Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

[foolofsoul]

I want to upgrade from xp to Windows 7, but ive heard that you need your xp disc for confirmation. I have an xp disc from my old Dell, but its really old (before service pack 1). Will i still be able to purchase windows 7 upgrade version or will i have to buy the full version?

 

[Thrax]

If the XP CD is a regular Windows XP CD and not one of those "restore" discs which expands a hard drive image onto the PC, it will work with the upgrade license.

 

[foolofsoul]

Thanks

Thanks for the great help

 

[Nibiru2012]

I want to upgrade from xp to Windows 7, but ive heard that you need your xp disc for confirmation. I have an xp disc from my old Dell, but its really old (before service pack 1). Will i still be able to purchase windows 7 upgrade version or will i have to buy the full version?

You will have to do "Clean Install" though. That is the only way to go from XP to Windows 7.

 

[draceena]

If you currently have XP installed on your computer you can do the Windows 7 Install over top of it (a clean install really) without having to enter extra information or needing the XP install disks. My best guess is that Windows 7 "sees" the XP installed and valid and then wipes your drive (placing the XP information in a Windows.old file)