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Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7

thebourke · 2010-08-18 11:18:10

I want to upgrade from xp to windows 7.I only have a windows 7 upgrade version.is there any way of erasing all the data on my hard drive to do a windows 7 upgrade.Is this possible?

18-08-2010 11:18am

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I want to upgrade from xp to windows 7.I only have a windows 7 upgrade version.is there any way of erasing all the data on my hard drive to do a windows 7 upgrade.Is this possible?

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#2 18-08-2010 1:03pm

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You can't upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - you have to do a Custom install which is actually a full/clean install. A custom installation doesn't preserve your programs, files, or settings - you will need the original media to reinstall any software you had under Windows XP. When doing the custome install it actually creates a windows.old folder which will preserve your Windows XP installation including any documents under My Documents etc. Here's a good article from Microsoft on how to do the "upgrade". You don't need to erase all of the data from your hard drive.

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