uprade to windows7 pro

[Roy Colson]

Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.

 

[Bob Hatch]

Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.

Did you bother to look?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-anytime-upgrade

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[LouB]

Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.

In the past, upgrading Windows could be a bit of a hassle. In Windows 7,
the software you need comes preinstalled. All you have to do is purchase
an upgrade key from Microsoft or another authorized retailer to unlock
those shiny new features.

 

[Chet]

Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.

You'll need to ensure that your processor supports Virtualization for XP
Mode (many processors do NOT).

From Microsoft:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx>
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB
of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware
virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on

hth

 

[Roy Colson]

Many thanks for your replies. My CPU checks out all I have to do is enable
it in the BIOS.

Roy

 

[LouB]

Many thanks for your replies. My CPU checks out all I have to do is enable
it in the BIOS.

Roy

And that is easy, all you need is money and a paassword)

 

[Leon Manfredi]

I did not lose any from Pro_Up to Anytime...............but!..........One needs to by
a new key to install on another computer......sucks. Had I known, would not have
bought the upgrades....

 

[Pulse]

Yes, for Home / Small & Medium Business users I would recommend at least 7
Professional to anyone who has a laptop that will ever leave the house. And
7 Professional on any desktop computer used the computer for more than games
... and 7 Ultimate if you think there's even an outside possibility the use
of BitLocker might be possible and attractive. Then there's no regrets over
dollars or worry and fuss.

 

[Dabbler]

Did you bother to look?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-anytime-upgrade

I was curious about the cost of these anytime upgrades and instead of
getting a straight answer from the FAQ in the above link, you get this:

"You'll see pricing information for each edition during the Windows
Anytime Upgrade process. You can also go to an electronics store to see
prices and to buy a Windows Anytime Upgrade key."
During the Windows Anytime Upgrade process? Isn't that kinda' late if
price is the deciding factor whether I want to upgrade in the first
place? So that leaves a trip to a store. I guess it must be different at
many places.

 

[Seth]

I was curious about the cost of these anytime upgrades and instead of
getting a straight answer from the FAQ in the above link, you get this:

"You'll see pricing information for each edition during the Windows
Anytime Upgrade process. You can also go to an electronics store to see
prices and to buy a Windows Anytime Upgrade key."
During the Windows Anytime Upgrade process? Isn't that kinda' late if
price is the deciding factor whether I want to upgrade in the first place?
So that leaves a trip to a store. I guess it must be different at many
places.

Just start the upgrade via this process...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...of-windows-7-by-using-windows-anytime-upgrade

And after it evaluates what you have and where you want to upgrade to, it
will give you the price before you enter any $$$ information or actually
start the upgrade. You can then decide to continue, pay, and perform
upgrade or quit with nothing changed and no money spent.