Finally, you're ready to insert the Windows 7 disc. When doing a clean install, it doesn't matter if you restart and boot off the disc or just run it from within Windows. It will give you one last chance to check compatibility. If you're sure you don't need that, go ahead and click "Install now. It will ask if you want to go online and get updates.
I say yes. It could save you some time later. Your computer will reboot a few times and eventually the Wizard will return, this time running in Windows 7. At this point, you'll be able to do things like set up a password, set security preferences, set time and date, etc. Finally, you're running Windows 7! And you have device driver issues. Let's take care of that. Launch the device manager by pressing Start and typing Device Manager in the search box.
If you see yellow exclamation points, those devices have driver issues. The easiest way to fix them is to double-click the item, then click the update driver button.
Select Search automatically for updated driver software. If you're lucky, that will fix your issues. If you're human and you still have a few devices with issues, try looking at the Windows 7 Upgrade Adviser to see if the device and its new driver are listed. If that doesn't work, check the manufacturer's Web site.
Once you get your devices running to your satisfaction, time to install your old programs. Gather your CDs and external drives or whatever you used to store the programs earlier and get to installing.
For some programs, you might want to download the latest versions. Finally, you can restore your data. It's all there in a folder called Windows.
But we don't have to mess with that, since we did the Easy Transfer Wizard earlier. Make sure your external drive is connected. Then click Start, choose computer, and under hard disk drives, choose the external drive where you stored your transfer data. Find the file you should have named "Windows Easy Transfer--Items from old computer" and double click. You can choose which accounts to move, and the transfer wizard will figure out the rest.
If it fails, your data is still in Windows. You'll just have to move it manually. And there you have it.
You've upgraded, slowly and slightly painfully, from Windows XP to Windows 7. If you want to save a lot of this hassle, you can get a program that will move all your data and your installed applications for you. Some are free; others are not. Magical Jellybean Keyfinder. Belarc Advisor. The difference between "upgrade" and "full" versions of Windows 7 was solely the cost.
The upgrade edition checked for the existence of either XP or Vista as one of the first steps in the installation process. Technically, it's possible to do an upgrade -- preserving your programs and data -- from XP to Vista and then another upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, but I've never seen anyone say anything good about that idea and you'd have to buy a copy of Vista.
Be careful of what you purchase and from whom. Retail sales of Windows 7 ended on October 31, If the price of the copy of Windows 7 you are thinking of buying seems too good to be true, it probably is. Finally, before you do anything, check your computer manufacturer's web site to make sure that Windows 7 drivers actually are available for your computer. The "Upgrade Advisor" is not necessarily the final answer. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.
Thanks for your feedback. I have an older computer running XP, which, of course, is no longer receiving update support from Microsoft. I would like to upgrade to Windows 7. I have run the Upgrade Adviser and my computer is compatible with the 32 Bit version of Windows 7.
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