wrecksan 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Hey, I am looking to see if there is a way for me to go from Windows XP to Windows 7 without having to format my hard drive, is this possible or will a format be required? Thanks for the help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grim reaper1666 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 that depends on how space you have you could if you have enough space GB. install it over xp and after 7 installs delete the unnecassary xp files. another thing you could do is to create a partition which you then install windows 7 onto that and then you could dual boot xp. if you have 2 hdds you could also dual boot like that by installing 7 to one of the hdds and leave xp untouched on the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrecksan 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2010 But wouldn't that mean I will have to get rid of xp on the other or I will be unable to access it via a slave drive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quatrux 4 Report post Posted March 8, 2010 How many partitions do you have? only C: or also you have more and you can access lets say D: partition?Also what is the size of those partitions?As I remember, you can upgrade to Vista and then to Windows 7 without problems, but to buy Vista just to upgrade to 7 would be stupid..Personally I would format everything, install a fresh copy of Windows 7 and before that you could backup the files you really need to some external HDD if you have one.You can have a look at these links:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/windowshttp://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/http://www.blogsdna.com/3217/step-by-step-guide-to-upgrade-windows-xp-to-windows-7.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Read this : http://betanews.com/2009/02/23/windows-xp-to-windows-7-upgrades-difficult-but-not-impossible/ Seems that it's possible, albeit not so easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
