How To Upgrade From Windows XP to Windows 7?
Posted By Keith Dsouza On August 5, 2009 @ 7:06 pm In Tips And Tricks | 1 Comment
Tomorrow is the D-day [1] when Microsoft will be releasing Windows 7 [2] RTM to TechNet and MSDN subscribers among other people.
Windows XP users will not be able to directly upgrade to Windows 7 [3] and they will require to perform a fresh install which will mean that all the applications will be wiped out and you will need to reinstall everything from scratch on Windows 7 [3].
Nirmal from Life Rocks has written a excellent upgrade path [4] for Windows XP users to Windows 7 that will help you backup [5] all your user settings and data to a external drive and then restore them back on the new Windows 7 installation.
Also most of Windows Vista [6] users will be easily be able to upgrade to Windows 7, so you can download the ISO and burn it to a DVD and then install it on Windows Vista without losing your settings.
To check if your PC is ready to be upgraded to Windows 7 or requires a fresh install you can download the Windows 7 Upgrade advisor [7].
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[1] D-day: http://techie-buzz.com/microsoft/windows-7-rtm-release-date.html
[2] Windows 7: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/windows-7
[3] Windows 7: http://goo.gl/EDxy
[4] excellent upgrade path: http://www.nirmaltv.com/2009/08/06/how-to-upgrade-windows-xp-to-windows-7/
[5] backup: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/backup
[6] Windows Vista: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/windows-vista
[7] Windows 7 Upgrade advisor: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en
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