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windows xp to windows 7
i have a computer i just built myself i can no longer run xp as microsoft has
dropped support for in for newer computers i did not know this i have a cd key and the disk and it runs fine virtually but i want to upgrade from xp to windows 7 so i don't have to use all of my ram to run it and i don't think i can but can i run xp virtually and upgrade to win 7 or can i get a trial version and upgrade that to the pro version of win 7 because i am getting a digital download from microsoft if i can some how get some thing to work right lol well thanks for you time. |
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windows xp to windows 7
Pickels wrote:
i have a computer i just built myself i can no longer run xp as microsoft has dropped support for in for newer computers i did not know this i have a cd key and the disk and it runs fine virtually but i want to upgrade from xp to windows 7 so i don't have to use all of my ram to run it and i don't think i can but can i run xp virtually and upgrade to win 7 or can i get a trial version and upgrade that to the pro version of win 7 because i am getting a digital download from microsoft if i can some how get some thing to work right lol well thanks for you time. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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windows xp to windows 7
Pickels wrote:
i have a computer i just built myself i can no longer run xp as microsoft has dropped support for in for newer computers i did not know this i have a cd key and the disk and it runs fine virtually but i want to upgrade from xp to windows 7 so i don't have to use all of my ram to run it and i don't think i can but can i run xp virtually and upgrade to win 7 or can i get a trial version and upgrade that to the pro version of win 7 because i am getting a digital download from microsoft if i can some how get some thing to work right lol well thanks for you time. "i can no longer run xp as microsoft has dropped support for in for newer computers" Incorrect. Microsoft will support Windows XP with security patches and updates through April 2014. What I believe you are referring to is the hardware manufacturers of various computing products who no longer support their products (new ones) on anything older than Windows Vista and/or just do not supply drivers for anything older than Windows Vista. That list will grow and grow as the 9+ year old Windows XP continues to age and its two successors are possibly replaced by others. For the manufacturers of hardware who provide the support and drivers for their own products (Microsoft does not) have decided it is not economically feasible for them to continue to support an operating system that is reaching end-of-life. How much memory do you have and what type/speed processor. I have one dual core and one quad core system - one with 4GB memory and the other with 8GB and I have no problems running Windows XP in a virtual machine (throwing it up to 2GB RAM) on top of my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installation on either of them. Everything runs quickly - no issues. Using VirtualBox in these cases. If you plan on 'upgrading' to Windows 7 - you need a product to upgrade from and once used in that process - the product you used to get the upgrade cannot be used for anything other than qualifying for the upgrade. You forfeit your Windows XP license usage if you get the upgrade based off it. My suggestiojn would be to purchase a retail version of whatever Windows 7 OS you want - that way it can do all sorts of neat things with fewer limits. Before you do anything - check the hardware manufacturer web pages and FAQs and driver download pages for drivers and support for whatever OS you will be getting (WIndows 7 32-bit or 64-bit for example.) Do this for your motherboard chipset, video device(s), audio device(s), network device(s), external peripherals (printers, cameras, scanners, etc) and so on. If the hardware manufacturer does not support them - that could be bad. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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windows xp to windows 7
What a wonderfully long and incoherent sentence.
"Pickels" Pickels @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... :i have a computer i just built myself i can no longer run xp as microsoft has : dropped support for in for newer computers i did not know this i have a cd : key and the disk and it runs fine virtually but i want to upgrade from xp to : windows 7 so i don't have to use all of my ram to run it and i don't think i : can but can i run xp virtually and upgrade to win 7 or can i get a trial : version and upgrade that to the pro version of win 7 because i am getting a : digital download from microsoft if i can some how get some thing to work : right lol well thanks for you time. |
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windows xp to windows 7
What a wonderfully long and incoherent sentence.
"Pickels" Pickels @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... :i have a computer i just built myself i can no longer run xp as microsoft has : dropped support for in for newer computers i did not know this i have a cd : key and the disk and it runs fine virtually but i want to upgrade from xp to : windows 7 so i don't have to use all of my ram to run it and i don't think i : can but can i run xp virtually and upgrade to win 7 or can i get a trial : version and upgrade that to the pro version of win 7 because i am getting a : digital download from microsoft if i can some how get some thing to work : right lol well thanks for you time. |
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