«
»


Win7 Upgrade Paths

Posted by Brian Gallutia on Aug 18, 2009

Microsoft Windows 7Want to know how to get there from here with Windows 7?  The following outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for multiple editions of the Windows 7 OS:

Unsupported Upgrade Scenarios

Upgrades to Windows 7 from the following operating systems are not supported:

  • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista® RTM, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 7 M3, Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 RC, or Windows 7 IDS
  • Windows NT® Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Pre-release in-place upgrades across milestones (for example, Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM) are not supported.

Supported Upgrade Scenarios

From Vista Upgrade to Windows 7
Business Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Enterprise Enterprise
Home Basic Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate
Home Premium Home Premium, Ultimate
Ultimate Ultimate


From Windows 7 Upgrade to Windows 7
Enterprise Enterprise
Home Basic Home Basic
Home Premium Home Premium
Professional Professional
Starter (x86 only) Starter (x86)
Ultimate Ultimate


From Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade to Windows 7
Home Basic Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
Home Premium Professional, Ultimate
Professional Ultimate
Starter Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.