Win 7 upgrade

[gf1959]

As a project i'm thinking of upgrading my second pc to Win 7,and the m/board too.
Currently it runs XP. My question is can you upgrade the whole lot at once,m/board and OS?
Or is best to do them separately,and if so in which order?
Any advice appreciated.

 

[Norm]

I don't think there's a direct upgrade path from XP to Win7, so it would be a fresh installation.

As that's the case, I'd do the whole lot at once.

 

[gf1959]

Thanks,yes it would be effectively a fresh instal,i understand it would wipe xp which is fine.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

As a project i'm thinking of upgrading my second pc to Win 7,and the m/board too.
Currently it runs XP. My question is can you upgrade the whole lot at once,m/board and OS?
Or is best to do them separately,and if so in which order?
Any advice appreciated.

Yes, do them together. If you do them separately, I'd do the MB first and then the OS as Windows 7 (I think) might get picky about which PC it's installed on as an anti-piracy measure. So if you install it, then change the MB, it might think it's a new PC. Which is fine - you are allowed to install it on your replacement PC - but it might mean more effort.

 

[accountantpete]

If the Windows 7 OS is OEM you will have to get a new activation code should you subsequently change the Mobo - a bit of hassle as you have to phone MS up and convince them that it is a genuine replacement.

If your 2nd pc is a bit on the ancient side I'd also replace the PSU and you need 2GB RAM I believe.

 

[beanzontoast]

And do check that all your favourite software runs under Windows 7 before you jump.

 

[gf1959]

Thanks everybody,looks like doing them together is the way to go then. I'm only upgrading the mbo cos it has less than
2gb of ram so win 7 probably wouldn't run very well on it.

 

[Carwash]

Thanks everybody,looks like doing them together is the way to go then. I'm only upgrading the mbo cos it has less than
2gb of ram so win 7 probably wouldn't run very well on it.

That makes sense if all the RAM slots are filled to their maximum capacity; but otherwise, why not just buy more RAM? Much cheaper than a new motherboard, and easier to install as well.

 

[gf1959]

It's an old IDE mbo,only holds 2gb,i doubt i'd get it to run on that(unless anyone knows different?)