Transfer files.

10. Start Windows 7 Setup by browsing to the root folder of the DVD in Windows Explorer, and then double clicking setup.exe.

11. Click Custom to perform an upgrade to your existing Windows installation.

(When you perform a custom installation of Windows 7, files that were used in the earlier version of Windows are stored in a Windows.old folder. This folder can be removed once instillation is complete to recover space)

12. Select partition of Windows XP and click on Next and proceed without further interaction.

13. Once your Windows 7 Installation is complete. Boot into your Windows 7.

14. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Windows Easy Transfer.

15. The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

16. Click An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

17. Click This is my new computer.

18. Click Yes, open the file. Browse to the location where the Easy Transfer file was saved. Click the file name, and then click Open

19. Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

20. Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving your files.

That’s it We have successfully upgraded Windows XP to Windows 7

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You cannot upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7. Period. It will not carry over your files. Period. You can buy the cheaper "upgrade" version of Windows 7 because you already have XP, and you can "upgrade" your operating system to a more recent version, but you can not directly "upgrade" and have your files, settings, etc. carry over as most people want. You will technically be forced to do a full fresh install, even if you have the "upgrade" version. Period. I didn't make it this way, Microsoft did. And I answered a whole whole ton of questions about this when Windows 7 came out. It would probably be wise to go with Windows 7 at this point if your computer can handle it and the guy at the shop will do it for you without a high price. However, you'll need to back up anything critical if you want to keep it. Your files will NOT still be there. The smartest thing to do (if you can afford it) is for the guy in the shop to put a brand new hard drive in your computer and to install Windows 7 to that. You can then still connect remotely to your old hard drive, and pull off any files that are still there. If your old hard drive was the core problem (which the guy in the shop should be able to eventually tell), this protects you. And if it's not, you can now use it as a backup drive instead. But anyone telling you it's no problem to "upgrade" or that you have a choice between an upgrade and a full installation or that your files will still be there for you is wrong. XP to Windows 7 is *always* a clean install, but it can be done with the cheaper "upgrade" version of the software.

Hi Justin,

Yes it is possible to move from XP to Windows 7. You will have to do a clean installation meaning your programs, files, and settings will not be saved. Make sure to back up to an external hard drive before upgrading.

If you have questions about compatibility of your specific hardware or software, you can check with the Windows 7 Compatibility Center to see if what you already have will operate correctly with Windows 7 - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/win... It is also a good idea to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor before moving forward with the installation. It will scan your system and let you know if you need to make any changes before upgrading.

Cheers,

Cassandra

Microsoft Windows Outreach

I don't think there is an option to upgrade from XP to windows 7. It has to be a all new clean install.

For Vista users, for a limited time period MS was offering the option to upgrade when Windows7 is going to get launched.

I've always hated upgrading the OS, I just bought a new hard drive and installed windows 7 on it and used my xp hdds ask backup drives. It saves a lot of transfer headache and removes any transfer issues.

you can only upgrade from vista meaning it saves all your previous information and settings if you want windows 7 you can do a clean install if your on xp

yeah you can upgrade it if it passed the requirements. you may not upgrade it but you can dual boot it. dual-boot is so cool. you can have 2-3 windows version in one PC. don't use vista, vista sucks

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor will tell you exactly what you need to do.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fa...

You can just install Windows 7, but it would have to be a clean install. You wouldn't be able to keep your programs.

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