Comments on: PCS Win7 Upgrade Option http://www.pcsdesk.com/index.php/2009/07/28/pcs-offering-win7-upgrade-option/ IT Management and Maintenance Services for the Small Business Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Gallutia http://www.pcsdesk.com/index.php/2009/07/28/pcs-offering-win7-upgrade-option/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Brian Gallutia Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:01:41 +0000 http://www.pcsdesk.com/?p=252#comment-35 We got one good question via email that I thought should be shared: "Hello guys, I hear that the new version of Windows 7 has a major flaw. If you are upgrading from a XP version, that one loses all data from the drive. Prior applications and programs need to be re-installed. Is this True? If so, are there plans to get around this problem?" We have an upcoming article that is going to deal with the upgrade paths for Windows 7, but to address your question, there is no direct upgrade path from WindowsXP to Windows7. You can buy a Win7 Upgrade, but what will happen on an XP box is that it will be a clean install. In other words, all programs, data and settings will need to be manually re-established. We got one good question via email that I thought should be shared:

“Hello guys,
I hear that the new version of Windows 7 has a major flaw. If you are upgrading from a XP version, that one loses all data from the drive. Prior applications and programs need to be re-installed. Is this True? If so, are there plans to get around this problem?”

We have an upcoming article that is going to deal with the upgrade paths for Windows 7, but to address your question, there is no direct upgrade path from WindowsXP to Windows7.

You can buy a Win7 Upgrade, but what will happen on an XP box is that it will be a clean install. In other words, all programs, data and settings will need to be manually re-established.

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