What is the difference when buying windows 7 from upgrade and full?
Right right away we have Windows Xp as well as we suspicion it was time to ascent my mechanism to Windows 7 though when i looked for a handling complement there were posts which pronounced Windows 7 Ultimate - Upgrade and
Windows 7 Ultimate - Full. Is a ascent usually for Vista? Which a single should i get?
February 7th, 2010 at 11:01 am
First, don’t get Ultimate - go for professional. Unlike XP and Vista the top versions do not have features that a home user really wants. There are no added goodies you want and performance is the same.
Basically the difference is with Upgrade you must have an existing license for a Windows OS. Since you have XP then you are good to go. The downside is if you have to reinstall it is a little more difficult. Especially if you want to move it to another PC. You can do "clean" install (format your machine and then install through custom install) but takes a few tricks.
Full install doesn’t require an existing O/S but it will let a person upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. There is no direct XP upgrade regardless of the edition you buy.
February 7th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hi Mike,
Here’s a breakdown of the different editions of Windows 7 comparing the features: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx
And here’s a helpful page explaining your Upgrade path options and some FAQs: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-considerations.aspx
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
February 7th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hello Mike,
You can purchase a Windows 7 upgrade for your machine- this will work with XP and Vista, the installation builds on the previous Windows System. The full version is for those who do not have a recent version of Windows. I do recommend you use the Upgrade Advisor before purchasing your OS- some older machines may not fit the system requirements or have drivers available for upgrade, though a majority of them upgrade easily. You can find the upgrade advisor as a part of this step-by-step upgrade guide: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7.
Cheers,
Tara
Windows Outreach Team
February 7th, 2010 at 11:01 am
If u have Win XP you can buy the Upgrade disk only, beware u will have to reinstall all of your drivers programs as it will REFORMAT the hard drive.
Win 7 ultimate is a great choice as include many other amerinies Win 7 Home or Pro doesnt have
RICK