Vista & XP Upgrade to Win 7

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I know that there is a MS link out there, but I just cannot find it again.

What versions of Windows XP and Vista can be upgraded to which versions of
Windows 7?

Thanks
Brian
 
webster72n said:
Mr. Google does wonders:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

Harry.
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Thank you, Harry. The Upgrade Advisor is a great tool and I had found that
without any trouble. I will use it down the road, but right now I just need
a estimate of how many upgrade vs. full editions that I'm going to need. For
reasons beyond comprehension, we have a mixture of XP home and pro editions
as well as a few Vista home and pro. The hardware is new enough that I don't
expect a problem with drivers, but I need to learn, for example, if XP home
qualifies for the upgrade edition of Win 7 Pro or will I need the full
edition.

Brian
 
Thank you Rick. This is almost what I need. I had seen it before but
couldn't remember where it was and couldn't hit the right Google keywords to
track it down. Please let me reword my question slightly ...

What previous editions of Windows qualify for me to use an upgrade edition
of Windows 7 Home Premium?

What previous editions of Windows qualify for me to use an upgrade edition
of Windows 7 Pro?

What previous editions of Windows qualify for me to use an upgrade edition
of Windows 7 Ultimate?

In all cases I will perform a clean installation.

Thank you, Brian
 
See http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/ which should answer all your
questions.

Any version of XP or Vista qualifies for any upgrade version of Windows
7. It is just that only some upgrade paths, and from Vista versions
only, can be achieved without a clean install.

If you are running a business, you should check whether one of the
business licence schemes available locally would give you better
pricing. Alternatively, OEM copies might be suitable and cheaper.
 
From what I have been learning (thank you everyone), the discussion on
upgrade paths in the link says that you cannot do an upgrade installation
from XP to Win 7, but says nothing about using the upgrade Win 7 DVD to
perform a clean install. It appears that any version of XP or Vista
qualifies for me to purchase an upgrade edition of Win 7. But if I am moving
from XP to Win 7, I must use that upgrade media to perform a clean
installation.

Brian
 
BrianB said:
From what I have been learning (thank you everyone), the discussion on
upgrade paths in the link says that you cannot do an upgrade installation
from XP to Win 7, but says nothing about using the upgrade Win 7 DVD to
perform a clean install. It appears that any version of XP or Vista
qualifies for me to purchase an upgrade edition of Win 7. But if I am
moving from XP to Win 7, I must use that upgrade media to perform a clean
installation.
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That's correct. In fact the box includes a sheet from Microsoft giving you
instructions on how to use the upgrade disk when your op system is XP.
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