How to upgrade from XP to Windows 7?

When Windows 7 is released in the second half of this year or the first half of 2010, a large number of PC users will be upgraded from Windows XP. Users who still use XP will not do the same kind of Vista users as the "original state upgrade", this "original state upgrade" is just to let the new operating system overwrite the old system, still retain The software they installed before, the original settings and data. Instead, they have to go through a complete and thorough update, until they need to back up the original data and then install Windows 7 (uninstall XP or install it in another person's independent environment), then reinstall all kinds of software and Restore the data and finally reset it.

There are many XP users who refuse Vista, not only because of the Vista system, but also because of this upgrade mode, which makes it difficult for them to accept the new version of Vista. At InfoWorld, Microsoft's PR department assured XP users that this time there would be no more "old state upgrades" option, but they refused to explain the reason —— Microsoft spokesperson said “ further explanation of this issue In the Windows 7 product. “ (InfoWorld is a well-known IT news comment site. After Vista was launched, this site has launched "Save XP Action" & ——Translator Plus)

Why is the requirement for full update reasonable? ?

But Michael Silver, an analyst at Gartner Consulting's Microsoft technology research, gave a compelling reason why not support "old state upgrades". The reason is that "original state upgrade" will bring the original virus, registry error and other flaws in the user's Windows environment to Windows 7; if it is completely updated, these may not happen.

Silver also mentioned that typical commercial information technology will be completely updated to the user system to avoid these problems, so for most companies, the lack of "original state upgrade" On the contrary, it will become a problem that is not a problem.

Ordinary consumers and small companies may prefer to upgrade this option in the original state, but they may not like to completely update XP. Silver added to this question: "Microsoft seems to be in a situation of & ldquo; no win & rsquo; — & mdash; either support this original state upgrade and make users feel bad, or do not support but let users install and use The new system has become difficult. ”

& ldquo; But in any case, most users implement a full update is not bad, he said this to users, including Vista users, recommend them to fully update to Windows 7 Not the original state upgraded Vista.

Silver also reminds users who have not upgraded to Vista: If you want to upgrade, it is likely that some hardware (especially before 2006) will not work under Windows 7 or Vista; so it is best to start first. Try installing Windows 7 on a new computer. In any case, you can find the way to reinstall the original software and restore the settings and data after installing the new version of Windows.

Prerequisites for the upgrade of the original state for older versions

When Microsoft releases Windows Vista, users can choose to upgrade from the original state or be completely updated, but users of older versions of Windows can only Choose the latter. So according to this precedent, if XP and earlier users want to upgrade to Windows 7, they can only be completely updated.

But in the second half of 2001, when Microsoft released Windows XP, both Windows 2000 users and earlier users (Windows 98, Windows Millennium, and Windows 98 SE) can choose The original status is updated. In a sense, the situation at the time was similar to the present. Microsoft Millennium is technically a failure, and users' bad comments forced Microsoft to release Windows 98 SE. This was followed by the replacement of the kernel and the rewrite of Windows 2000, and this fundamental change meant the incompatibility of new hardware requirements with a large number of peripherals and software. At that time, most users stayed on Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE, and Microsoft changed its route to XP — — XP can provide the original status update for compatibility purposes.

Technically, the change from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is not large, so the original status update for Windows XP to Windows 7 is now compared to upgrading Windows XP to Windows XP. It is easier. However, Silver mentioned the "performance and security issues in the original state update" may cause Microsoft not to choose the same approach as Windows 98 to Windows XP.

Silver compares Microsoft's situation with Apple —— Apple provides support for the previous three versions for users who want to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (ie from Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther) And 10.4 Tiger upgrade). “This is a highly efficient, easy and successful upgrade method, but Apple has limitations. ”Silver said. This is because Apple has strong control over Mac OS-compatible hardware and a focused pursuit of the operating system.