How to: Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7

25 Responses to “How to: Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7”

1. travelbytommy on: 28 February 2010 at 4:15 pm

   @zunedog31 I think you replied to the wrong one of my comments, but anyways:

   I skipped a few steps, but as long as you previously had XP or Vista you can use the upgrade disk and save some money. I know there is a way to upgrade from the RC without losing data, but not the beta because I remember it being mentioned before I installed the RC in October. I am switching HDDs so I am not retaining any info during my upgrade, otherwise I would find out the process for you.
2. zunedog31 on: 28 February 2010 at 4:38 pm

   “…what your options are for upgrading your current operating system. Customers who are running the Windows 7 Beta or Release Candidate have two options for upgrading:

   1. The customer will have to purchase a full retail copy of Windows 7 and perform a clean installation on their computer.
   2. The customer must revert back to their previous operating system (i.e. XP or Vista) then purchase the appropriate upgrade version for Windows 7…”
3. travelbytommy on: 28 February 2010 at 4:58 pm

   As long as you were running either windows XP or Vista prior to installing the RC, you qualify for the upgrade. You will still need to do a clean install, but the upgrade disk will work and save you some money.

   According to the microsoft website “To qualify for an upgrade version of Windows 7, you need to have been running Windows Vista or Windows XP on the PC you used to test the RC.”
4. travelbytommy on: 28 February 2010 at 5:23 pm

   You can install 2 different versions on 2 separate partitions and use them as a dual boot. Basically you will have a default windows, and when your computer boots up, it will ask which version of windows you want to boot. Installing windows 7 into your D partition will format that partition, but your C partition should be safe, although it is always a good idea to backup.
5. zunedog31 on: 28 February 2010 at 6:13 pm

   no. i actually emailed ms and they said i had to get the full version :~/
6. travelbytommy on: 28 February 2010 at 6:27 pm

   @zunedog31 the upgrade version will work fine. If you have the RC then you will be able to upgrade without losing files (although still a good idea to backup), but if you have the beta version then you will have to do a clean install.
7. travelbytommy on: 28 February 2010 at 6:49 pm

   @djmoindahouse actually you can upgrade the RC, you can’t upgrade the beta.
8. WanZul7 on: 28 February 2010 at 6:54 pm

   hello.. I already have the windows xp on my C partition, what will happen if I install the windows seven into my D partition? because my C partition is only has 6GB free space now..

   please reply me A.S.A.P
9. djmoindahouse on: 28 February 2010 at 7:45 pm

   yh but what if u borrowed a vista cd and upgrade your xp then upgrade it to 7. lols maybe that would work
10. TobiFan12345 on: 28 February 2010 at 8:39 pm

    @VideoFanatic13 if you dont back up you will just lose all your documents
    nothing will happen to your pc
11. ErudonRonan on: 28 February 2010 at 9:34 pm

    My Mom is gonna be maaaad. lol (though I can give her my Windows 7 Installation Disk, lol)
12. hyder7nh on: 28 February 2010 at 10:19 pm

    yep…but finding it in .old folder means
    u would hav 2 go thru user folder
    documents folder
    as i said it wuld be tuff for a noob user
13. djmoindahouse on: 28 February 2010 at 11:16 pm

    that was in my mind aswell
14. djmoindahouse on: 1 March 2010 at 12:13 am

    full. u cant upgrade the rc.
15. StealthBumblebee on: 1 March 2010 at 12:21 am

    I never used easy transfer or any of that stuff. I had all my programs backed up to another internal hard drive that didnt have windows os installed in it. all i did was use that internal back up drive and voila. Took me some time but now my pc is running smooth and no problems.
16. zunedog31 on: 1 March 2010 at 12:22 am

    NEED HELP!! i am running the release candidate of 7 and i need to know if i should buy the upgrade version (cheaper) or the full version!
17. VideoFanatic13 on: 1 March 2010 at 1:10 am

    what will happen if i dont back up anything at all and just run the windows 7 installation? Will i be able to properly use my pc without problems? Please reply!
18. boreism on: 1 March 2010 at 1:54 am

    Can I use a USB external CD DVD drive when transferring files and to back them up when upgrading to Windows 7?
19. hyder7nh on: 1 March 2010 at 1:55 am

    u dont hav to backup ur programs n stuff,just create a new partition and put all ur data u need on der after installation is complete,move em baq and delete d partition..or u can just let d data be stored in windows.old
    but finding it can be a pain for noob user
20. hyder7nh on: 1 March 2010 at 2:07 am

    u will loose only wat is on C
    btw,u dont hav to backup ur files n stuff,just create a new partition and put all ur data u need on der after installation is complete,move em baq and delete d partition..or u can just let d data be stored in windows.old
    but finding it can be a pain for noob user
21. cyndie26 on: 1 March 2010 at 2:38 am

    3:46
    I installed Windows 7 on a partition on my C drive (the partition was called the K drive). I had a device driver issue with my video card driver but now it’s fixed. How to fix device driver issues: go to the driver manufacturer’s website and download the correct driver. If you clean install windows over another version of windows, write down the type of driver so you can remember.
22. nickerless557 on: 1 March 2010 at 3:37 am

    surely buying a new computer just to upgrade to 7 in a little expensive and a waste of a perfectly good old pc?
23. SuperBlackJack007 on: 1 March 2010 at 3:44 am

    wait a second…
    my C(hardware) is windows and E is my programs…will save what is in E and not in C? sry 4 my english
24. busyguy1994 on: 1 March 2010 at 4:16 am

    @isaquebateryman1 porque esto esta en Ingles?
25. isaquebateryman1 on: 1 March 2010 at 4:55 am

    por que será que eu não entendi nada?