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

By: Rickie

Rickie — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:02:28 +0000

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

By: Tara_WinTeam

Tara_WinTeam — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:41:27 +0000

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

By: Walker_Windows_Team

Walker_Windows_Team — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:36:09 +0000

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

By: LoverOfWine

LoverOfWine — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:25:12 +0000

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.