Can you use the full version of pro to upgrade a windows 7 machine?
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Yes, it will give you the option to upgrade from a previous Windows edition (which will let you keep all your documents and personal media) in the installation menu. You may also wipe your hardrive and make a fresh install as well.
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Unfortunately the installation does not give you the option to keep your applications, just your personal data. It does save your old application data in a folder called C:\Windows.old So if you know how or can Google it; it is possible to get your settings back. For example you can find your outlook.pst file, and bookmarks and put them back after you re-install the applications.
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I have had great luck with clean installs and upgrading from 8 to 8.1 on my work computer. I installed this 8.1 on an brand new SSD and it's run great for me. I think this article implies you can transfer some of the library files from a previous Windows 7 installation, but won't be able to transfer programs, they will have to be reinstalled. Here's a good article: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-7-tutorial
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It can be upgraded easily to Windows 7 Professional - However this one comes with Windows Vista Business.
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You don't need to upgrade at all. Win 8 pro is more for officer people. Win 8 and win 8 pro are no different for us
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Yes...quite well I might add. I run Windows 7 Pro 64 bit...never a problem.
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"Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBZO7ZKOc4
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For this product, the Pro upgrade, the description says "Windows 8.1 Pro pack will not work if your current OS is older than Windows 8.1. You must be running Windows 8.1 "Core" to use the Windows 8.1 Pro Pack upgrade."
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Mine all came with win 7 pro out of the box, but i Think you can inlace upgrade not sure though.
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Hi JD, Yes! This product (purchased through our company) will upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro. We can't speak for other sellers. Thanks!
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Negative. These are 2 completely different systems. You can't upgrade from 7 to 8 for free. If it had Windows 8 installed, then you could easily upgrade to 8.1.
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Nope. Only VS2012 can be upgraded to VS2013. All others have to buy the full retail.
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Windows 7 comes pre-installed and mine came with an upgrade disk for Windows 8, should I ever decide to upgrade.
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I believe this upgrade is a single user license (it says so on my box) but you should check with Microsoft.
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Yes, if you have Windows 7 and up.Make sure you apply all [windows] updates first.
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Hi Jeff, by default the unit runs with Windows 8 pro. Windows 7, however, is also pre installed on the unit. But to be able to use Windows 7, you need to do a downgrade process.Thanks, PCrush
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We show that Windows 7 Professional should be installed on the unit.Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
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Hi Barbara, this PC comes with Windows XP professional but its capable of upgrading to Windows 7
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It depends on what you buy. You can buy 8.1 Pro in the first place, or you can buy upgrades. If you have Windows 8 already installed, you'll want to do the free Windows 8.1 update. Then you can go to the Microsoft store and do the Professional upgrade. You have two choices there. Buy the upgrade online, or if you've bought it elsewhere, you can just put in the license code.