Can Windows Vista be upgraded to Windows 8/8.1 on this laptop?
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You should be able to upgrade that system. First you need to use windows vista upgrade advisor go to this address.http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=31870
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I imagine it can...mine came with windows 8, but of course no touch screen with this model.
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You should be able to upgrade that system. First you need to use windows vista upgrade advisor go to this address. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=31870
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When I bought it several months ago Windows 8.1 was not available. I'm fairly sure 8.1 is there now if you purchase this machine.
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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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I would love to upgrade to XP, however, I am not talented enough to do it by myself and Best Buy won't uninstall Vista...any suggestions?
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From Vista (32 bit) you should be able to upgrade and everything will transfer over. Your system should meet all the minimum requirements for Win 7 if it was running Vista, check this page http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements to make sure. If you buy this and find it won't upgrade, you won't totally lose the value of buying Windows 7 as you can also do a 'clean' install that would require you to reinstall Office and others.However, you should backup your important files before you upgrade, just to be safe.
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of course not, there is no cd to install windows 8.1, it is saying that is compatible with windows 8.1.
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I received this laptop on 6/10/2014 and it has Windows 8.1 installed. Just thought I should update the answer to this question since other people may be viewing this (I did before I bought it and made sure that it had what the tech specs said... 8.1) and would need to read a more recent answer since this machine probably did have Windows 8 instead of 8.1 when you asked the question. :)
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Hey Ridge thanks for the response can you tell me what needs to be downloaded from Microsoft website because even am using windows Vista
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Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?
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i was using windows vista 7 and it was working fine i upgraded to windows 8 and its still working fine, dont know if it was because I'd already downloaded it, but the only way to know is to try.
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Hello,Here is a link to the produce for upgrading to Windows 8: http://download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/windows8/upgrade/ideapad/index_en.htmlThank you,Jesse
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You must upgrade online. Not a big deal but requires Microsoft operating system.
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Yes on the foot switch. Should work with Vista but you really should upgrade!
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did you upgrade your current computer from vista to 7 or is this a computer that has only ever had windows 7 on it?
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Normally no. Without knowing any details of your hardware/software it is difficult to make a determination. Make sure your Vista is up to date, run the Microsoft compatibility check, turn off any AntiVirus/AntiMalware software, make a full backup of all your data, list your installed software and run the upgrade. Follow the prompts. It takes a while :)
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Windows 7 was the current operating system when this notebook was released. You can upgrade it yourself to Windows 8 relatively easily. The notebook weighs 4.12 lbs by itself.
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Sure, but if you already have this machine, you might trying setting up a Win8 VM on it. That would allow you to keep your installation reasonably virgin, and minimize the risks of changing the OS and bungling it all up.