Windows 7 Upgrade Paths
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Unsupported Upgrade Scenarios
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Supported Upgrade Scenarios
all information courtesy of MICROSOFT technet.
not all possible upgrade scenarios are listed here but information edited to that applicable to Dave's Helpline clients.
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
Supported Upgrade Scenarios
From Windows Vista (SP1, SP2) |
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 |