im watching this in 2017 , and loving it , a great guide , its written in a language i understand , and very well laid out , many thanks for the time taken to make this video.
Tom your genius. I like how you used all the Microsoft transfer from XP to Microsoft's seven software that's already out there. A lot of people don't know about that and it makes it a lot easier to do the upgrade
Thanks, I was going to do an upgrade, but I haven't got my new RAM stick yet, I'll have to add it before I upgrade. You saved me from a lot of problems.
"...what your options are for upgrading your current operating system. Customers who are running the Windows 7 Beta or Release Candidate have two options for upgrading: 1. The customer will have to purchase a full retail copy of Windows 7 and perform a clean installation on their computer. 2. The customer must revert back to their previous operating system (i.e. XP or Vista) then purchase the appropriate upgrade version for Windows 7..."
@masonstutorials no, just boot from the disk, goto custom install, delete partitions, make a new one, or just install to the whole hard drive. The backing up is only recommended if you have files you want to keep, such as pictures etc etc.
Or you could do what I did on my work laptop. I upgraded from xp to vista, then from vista to 7. Was pretty nice cause I didn't have to reinstall any software and the upgrade did all the work for me.
on your Vista computer, search for windows 7 upgrade adviser. it should be available if you regularly do your windows updates. its a small application that references your Vista specs with information online to see what is compatible
the best way to do dis is to make partitions on your computer,resize your C drive and make new partitions and backup your files there..or if you dont want to create new partition..there is also another way without having to get an external hard disk..in win 7 install,when it asks wich partition to install to,Choose C,or the drive where xp is installed,after installation,go to C/the drive where u install win7,u will find all ur files in a folder called windows.old HAVE FUN WITH WINDOWS 7
3:46 I installed Windows 7 on a partition on my C drive (the partition was called the K drive). I had a device driver issue with my video card driver but now it's fixed. How to fix device driver issues: go to the driver manufacturer's website and download the correct driver. If you clean install windows over another version of windows, write down the type of driver so you can remember.
If you're going from Windows XP to Windows 7 is it recommended to install new hard drives and ram and things? If you're running Windows XP there's no doubt your computer is old. I'm just wondering, thanks for help in advance!
This video was made 5 years ago. I could never recommend upgrading from XP to 7 using the same hardware. If you have a Pentium 4 with 1GB of RAM and your computer is slow running XP you will become suicidal with 7 on that same hardware. It is better to buy a new computer with 7 pre-installed.
I don't understand why someone would bother to do this. Does Windows 7 provide any additional functionality for the average person that make it worth the hassle? I think O/S upgrades are not necessary for most people.
No you don't understand. I bought the retail box of the upgrade and I backed everything up on a 1tb extra drive in my computer. Clean install went great on a new 240gb SSD, now it won't allow me to activate it. I have 30 days before it becomes unusable. I have the XP software and the key, but what do I do with it, How do I get this to activate?
as long as ur computer is capable of taking the 64-bit then it doesnt matter if ur goin from 32-bit to 64-bit OS. if ur having trouble installing it from within windows just boot from the disc instead. Also if ur using the 64-bit make sure ur computer has the specifications to take it. the 32-bit system requirements are lower. 64-bit requires much more RAM
On my tower that I was hoping to upgrade I have already had one configuration with a dual boot Win XP/Win 7 but on this old tower having it dual boot eats a lot of Hard drive space, I have 2 Seagate 300GB 10,000 rpm drives and 1 Fujitsu 147GB 10,000 rpm drive, SCSI ultra 320 I am going to replace the Fujitsu drive with a 3rd Seagate Cheetah. I was hoping for an old fashion upgrade where you stick the new os in the drive and it just upgrades. The problem is I installed a 2 port USB 3.0 card, it works just fine in XP with the driver it came with, it will not work with Windows 7, I downloaded from the OEM site the Win 7 driver, installed it, and still no USB 3.0 in Win 7. That was why I was hoping to be able to do an upgrade hoping it would retain the win XP driver but from the first few minutes of your explanation, it appears that the drivers might be changed anyway.
I guess this video helped but what if you don't want to backup your older files. Will the Windows 7 installation make you or do you not have to backup anything?
No. Burning CDs just has to do with your laser, which is part of your hardware. All you should have to do is find a program that allows you to burn CDs and DVDs after you install Windows 7.
Does this help me save my Windows XP product key?I want to upgrade my activated Windows XP to Windows 7,with my Windows 7 activated due to my activated Windows XP,but I don't know how...Or is it I have to use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer EVERYTHING from my Windows XP to Windows 7?
Windows 8 is due out in a couple of months and that will make windows 7 old school.The best thing to do is get a computer with windows 7 preinstalled and save yourself all the headaches.
You can purchase a downloadable version of Windows 7 from microsoft. It comes in the form of an ISO file which you then burn onto a DVD. Microsoft gives you the license key upon purchase.
how to check the compatibility ?????? how to get the page for install windows 7 ????? you show more than application but you did not show from where you get it , or how you get it ??????????
@XxTaylorHD Thats simple, but it depends on your mother board. You may have to press a key anywhere from del-f2-f8-f5 maybe even the end key, just depends. After you get into the bios you go over to boot menu, set it to your DVD drive as first, insert cd, restart, press a key when it tells you to, and WALAH, done. You may have to go back into the bios to make HDD boot first again later but eh.
okay - what if I don't care if anything is saved (no pictures no settings no special nothing) - I just have an OLD SLOW windows xp and want windows 7 - can I just "install"???
also, does it matter if i install windows 7 from a usb instead of an installation dvd? i downloaded the compressed files from my school's website and extracted them to a usb. thanks again.
Oh that's a big problem...Search it on youtube or ask in a forum how to get the installation disk for it by downloading..You need that,it installs the driver for your printer.
would still involve having to back up all your stuff + pay exessivly for new hardware + Looking for an alternative to windows software you had (windows 7 supports XP apps) and really, its not as time consuming as cnet makes it. - Backup - Install - move stuff back in would be same if you got the mac, but also the headaches i mentioned above
i really think thats not true unless you upgrade each time a new version comes out. I know a bunch of people with macs (not me) and they had many problems with upgrades
if u clean install it wil completely erase ur hard drive. It doesnt remove ur ability to burn CD's/DVD's. You have that ability because you have a CD/DVD RW Drive. You will however need to install the application to burn data again such as nero etc. Sometimes however there are driver issues. If that is the case you just update the driver
so this clean install is of for example a windows 7 home premium 64bit dvd and will delete my windows xp 32bit and install windows 7 64biti (which i want) automatically as long as i select the correct partition and then its a simple and clicking next?
will it be alright if i back up my files in another partition without losing my precious files?i need to know because i can't afford to purchase an external hard drive.
You could just upgrade to Vista and upgrade to 7 after upgrading to Vista. (You would need to have a certain edition of Windows XP and Vista to do this)
My hp desktop seemed to have been removed from a local domain and i cant bypass the usernamepassword section,its using windows xp and the solution is to format it at least thats what we think.Help?
I bought a second hand advent roma 2000 which had the windows 7 sticker, but for some reason it's running windows xp pro, how the hell do I get it off and can I get a free upgrade? Very much appreciate help.
@sweetzefron only the files on C because windows is probably installed on it and that is the partition that you will install windows 7 on. Your D and G wont be affected.
how would i backup my hard drive when i have about 700 gigabytes used, would i have to buy a terrabyte external drive or is there something else i could use?
Can I be able to delete the windows.old file if it's not needed? And also how much memory in the main computer hard drive, how much memory does windows 7 takes (without your software and media installed)? Let me know so I can start upgrading already. Thanks
what installation you mean if you install windows and then get fail your windows will be deleted and if you not make back up to your data fails your fails also will be delete it and you need to reinstall your windows again
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
i'll go from vista home premium to 7 professional. i didn't understand the part about making a copy of my harddrive. if i hate windows 7 or it screws up my computer, how exactly would i revert back to vista? would i save the harddrive copy on a usb or something? then what would i have to do to go back to my old harddrive? i would really appreciate any help.
yea. i actually got a new hard drive and put 7 on it immediatly. but my pc had vista on it origionaly. so is it stored in the BIOS saying that it had vista?
What versions of Win 7 can I use to upgrade? I have ULTIMATE and PRO upgrade disks, and plan to use ULTIMATE for my VISTA upgrade. Can I use PRO for the XP upgrade? And - can I use the UPGRADE disks to do a CLEAN INSTALL?
do i need to have an external drive to storage my stuff or can i just install it without putting em on an external drive cauz i don't have money for an external drive
will this make my xp computer run faster because mine is really slow but i worked on it a little and its a bit faster but i was wondering if it will make it so it runs fast
if i have 3 hard drives then what?if i install win 7 on 1 of my hard drive and do a clean install will i loose my files for the other hard drives or only the data form the hard drive i`m installing the windows???
i have xp and am going to add a new hard drive to my computer i want to keep windows xp and install 7. wood i have to back all my data or can i just intall 7.
hello.. I already have the windows xp on my C partition, what will happen if I install the windows seven into my D partition? because my C partition is only has 6GB free space now.. please reply me A.S.A.P
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Tom Merritt does an excellent job of explaining in a efficient logical manner. Much appreciated!!!!
im watching this in 2017 , and loving it , a great guide , its written in a language i understand , and very well laid out , many thanks for the time taken to make this video.
Tom your genius. I like how you used all the Microsoft transfer from XP to Microsoft's seven software that's already out there. A lot of people don't know about that and it makes it a lot easier to do the upgrade
Anyone watching this in 2018
yes
I like windows Xp. BUT want to speed up my computer. This looks really difficult. Maybe ill just leave it alone
Zarc YT yes
yes, but I need to activate,
no
Who's watching these on their quarantine day
bruh decided to revamp and rebuild my broken Windows XP 2000... now im here
Me
I'm just trying to get my old windows xp laptop to 7, it has a celeron cpu so not sure if it will run well
Same
This guy just made me throw my laptop away. Was trying to do it for my 8 year old. Thanks CNET
And Still in 2019
yeap
same!
2020 corona time dudes
COVID-19 🙂💔
thanks Microsoft for being so kind to the majority of your users.
This is very good camera quality compared to most cameras at that time. Cameras like that might have been pretty expensive back then.
Very nice tutorial, thinking of buying a Windows 7 disk to update our ancient Windows XP laptop with a Pentium 4 and 2gb of RAM :D
same! oh wait hey im from the future
Anyone watching this in 2023
Me 💀
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This was great. I am considering this upgrade and you covered a lot of areas here.
Thanks, I was going to do an upgrade, but I haven't got my new RAM stick yet, I'll have to add it before I upgrade. You saved me from a lot of problems.
Bro I am watching in 2022
"...what your options are for upgrading your current operating system. Customers who are running the Windows 7 Beta or Release Candidate have two options for upgrading:
1. The customer will have to purchase a full retail copy of Windows 7 and perform a clean installation on their computer.
2. The customer must revert back to their previous operating system (i.e. XP or Vista) then purchase the appropriate upgrade version for Windows 7..."
@masonstutorials no, just boot from the disk, goto custom install, delete partitions, make a new one, or just install to the whole hard drive.
The backing up is only recommended if you have files you want to keep, such as pictures etc etc.
Windows 7 seems interesting. Maybe I’ll upgrade
This confirms my choice of moving from PC to Mac! Thanks guys. I'm over with PC! What a Hassle Win can be!
Or you could do what I did on my work laptop. I upgraded from xp to vista, then from vista to 7. Was pretty nice cause I didn't have to reinstall any software and the upgrade did all the work for me.
on your Vista computer, search for windows 7 upgrade adviser. it should be available if you regularly do your windows updates. its a small application that references your Vista specs with information online to see what is compatible
the best way to do dis is to make partitions on your computer,resize your C drive and make new partitions and backup your files there..or if you dont want to create new partition..there is also another way without having to get an external hard disk..in win 7 install,when it asks wich partition to install to,Choose C,or the drive where xp is installed,after installation,go to C/the drive where u install win7,u will find all ur files in a folder called windows.old
HAVE FUN WITH WINDOWS 7
such a rainy day behind him for such a stressful experience im planning to install 7 on my Dell Latitude D620 laptop.
3:46
I installed Windows 7 on a partition on my C drive (the partition was called the K drive). I had a device driver issue with my video card driver but now it's fixed. How to fix device driver issues: go to the driver manufacturer's website and download the correct driver. If you clean install windows over another version of windows, write down the type of driver so you can remember.
If you're going from Windows XP to Windows 7 is it recommended to install new hard drives and ram and things? If you're running Windows XP there's no doubt your computer is old. I'm just wondering, thanks for help in advance!
This video was made 5 years ago. I could never recommend upgrading from XP to 7 using the same hardware. If you have a Pentium 4 with 1GB of RAM and your computer is slow running XP you will become suicidal with 7 on that same hardware. It is better to buy a new computer with 7 pre-installed.
Mine I did upgrade and works too good
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@@Matts_Presentations When the impostor is sus !!!11! 😳
I don't understand why someone would bother to do this. Does Windows 7 provide any additional functionality for the average person that make it worth the hassle? I think O/S upgrades are not necessary for most people.
2018 bruh.... still watxhing this :3
No you don't understand. I bought the retail box of the upgrade and I backed everything up on a 1tb extra drive in my computer. Clean install went great on a new 240gb SSD, now it won't allow me to activate it. I have 30 days before it becomes unusable. I have the XP software and the key, but what do I do with it, How do I get this to activate?
Yes its 2020 and I'm about to upgrade to windows 7 from XP
Can you help me
@@sudhirpwc me too
Wow, so many boxes, softwares, and complications for a simple upgrade... This is why I have a Mac!
as long as ur computer is capable of taking the 64-bit then it doesnt matter if ur goin from 32-bit to 64-bit OS. if ur having trouble installing it from within windows just boot from the disc instead.
Also if ur using the 64-bit make sure ur computer has the specifications to take it. the 32-bit system requirements are lower. 64-bit requires much more RAM
On my tower that I was hoping to upgrade I have already had one configuration with a dual boot Win XP/Win 7 but on this old tower having it dual boot eats a lot of Hard drive space,
I have 2 Seagate 300GB 10,000 rpm drives and 1 Fujitsu 147GB 10,000 rpm drive, SCSI ultra 320 I am going to replace the Fujitsu drive with a 3rd Seagate Cheetah.
I was hoping for an old fashion upgrade where you stick the new os in the drive and it just upgrades.
The problem is I installed a 2 port USB 3.0 card, it works just fine in XP with the driver it came with, it will not work with Windows 7, I downloaded from the OEM site the Win 7 driver, installed it, and still no USB 3.0 in Win 7.
That was why I was hoping to be able to do an upgrade hoping it would retain the win XP driver but from the first few minutes of your explanation, it appears that the drivers might be changed anyway.
I guess this video helped but what if you don't want to backup your older files. Will the Windows 7 installation make you or do you not have to backup anything?
No. Burning CDs just has to do with your laser, which is part of your hardware. All you should have to do is find a program that allows you to burn CDs and DVDs after you install Windows 7.
A clean install is the only way to properly install any OS. Anyone who says otherwise does not know what they're talking about.
Does this help me save my Windows XP product key?I want to upgrade my activated Windows XP to Windows 7,with my Windows 7 activated due to my activated Windows XP,but I don't know how...Or is it I have to use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer EVERYTHING from my Windows XP to Windows 7?
Windows 8 is due out in a couple of months and that will make windows 7 old school.The best thing to do is get a computer with windows 7 preinstalled and save yourself all the headaches.
dgrz1 Win 8 Not Out 2009
Anyone watching it today
You can purchase a downloadable version of Windows 7 from microsoft. It comes in the form of an ISO file which you then burn onto a DVD. Microsoft gives you the license key upon purchase.
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what portable hard drive would you recommend using transferring your files and data on to?
how to check the compatibility ?????? how to get the page for install windows 7 ?????
you show more than application but you did not show from where you get it , or how you get it ??????????
@XxTaylorHD Thats simple, but it depends on your mother board. You may have to press a key anywhere from del-f2-f8-f5 maybe even the end key, just depends. After you get into the bios you go over to boot menu, set it to your DVD drive as first, insert cd, restart, press a key when it tells you to, and WALAH, done. You may have to go back into the bios to make HDD boot first again later but eh.
Wait...when you go from Windows XP to Windows 7, during the installation doesn't it ask you for the XP disc? or the product key or something?
okay - what if I don't care if anything is saved (no pictures no settings no special nothing) - I just have an OLD SLOW windows xp and want windows 7 - can I just "install"???
also, does it matter if i install windows 7 from a usb instead of an installation dvd? i downloaded the compressed files from my school's website and extracted them to a usb.
thanks again.
Mikcrosoft should take responsibility for the upgrade problems of windows 7, many people is mad about it including me.
shouldn't you format first?
i mean your xp "might" have some spyware or viruses.
isnt the whole point of upgrading to start fresh?
Oh that's a big problem...Search it on youtube or ask in a forum how to get the installation disk for it by downloading..You need that,it installs the driver for your printer.
That's not an upgrade..that's a clean install.
yes but ur still putting ur files back so technically ur upgrading
would still involve having to back up all your stuff
+ pay exessivly for new hardware
+ Looking for an alternative to windows software you had (windows 7 supports XP apps)
and really, its not as time consuming as cnet makes it.
- Backup
- Install
- move stuff back in
would be same if you got the mac, but also the headaches i mentioned above
if you're still wondering, you buy it or somehow burn it off the internet.
It would be nice with some links to the programs in the description.
If I don't care about backing up any files or programs, can I just boot from the disk and install Windows 7?
i really think thats not true unless you upgrade each time a new version comes out. I know a bunch of people with macs (not me) and they had many problems with upgrades
does it mater what version of XP?? ie home or premium and also does it mater what version you upgrade to??
if u clean install it wil completely erase ur hard drive. It doesnt remove ur ability to burn CD's/DVD's. You have that ability because you have a CD/DVD RW Drive. You will however need to install the application to burn data again such as nero etc.
Sometimes however there are driver issues. If that is the case you just update the driver
so this clean install is of for example a windows 7 home premium 64bit dvd and will delete my windows xp 32bit and install windows 7 64biti (which i want) automatically as long as i select the correct partition and then its a simple and clicking next?
will it be alright if i back up my files in another partition without losing my precious files?i need to know because i can't afford to purchase an external hard drive.
Well that's great if I had a disc!!!! So this still doesn't help!
You could just upgrade to Vista and upgrade to 7 after upgrading to Vista. (You would need to have a certain edition of Windows XP and Vista to do this)
hey are you using lenovo THINKPAD?im also using it too
Anyone watching this in 2017?
I
Me
2019!
My hp desktop seemed to have been removed from a local domain and i cant bypass the usernamepassword section,its using windows xp and the solution is to format it at least thats what we think.Help?
I bought a second hand advent roma 2000 which had the windows 7 sticker, but for some reason it's running windows xp pro, how the hell do I get it off and can I get a free upgrade? Very much appreciate help.
@sweetzefron only the files on C because windows is probably installed on it and that is the partition that you will install windows 7 on. Your D and G wont be affected.
I'm watching this in 2016.
This sounds very painful. But when I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, it kept all of my files, apps and data.
WIN 10 DOES KOT EXIST
can I use the windows 7 disk with the same serial code twice because I have 2 windows xp device
Why do you have to use a different external drive to run windows easy transfer? cant you use the same one?
how would i backup my hard drive when i have about 700 gigabytes used, would i have to buy a terrabyte external drive or is there something else i could use?
@HiMyNameIsRichy reinstall your printer again ...Your printer has a cd right?Do that installation again
Can I be able to delete the windows.old file if it's not needed? And also how much memory in the main computer hard drive, how much memory does windows 7 takes (without your software and media installed)? Let me know so I can start upgrading already. Thanks
NEED HELP!! i am running the release candidate of 7 and i need to know if i should buy the upgrade version (cheaper) or the full version!
im getting ready to update from windows 7 to windows 8, can i take it to somebody i can trust like best buy or someone?
what installation you mean if you install windows and then get fail your windows will be deleted and if you not make back up to your data fails your fails also will be delete it and you need to reinstall your windows again
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Anybody not understanding?
i'll go from vista home premium to 7 professional.
i didn't understand the part about making a copy of my harddrive. if i hate windows 7 or it screws up my computer, how exactly would i revert back to vista? would i save the harddrive copy on a usb or something? then what would i have to do to go back to my old harddrive?
i would really appreciate any help.
yea. i actually got a new hard drive and put 7 on it immediatly. but my pc had vista on it origionaly. so is it stored in the BIOS saying that it had vista?
ok i think i will get the OEM thanks for all of the help!!
my computer came with vista, But i didnt want to install it. So if i update to vista then by windows 7 will it be a normal process?
The best tut ever :P
Yo do I have to backup all my memory on to a extra hardrive before upgrading or do I just upgrade with all my documents and stuff on my C drive?
@Sandstorm96 Hmmm
The only thing I could think of is that your processor doesn't support 64-bit operating systems.
What versions of Win 7 can I use to upgrade? I have ULTIMATE and PRO upgrade disks, and plan to use ULTIMATE for my VISTA upgrade. Can I use PRO for the XP upgrade? And - can I use the UPGRADE disks to do a CLEAN INSTALL?
Little did they know a baby would be born 9 days later.
This transform to the real 7 or just the graphic?
Does this make the computer any more powerful?
Cheers mate I'll be considering to upgrade soon on my spare computer cheaper than replacing it all together.
I don't know why I'm watching this in 2022..
do i need to have an external drive to storage my stuff or can i just install it without putting em on an external drive cauz i don't have money for an external drive
your video is awesome i liked it very much.
If we have windows XP and your are saying to check windows 7 stuff at start, it doesn't make sence...
will this make my xp computer run faster because mine is really slow but i worked on it a little and its a bit faster but i was wondering if it will make it so it runs fast
if i have 3 hard drives then what?if i install win 7 on 1 of my hard drive and do a clean install will i loose my files for the other hard drives or only the data form the hard drive i`m installing the windows???
can you do this without all this fancy stuff? my windows xp is almost 7 or 8 years old i just got the harddrive,screen, mouse, keyboard modem ect.
Obviously yes,but make sure you met the system requirements or windows 7
i have xp and am going to add a new hard drive to my computer i want to keep windows xp and install 7. wood i have to back all my data or can i just intall 7.
But can you install vista and then windows 7 will that be easier?
hello.. I already have the windows xp on my C partition, what will happen if I install the windows seven into my D partition? because my C partition is only has 6GB free space now..
please reply me A.S.A.P