can you upgrade from windows xp to windows 7
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Sort of. Windows 7 Upgrades are designed for Windows Vista, keeping your files and programs in place. If you have XP, you will not be able to perform that same type of upgrade directly. Instead, you can do what is called a "Clean Install" which will move your files to a Windows.old folder, but you will need to install all of your programs again. I'd also like to point out that you cannot use this Anytime Upgrade to go from XP to Win7. This product is strictly to upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium; if you do not currently have Windows 7 Starter installed, then this product will be of no use. Try searching for "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade" as that includes the DVDs so you can do the Clean Install.
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Windows 7 is fine, tested and proven. I don't think XP will be a problem since it runs in 7.
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Phil: Probably - check TurboTax website for system requirements. (I use Win7 & Win8). BTW in case you don't already know, Microsoft will end ALL support for Win XP mid-April 2014 - no more Windows XP Security updates, etc. thereafter. It's easy to upgrade XP to Win7 or Win8 (buy the Upgrade DVD package), so long as you've got some spare hard disk space for the install. Microsoft website provides free W7 & W8 Upgrade Assistant downloadable tools you can run to find out if your XP box's hardware is good enough and to tell you which current apps will & will not run on them. If your PC has a relatively new CPU (ore2 Duo or later), I recommend you upgrade XP to 64-bit architecture Win 7 or Win 8 (instead of 32-bit). Cheers.
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Windows 7 home to windows ulimate is NOT what you need - see microsoft.com for reviewing which upgrade product you need - there are several. This windows 7 home to ultimate is for a upgrading lower functioning version of windows 7 to a higher version of windows 7. If you have windows vista ultimate, you do not have windows 7 - not windows 7 home, and not windows 7 ultimate. As I understand it, you need to know first if your windows vista ultimate is 32 bit or 64 bit. (microsoft.com tells you how to find out which you have - ask this question to bing.com to find out) Then you buy the windows 7 ultimate upgrade for either the 32 bit or 64 bit - whichever matches the one you started with on Vista. Doesn't matter that you have a Dell computer. I know that Dell's windows disk doesn't work on any other computer - it's not designed to. I am not sure whether a windows vista ultimate upgrade to windows 7 ultimate disk will work on a second computer, but it will work on your dell.
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You cannot go straight from XP to 8.1. You would need to do a "fresh" install of 8.1 which means you will lose everything currently on your hard drive. You can reinstall your programs on the new OS if you still have the installation disks available, but this is a long and painful process. Be sure to save any documents to another storage device before beginning the install or you will lose those permanently.
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It is windows xp installed in it,but you can go and put what ever you want of windows 7,if you want
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Microsoft doesn't offer a downgrade to 7. You would have to buy Windows 7 (which is pretty expensive), and install the new operating system from the disc. Most computers now come with Windows 8. Win8 isn't going anywhere, so I suggest forcing yourself to getting used to it or fork out the cash. Microsoft also offers a free upgrade to Windows 8.1.
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There is not a direct upgrade from any 32-bit version of Windows to the same or a different 64-bit version. Just like there is no direct upgrade from Windows XP to any newer version. So everything will need to be reinstalled to upgrade Windows XP, or to upgrade any 32-bit version of Windows to any 64-bit version.
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Yes it says so on the box. In real small fine print. I have windows 7 but the box says Xp is good to go.
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No. An "upgrade" version requires a previous version to be existing (or at least have the installation disk(s) for the previous version). That said, XP is no longer supported and is vunerable to security attacks. MS is providing no further updates (as of April 2014). But if ou must have XP, then look for the "Full" version.
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HiReally depends on the age of your machine. This version is for system builders, meaning you'd have to wipe windows xp and install win7 fresh. This won't upgrade an existing windows installation.If your machine is older than 4 years, I'd suggest a new machine.The install took 15gb of my hard disk
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Hello, Yes- this is the software you want. This isn't an upgrade, but the full 32-bit version. This software will place a folder on your hard drive called 'Old Software' and place all your XP Apps and data there- for you to add once the installation is finished. Secondly, 1 GB of ram is adequate- but if you can add more ram, Windows 7 won't have to swap hard drive space for memory. This software is best on Windows machines with Core 2 Duo machines or AMD A4 machines that are capable of 4gb of ram.
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You know what I'm curious of. If you can upgrade it to Windows Vista. My brother keeps saying I'll have to do it eventually and I wonder about that if what he says is true. Though with the introduction of so many netbooks carrying XP to the market, I wonder what Microsoft is going to do about their plans to stop updating XP.
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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit beta version. It is so much nicer that Vista. I upgraded originally from XP Pro to Vista Business. Am I eligible for the upgrade for Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit? (since my vista business is an upgrade) and i don't want to re do my computer again. I just put the beta version on, will there be a way to just put in the cd key? Thanks
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yes you can install windows 7(xp no longersupported) but This laptop has room only for 32bit
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Yes..without a problem. But..(I don't remember if it had an operating system on it when it arrived) unless it has the operating system on it..you'll have to use a "full blown" version of Windows 7..not the upgrade.
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Should have no problem with that. You may want to upgrade to Windows 7 though, since XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and you will not get any further security updates for it.