I know I can’t upgrade because I don’t have Vista. I’m a student and can get Windows 7 for a reduced price and would like to do that. but I don’t want to waste my money if I can’t do a full install with the upgrade disk.
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you can’t upgrade your PC form XP to 7
buy a new Windows is your choice
Hello Ray,
You can upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows XP, just make sure your PC is compatible and learn more about the upgrade process here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/upgrade?os=other. You won’t be able to do a clean install on an upgrade, but if you purchase Windows 7 as a full package you would then backup and do a clean install.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Tara
Windows Outreach Team
The upgrade disc works with a vista installed computer, not xp. You need the full installation disc of windows 7 to install
ola use sempre o windows vista e naum importa o que você está perguntando porque você fala em inglês.
cuidado com o virus cavalo de troia.
Yes, you can do a clean install with the upgrade media. However, you may want to check what your student discount applies to. When I was in school the discount price applied to the full version of XP Pro, not an upgrade version.
I’m not totally sure on this, but you’ll probably need to buy one of the full versions.
I do not believe you can do a new/full install with an upgrade disk only.
The Windows 7 upgrade discs need to see a prior genuine version of Windows before they’ll install.
There is otherwise no difference with the "normal" discs. You can upgrade or fresh install with both.
Coming from XP, you’ll be forced to fresh install regardless of discs you use. Files, settings, and programs have an option to transfer over only if coming from Vista.
You should be fine with the upgrade discs. Those saying they won’t work or only do upgrade installs, etc., are all wrong. Assuming you’re looking at that win741 student thing, it’s a great deal.
The biggest "issue" with the upgrade discs is if you need to install to a 100% blank hard drive in the future, and you then need to temporarily install XP or something first before you install Windows 7.