Upgrade XP or Vista to Windows 7
It won't be long before Windows 7 will officially be released for sale. And many computer enthusiasts read articles about the new features of Windows 7 and wonder can I upgrade to my XP Windows 7? Owners of Vista recently had to reinstall everything because a new installation was required from XP or older versions to Windows Vista.
Upgrading from an older version to a newer one with all programs, files and settings is called In-place upgrade. This is only possible with Vista SP1 or Vista SP2 and only if the architecture is the same. That means a 32-bit Vista version can only be upgraded to a 32-bit Windows 7. You can't go from 32 bit to 64 bit and vice versa.
To illustrate the whole thing, I created a table:
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
Windows 7 Professional |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
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| 32 bits | 64 bits | 32 bits | 64 bits | 32 bits | 64 bits | ||
| Windows XP |
New installation (N) | ||||||
| Starter View |
32 bits | ||||||
| 64 bits | |||||||
| Vista Home Basic | 32 bits | In-place Upgrade |
N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
N |
| 64 bits | N | In-place Upgrade |
N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
|
| Vista Home Premium | 32 bits | In-place Upgrade |
N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
N |
| 64 bits | N | In-place Upgrade |
N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
|
| Vista Business |
32 bits | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
N | In-place Upgrade |
N |
| 64 bits | N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
N | In-place Upgrade |
|
| Vista Ultimate |
32 bits | N | N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
N |
| 64 bits | N | N | N | N | N | In-place Upgrade |
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Other interesting articles that will help you switch to Windows 7:
Message about Windows 7 Upgrade: Install Windows 7 upgrade as full version
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