5 Steps to easy Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7

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This tips will explain 5 easy steps to upgrade and migrate Windows XP and its settings to Windows 7. All you need to do to have new installation of Windows 7 from previously XP computer. I know you are full of curiosity of how slick and clear Windows 7 is. But before you try this new operating system from Microsoft, hope you’ll read about all you need how to upgrade XP computer to Windows 7 in easy dummy way. Yet, you won’t be dummy Windows 7 user when you’re success with the installation. With just small appropriate tools you can easy upgrade to Windows 7 without losing your previously stored data and settings.

Steps to Upgrade XP to 7

1. Checking system compatibility
This step will verify your computer hardware specs are all compatible and have capability to run Windows 7. It means your computer hardwares have to support Windows 7. The easy way to know your own system is using free desktop monitor tool or by simply look at your hardware specs written on Control panel > System or open Windows xp device manager. Compare it with officially Windows 7 system requirements:
1 GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
1 GB of RAM (32-bit); 2 GB of RAM (64-bit)
16 GB of available disk space (32-bit); 20 GB of available disk space (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Compare your system specification and make sure your computer can run Windows 7. The easiest way to check your system compatibility is using Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. The upgrade advisor will examine various aspects of your computer and let you know if your system will support Windows 7 or not. Just install and run the application and it does the rest.

2. Backup important files and settings
Before you do upgrading process, it is important to backup your windows settings and data (My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, your projects folders and files, Browser bookmarks, saved passwords, etc.). If you have already a Windows 7 DVD on hand, then you may use Windows Easy Transfer tool which you can find inside. Open your Windows 7 DVD, and Browse to the folder named support and then to migwiz on your Windows 7 DVD and launch migsetup.exe. Then choose everything you want to backup and transfer.

3. Newer hardware driver of your computer
Next step is to check and find system specs drivers are good to run with Windows 7? Older drivers may not always work, othis is especially drivers made specially for Windows XP. Visit your computer manufacturer’s website to see if they have newer drivers for Windows 7. Otherwise you have to download each driver for each hardware peripheral (vga, motherboard, chipset, etc).

4. Windows 7 Upgrade Procedure
The next step is the main step, the keystone. Windows 7 installation process from previously Windows xp. Pop in the DVD and restart your computer. Boot from the DVD and follow the instruction to install Windows 7. Select [upgrade] when asked which type of installation do you want. Next just follow the procedure and you are done upgrading windows xp to windows 7.

5. Install Windows 7 compatible apps
The last step to finish your Windows upgrade is installing applications, your favorite softwares plus most essential softwares for your Windows 7. One of those essential apps is antivirus tool. There are several free antivirus which is Windows 7 compatible (MS Security Essentials, AVG, Avast and Antivir).

6. Restore the settings and files you backed up earlier (bonus step)
Use Windows Easy Transfer instead, click on Start button and type Windows Easy transfer.

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