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This will be handy!

An in-place operating system upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7 on a Windows XP system is impossible. Here's how to migrate your data and apps with the fewest hassles.

With Windows 7 now available for pre-order (and selling like hotcakes), it's fast poised to become the next big emblematic version of Windows -- what for a long time XP was to Windows as a whole. But people currently running XP who want 7 need to be mindful of a potential complication: While Windows supported direct upgrades from XP to Vista, they're not supporting a direct upgrade path from XP to 7.

What's this mean for potential upgraders? It means you can't take a current Windows XP computer, throw in the Windows 7 installation DVD, and upgrade your running XP installation to 7 with programs and data intact.

How to Upgrade From Windows XP to Windows 7

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Thinking I'll just back-up my data & do a clean install.



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That is the recommended way! wink

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Well after reading all that, I think I will just buy a new HD and put it in here to load Windows 7 on, that way I'll have both.


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New Egg has some good deals on hard drives -- some with free shipping.



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^Yup! I buy all of my main computer needs from NewEgg! biggrin.gif

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