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Windows 7: Upgrading from XP
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21 Dec 2008
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Upgrading from XP
I recently got a new laptop and I want to install windows 7 on my old one just for kicks, but I really don't want to do a clean install. I've done a clean install on 2 of my desktops, but I'd like to upgrade directly from XP pro on my laptop. I saw a post on ZDNet that this wasn't a good idea, but I don't really see why there should be any big problems.
Has anyone tried to upgrade directly from XP and if so what were your results? | My System Specs |
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23 Dec 2008
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Somewhere on the 3rd rock from the sun. |
Hi, Yamaki, and welcome to the forums.
You'll more than likely run into compatibility issues regarding your laptop's hardware and trying to run Windows 7. In addition, the upgrade facility it pretty easy to use, so it has not been 'tweaked' yet for folks trying to upgrade from XP (or Vista, for that matter). This is, after all, a pre-Beta - meaning that not all things work.
But, on the other side of the coin, ZDNet is warning more those users who are going to try to upgrade production machines - since this is an old laptop for you, I am sure that you really don't care about it and it will be somewhat of a learning experience for you - and you'll be able to report problems as well.
If it were me, I'd do the exact same thing - backup the HD< then upgrade - and see what breaks. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number The Beast Model V
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 965 EE @3.6 GHz
Motherboard eVGA x58 Classified3
Memory 3 * 4GB Mushkin Enh Redline CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
Graphics Card eVGA 560 Ti 448 Core Classified + eVGA GTX260 SSC (PhysX)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio (on-board)
Monitor(s) Displays 2 * Acer X213Wbd
Screen Resolution 2 * 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech G15 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Performance Mouse MX
PSU ThermalTake BlackWidow TX TR2 850 W
Case ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
Cooling Corsair H100 CPU | 2 * TT 140mm TriLED | 2 * Antec TriCool
Hard Drives 1 * Intel Cheryville 520 180 GB SATA III SSD |
1 * Intel X-25M G2 80 GB SATA II SSD |
2 * Seagate 1 TB 32MB Cache 7200.12 SATA II Mech.
Internet Speed Cable - 35 Mbit down / 12 Mbit up advertised (30 / 6 act.)
Antivirus M$Se / MBAM Pro / WinPatrol Pro
Browser Chome(dev) / Canary / Firefox Minefield / Opera Next / IE 10
Other Info Wacom Bamboo Touch |
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1850 |
Optimus STAV-3400 AV Receiver |
Bose 301 Series III Speakers (Main channel) |
Bose 161 Speakers (Surround) |
Optimus 3 way 100-W speaker (Center) |
Logitech Clearchat PC Wireless Headset |
Koss ProDJ 100 Headphones |
Microsoft LifeCam Studio |
Motorola Droid BIONIC |
ASUS Transformer Infinity 64GB
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24 Dec 2008
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Vista Ult 64 bit Seven Ult RTM x64 Maine, USA |
Hello Yamaki,
Welcome to the forums.
Gary | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS420
OS Vista Ult 64 bit Seven Ult RTM x64
CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.40 gigahertz
Memory Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207 + HPvs15
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 + 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve
Mouse MX Revolution
Hard Drives 2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB
WD5000AAV-500 GB external
Other Info Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet
Experience Index=5.5
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24 Dec 2008
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
Welcome to the forums Yamaki
zdnet's stance is more of a cautious type meaning if things can break they will (i know im going too far but still)
they ADVISE on not doing it they are not telling you its not possible or impossible...
id rather upgrade from vista but even then you are going to run into incompatibilities as some of us know......lol | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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24 Dec 2008
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Thank you all for the warm welcomes 
After playing around for a while, I learned that it is indeed not possible to upgrade from XP to windows 7. So, I backed up all of my important stuff and did a clean install of Windows 7. To my surprise, everything worked right out of the box without installing any drivers! In fact, it breathed new life into my old laptop. Everything was very speedy -- a full reboot clocked in at 56 seconds using the tool posted on these forums! The Aero interface looked beautiful even despite my integrated graphics. Let it suffice to say that when Beta 1 comes out, it will become my main OS for both of my laptops.
Here are the specs in case anyone's curious:
Dell E1405
Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz
1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
Hitachi 60GB 5400RPM HDD | | My System Specs | | |
24 Dec 2008
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#6 | |
W 7 64-bit Ultimate The Lowcountry |
Hello Yamaki, welcome to Windows 7 Forums!
I'm pleased to see that you have it running. Windows 7 is very stable for a pre-beta. The public beta release is do in as little as one to two weeks; stay on the lookout for it.
Later  Ted | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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24 Dec 2008
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Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
damm speedy laptop...lol
i get 70 seconds i believe....
good to hear that you took the plunge like the rest of us and got it working.... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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25 Dec 2008
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Vista Ult 64 bit Seven Ult RTM x64 Maine, USA |
Glad to hear you've got it up and running. Enjoy.
Gary | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS420
OS Vista Ult 64 bit Seven Ult RTM x64
CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.40 gigahertz
Memory Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207 + HPvs15
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 + 1024x768
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve
Mouse MX Revolution
Hard Drives 2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB
WD5000AAV-500 GB external
Other Info Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet
Experience Index=5.5
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29 Dec 2008
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Windows 7 Ultimate beta (build 7000) |
I tried to do a direct upgrade from xp to build 7000. But the problem is, you need to have vista to "upgrade" (if you don't have vista, you WILL get an error message at the very beginning of the upgrade process) otherwise you're going to have to do a clean install which I just did on the same partition... Still working on getting some of my files out of windows.old ... | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate beta (build 7000)
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29 Dec 2008
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Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
Welcome tb1080 to the forums
6956 and below i believe let you upgrade from xp....
thanks for the tip though... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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