How To Perform A Windows 7 Upgrade?

Windows 7 is the new and famous successor to Windows Vista

. It offers a host of attractive new features such as Remote Media Streaming, Windows Live Essentials, Windows Taskbar, Home Group, and Jump Lists that makes it only logical to upgrade to it.

The upgrade process is also much easier and quicker as compared to what it has been over the years. You can upgrade from Windows Vista directly, however, if you're working with Windows XP, a direct upgrade will not be possible, and you would need to do a complete installation of the system. Here are the three main choices that you have while purchasing Windows 7:

Windows 7 Home Premium Edition

Windows 7 Business Edition

Windows 7 Ultimate Edition

Before you get down to upgrading to Windows 7, you need to download Upgrade Advisor. This software tool will inform you about all steps that you need to take before making an upgrade. It will let you know if your system has all the necessary hardware specifications for upgrading to Windows 7.

Here is a look at the general specification required for installing Windows 7:

1 GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device

1 GB of RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB of RAM (64-bit),

16 GB of available disk space

Actually if you have bought a PC from companies such as Acer or Fujitsu right after Windows 7 release in October 2009 and before February 2010, you may have received a free upgrade to Windows 7. In that case contact your retailer for more details.

If you are planning to upgrade by downloading a copy of Windows 7 from the Internet, its better to reconsider because it's always better to have a DVD version. This version will help you to reinstall the OS again in the event of any hardware or software trouble in the future that makes reinstallation necessary.

Apart from hardware specifications, if you're upgrading from Windows Vista, you need to ensure that you have all the latest service packs installed, and your system is updated with all the most recent Windows updates.

Once you've taken care of these basics, the actual installation of Windows 7 should be a breeze. All you have to do is insert the DVD, and follow the instructions that pop up.

by: Timcy Hood

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