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I'm not sure how all the upgrades to Windows 7 work. I have Vista Home Basic but would like to upgrade to 7 Home Premium. Is this possible or is a clean install necessary in which case I will probably have problems with drivers? The pre-release price is good, very good!!

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Short answer for : yes — if your Vista is Service Pack 1 or 2, you can do an in‑place upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Windows 7 Home Premium, as long as you stay on the same architecture (32‑bit to 32‑bit or 64‑bit to 64‑bit). Microsoft’s launch matrix listed that path as supported. was right that crossing 32/64‑bit requires a reinstall. ()

On pricing and the old promo mentioned: the Windows 7 Upgrade Option program ran June 26, 2009 through January 31, 2010 and only covered PCs sold with Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. Vista Home Basic machines were not part of that offer. (blogs.windows.com)

Clean install prep (for and others worried about drivers):

  • Grab drivers from your laptop OEM before you start: chipset/storage (SATA/RAID), wired/wireless LAN, and graphics. Keep them on a USB stick. After setup, Windows Update will usually fill in the rest. (support.microsoft.com)
  • If something still shows with a yellow bang, open Device Manager, copy the device’s Hardware IDs (Details tab), and use those IDs to locate the exact driver from the vendor. (learn.microsoft.com)

Tip: If you choose to upgrade in place, make sure Vista is fully patched to SP1/SP2 first, confirm you’re not switching architectures (as warned), and image/backup your files just in case. If you go the clean‑install route, install chipset/storage drivers first, then network, then video, then run Windows Update to pick up any remaining device drivers. ()

Note for anyone finding this thread years later: Windows 7 left support on January 14, 2020, so plan accordingly if you are doing this for archival or offline use. (security.berkeley.edu)

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Member Avatar for tomitnet

I have installed windows 7 RC on a laptop with Windows Vista Premium. Insert the CD after booting up to Windows Vista and It will ask you if you want to upgrade or do a clean install. It took about 1 hour for the upgrade, but after it kept all the programs and files installed. It was a very easy install btw.

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Thanks but you missed my point. Can I upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Windows 7?

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So long as going x86 Vista to x86 Win7, yes the upgrade is possible - but still not the best way to go. If moving from Vista x86 to Win7 x64, then the answer is no, as Vista x86 is incapable of rolling out the x64 OS build.

To be honest, "upgrading" is a poor alternative to a clean install, and will offer you a much better user experience in the end

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Microsoft said that customers who will buy a new a new Windows Vista machine between now and October 22 would get free upgrades to their respective versions of Windows 7. The offer is available for Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate editions. Computers shipped with Windows Vista Home Basic will not be eligible for an upgrade. The offer runs until January 2010.


Source : PC World

Member Avatar for MiketheBook

With a clean install will all the drivers be there for my particular model of laptop?

Member Avatar for kaninelupus

With a clean install will all the drivers be there for my particular model of laptop?

Should be able to DL the drivers from the OEM's website, but always a good idea to do Google search for each of the drivers to ensure you use the latest builds

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how can i upgrade my vista home basic in to window 7. is there any free upgrade option or i have to pay some amount. the cpmpaq laptop pre loaded by window vista home basic was purchased in the month of march 2009.please help. recently i am receiving a backup massege that my pre launched vista will expire with in 10 days............ please bacup the data........... what is the meaning of this warning???????????????????????,

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you need to enter the product key. to remove the worning

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how can i upgrade my vista home basic in to window 7. is there any free upgrade option or i have to pay some amount. the cpmpaq laptop pre loaded by window vista home basic was purchased in the month of march 2009.please help. recently i am receiving a backup massege that my pre launched vista will expire with in 10 days............ please bacup the data........... what is the meaning of this warning???????????????????????,

First -- this really should have been a new thread (I see you joined in March 2010). The one you posted on was from 2008/9.

Second -- You may have purchased this machine new, but who did you get it from? Vista Pre-Launch releases are ancient ... we have now moved on to Windows7. If you have a COA, you can enter that license key, but I doubt it is going to help you. Get your data backed up FAST and plan to contact your vendor about this. In the meantime, download VISTA and Windows7 drivers and burn them to CD or DVD (I am assuming you don't have a lot of media with this machine). It sounds like you may end up reloading.

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You will have to do a custom install.
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how will i protect my pc from virus?

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how will i protect my pc from virus?

disconnect it from the internet !
but really add a good virus software ,just google top 10 virus programs and choose one

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You can upgrade to window vista home basic to windows 7 home premium if you are going from 32 bit vista home basic to 32 bit windows 7 home premium or from 64 bit vista home basic to 64 bit windows 7 home premium

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