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15. Windows will finalize your setup and the installation will be
complete.
As you can see, installing Windows 7 is an easy process on a new
computer system. But what if the system already has Windows Vista?
Let’s take a look at how to perform an installation of Windows 7 onto a
machine with Windows Vista.
Performing an Upgrade to Windows 7
If your machine has Windows Vista already installed, you have the abil-
ity to upgrade the machine to Windows 7.
Similar to a clean install, you can run the installation from the instal-
lation DVD or over a network. The only difference in the installation pro-
cedure is your starting point: from your optical drive or from a network
share. The following steps assume that you are using the Windows 7 DVD
to install the Windows 7 operating system.
NOTE You can’t upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 directly.
I will discuss the tools used to install a Windows 7 operating
system on a Windows XP machine later in this chapter.
Perform the following steps to go through the process of installing
Windows 7 by upgrading Windows Vista:
1. Insert the Windows 7 DVD.
2. If Autorun does not start, go to the DVD drive and click setup.
exe
. After the setup starts (by the setup.exe or Autorun), click
Install Windows 7.
3. You are prompted to update your current operating system. If
you choose not to update, the installation might fail. You can also
choose to send information to Microsoft during this process.
4. The Microsoft Windows 7 license terms will appear. The installa-
tion does not allow you to click Next until you have accepted the
license terms.
5. You are prompted to select the type of installation you want to
perform. Choose the Upgrade link.
6. You will see a compatibility report that alerts you of any applica-
tions or drivers that are not supported in Windows 7. Click Next.
Installation
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