What is the difference when buying windows 7 from upgrade and full?

June 13th, 2010

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MikeB asked:


Right now I have Windows Xp and I thought it was time to upgrade my computer to Windows 7 but when i looked for the operating system there were posts that said Windows 7 Ultimate - Upgrade and
Windows 7 Ultimate - Full. Is the upgrade only for Vista? Which one should i get?

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4 Responses to “What is the difference when buying windows 7 from upgrade and full?”

  1. LoverOfWine Says:
    June 13th, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    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.

  2. Walker_Windows_Team Says:
    June 17th, 2010 at 12:36 am

    Hi Mike,

    Here’s a breakdown of the different editions of Windows 7 comparing the features:

    And here’s a helpful page explaining your Upgrade path options and some FAQs:

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team

  3. Tara_WinTeam Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 7:41 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:.

    Cheers,
    Tara
    Windows Outreach Team

  4. Rickie Says:
    June 20th, 2010 at 4:02 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

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