Returning to Windows 7

[Mark A. Sam]

Hello,

I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows 7 in
XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how.

Thank you and God Bless,

Mark A. Sam

 

[VanguardLH]

I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows 7 in
XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how.

You are actually some guru for this "client" and yet you think Windows 7
itself is running under XP mode? Do some research. I pity your
clients. Those laptops already have Windows 7 whether or not XP mode
was installed.

 

[News123]

Hi Mark,

Hello,

I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows 7 in
XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how.

Thank you and God Bless,

Mark A. Sam

Perhaps you could explain what you mean with Windows 7 in XP mode.

Windows 7 is always in Windows 7 mode. ;-)

Additionally you can install a Windows XP emulator under Windows 7.



Or do you mean, that you downgraded the Winows 7 license to a Windows XP
license?


You might get more help if you clarify.



N

 

[HeyBub]

Hi Mark,



Perhaps you could explain what you mean with Windows 7 in XP mode.

Windows 7 is always in Windows 7 mode. ;-)

Additionally you can install a Windows XP emulator under Windows 7.



Or do you mean, that you downgraded the Winows 7 license to a Windows
XP license?


You might get more help if you clarify.

I think he means he's running an application under the Windows 7
XP-compatibility mode. Or maybe if he had eggs he could have ham and eggs if
he had ham.

It's hard to say.

 

[Doum]

Hello,

I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows
7 in XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how.

Thank you and God Bless,

Mark A. Sam

I was intrigued by your question so I've just installed XP mode on my Win 7
Pro laptop.

To "switch to Windows 7", I close the Virtual PC Window, it's as simple as
that.

Your post is not very clear.

HTH

 

[Mark A. Sam]

I'm not clear on this myself. I ordered the machines with XP, but they
referred to it as Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP. In another forum, I
was told that it is a virtual PC Session. The operating system DVD's that
came with the machines are labelled "Windows 7 Professional". The drivers
and recovery disk is lablled "for Windows XP". I could run the DVD and see
the options, but I thought I'd check it out first. I hope that makes sense.

 

[Mark A. Sam]

I don't understand what you mean. I don't claim to be a guru. I'm an
Access developer. He has given me other tasks to do and it paying me for
them, so why not?

Your correct that they have Windows 7, but it looks like XP. It doens't
matter how you define it, I want it to look like Windows 7. I hope that
makes sense.

God Bless,

Mark

 

[Mark A. Sam]

I know I'm wasn't clear and I apologize. That is what I am looking for then.
How do I close the Virtual PC window?

 

[Lem]

I'm not clear on this myself. I ordered the machines with XP, but they
referred to it as Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP. In another forum, I
was told that it is a virtual PC Session. The operating system DVD's that
came with the machines are labelled "Windows 7 Professional". The drivers
and recovery disk is lablled "for Windows XP". I could run the DVD and see
the options, but I thought I'd check it out first. I hope that makes sense.

"Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP" does NOT sound like "running in
XP mode" or using a virtual PC. Rather, it sounds more like what usually
is sold on a "business" computer to organizations that want a new
computer but don't want to switch to Windows 7 yet. I haven't paid close
attention, but I don't think this typically was offered on "consumer" PCs.

Basically, you have a Windows 7 capable computer (and the media to
install Windows 7), but Windows XP is the operating system installed on
it. See, for example,
http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?pageid=552836

If you (or your client) are now ready for Windows 7, you'll have to do a
"custom install" of Windows 7, which basically means that you'll have to
copy any data you want saved and re-install any applications after the
Windows 7 install is completed. See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7

 

[db]

perhaps their win 7 appears
to look like an xp desktop
because a xp theme like
'windows blinds' has been
installed.

I also ready that perhaps xp
has been virtualized in win7.

while this can be true, it is
unlikely that xp can access
any of the win7 drivers.

in any case you should simply
run a msinfo32 or something
to ensure what the o.s.

if it is a win7, then go to control
panel and click system

if it is xp then run msinfo32

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[Mark A. Sam]

This is Windows 7. The other responses support that as well as a search I
did on the topic. The systems also came with Windows 7 installation DVD's.

 

[News123]

"Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP" does NOT sound like "running in
XP mode" or using a virtual PC. Rather, it sounds more like what usually
is sold on a "business" computer to organizations that want a new
computer but don't want to switch to Windows 7 yet. I haven't paid close
attention, but I don't think this typically was offered on "consumer" PCs.

Basically, you have a Windows 7 capable computer (and the media to
install Windows 7), but Windows XP is the operating system installed on
it. See, for example,
http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?pageid=552836

If you (or your client) are now ready for Windows 7, you'll have to do a
"custom install" of Windows 7, which basically means that you'll have to
copy any data you want saved and re-install any applications after the
Windows 7 install is completed. See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7

Whith what you describe I think, that you got a Windows 7 license, but
that the installed operationg system is Windows XP.

To be sure please look at following.


When the computer boots (is powered up), what do you see on the screen.

If it looks like Windows XP during the boot process, then I'd say, that
you are running Windows XP (so your license was downgraded)
Basically you had to install windows 7 then.


If it looks like Windows 7 (during startup), then it will be the
Windows XP emulation mode.


Windows XP during startup should look like:
Screen with the Text "Starting Microsoft Windows XP"

Windows 7 during startup should look like:
White text on black barckground with 'Starting Windows' and the text
"Microsoft Corporation" at the bottom of the screen.
Then and a few colored animated points assembling themselves to windows
logo)

bye


N

 

[Mark A. Sam]

It looks like XP from start to finish. I think I'll call HP and ask them.
They installed the OS.

Thanks.


windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7

 

[Mark A. Sam]

This is resolved. This was an installation of XP and not XP Mode. Thanks
for all of the responses.

 

[Mark Adams]

It looks like XP from start to finish. I think I'll call HP and ask them.
They installed the OS.

Thanks.

Very easy to check. Right click on the My Computer icon, select Properties.
Post back the name and service pack level of the operating system. If you
have XP it will say so. Use your Windows 7 installation media to install
Windows 7.

 

[Mark A. Sam]

Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to
ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP
version. Do you know that?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to
ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP
version. Do you know that?

Product keys for different versions of Windows are never the same. A
key for one version will not work with another.

 

[Mark Adams]

Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to
ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP
version. Do you know that?

No, it's not the same. Your Windows 7 product keys should be on a sticker
attached to the bottom of the laptops. The machines probably have a hidden
restore partition on the hard drive that you can invoke by selecting the
proper keystrokes during startup (read the owner's manual). This will restore
Windows 7 to the machines and wipe out the XP install along with any data on
the drives. Make sure you save any data that you want to keep before you do
this. The Windows 7 install will be preactivated, you won't need to enter a
product key.

It would be a good idea to make a recovery image of the XP installs to an
external hard drive before you do this, because you will not have any other
way to reinstall XP if ever you want to.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Huh?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Contact the OEM.

I'm not clear on this myself. I ordered the machines with XP, but they
referred to it as Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP. In another forum,
I
was told that it is a virtual PC Session. The operating system DVD's that
came with the machines are labelled "Windows 7 Professional". The drivers
and recovery disk is lablled "for Windows XP". I could run the DVD and
see
the options, but I thought I'd check it out first. I hope that makes
sense.