I never received the original disc with the purchase of the PC. At the time. I preferred to run XP instead of 7 which was down graded at the time of install. This was bought from a computer company and installed for me a few years ago.
I no longer deal with that company. I want to upgrade my PC to the Windows 7 Pro license but need to be able to download the install. All links on this forum lead to a broken link. My computer is 32 bit.
Also, I downloaded and installed the Window 7 upgrade advisor report and it said it would work with Windows 7 but does that also work for windows 7 Pro. ImgBurn - In addtion to supporting the creation of CD's from. ISO files, it supports a wide range of other image file formats, and it's free.
Please read these instructions carefully and completely before you begin installing Windows 7: There are important steps that you need to follow to upgrade from your PC from Windows XP to Windows 7 in order to preserve your files and settings. Before you begin, you'll need to back up all your data to an external storage device, and you'll need all of the installation discs for programs you want to keep.
Please make sure you have an external hard drive see details below. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties. In the System Information interface, you can see the system specifications. Then, you can see the version information. Also, you can see the specifications of the processor and memory. How to check PC specs Windows 10?
After finishing the check, you should know if your computer can be upgraded to Windows 10 from XP. If yes, it is time to upgrade Windows XP to Windows 10 by following these steps below.
As mentioned above, Windows 10 upgrade from XP is not an in-place update but a reinstallation of the operating system.
This will clean your computer, for example, delete your files, apps, and settings and start from scratch again. Thus, the update requires two necessary steps: back up your computer files to an external hard drive and install Windows 10 on the hard drive. Backing up files in Windows XP is fairly important to make sure the data security since some data will be erased during the system installation process.
Well then, how can you create a backup for your files on the PC? In Windows XP, there is a built-in tool that can be used to back up your files. You can use it before you upgrade Windows XP to Windows Just follow these instructions:. Specify the item you want to back up and here we check Let me choose what to back up. After finishing the backup, the final step for Windows 10 upgrade from XP is performing a clean install. To do this work, you need to create a bootable USB flash drive.
When referring to creating a bootable drive, many of you consider using Media Creation Tool. In Windows XP, it cannot be used since the operating system is too old.
If you still need to create an installation drive in Windows XP, you need to firstly download an. Decide the edition that you need to install. Consider, though, the age of the laptop, and whether it is truly capable of running XP. It's been 12 years since Win 98! Hardware has changed quite a bit, and if this is a Win 98 laptop, don't expect XP to work.
If I understand you correctly, I don't think what you are trying is going to result in a legally installed copy of XP Home. That being the case, even if you manage to get it installed, it might fail validation and you will not be able to get security updates to install.
I would be surprised if a machine from W98 days will be fast enough for XP? The machine has had XP on it for a few years but it is a pro license which we need to keep here. If we do it the long way it will be a genuine XP Home install but I just wanted to skip the 98 install part! I am not trying to do anything illegal! We have a genuine product key. Thanks for your help guys, I had a feeling it was not necessary to install 98 although I thought you could have the install files on the HD or something - as I say it's a long time since I used 98!
Dave, the machine has had XP Pro on it here in our offices for about 3 years as mentioned - it works fine. No serials will be active on more than one PC. Paul, the issue I was referring to is that OEM licenses are part of the sale of a PC or Laptop and when that machine is scrapped, they die with it.
If the W98 CD that they own came with a machine which has such a license usually with a sticker on the case , then it is tied to that machine and cannot be used on a new one. I wasn't suggesting you were trying to do anything illegal by the way, I just know the caveats with using certain MS CD's with alternative hardware from the ones they were first used.
I have seen someone with a machine which, after installing "MS Genuine Advantage" update, it broke validation and crippled the machine, especially with Software updates etc. He told me he got someone to repair his PC as it was crashing all the time and that person well meaning I am sure used their own CD to repair it which clearly he shouldn't have done.
Cheers Brian a fellow Scot I see! It's fine - I understand what everyone was saying.
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