beta Windows 7

[Gordon J. Rattray]

Hi there,

I have a beta copy of Windows 7 and I wonder if that will upgrade a current version of Windows XP?

Also, if I succeed in doing that, when it comes time to purchase a license for Windows 7, will I be able to just upgrade the key number code and continue on? Perhaps I might be able to upgrade with an in place re-installation?

Thanks,

Gordon

 

[Peter Foldes]

No and No

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Hi there,

I have a beta copy of Windows 7 and I wonder if that will upgrade a current version
of Windows XP?

Also, if I succeed in doing that, when it comes time to purchase a license for
Windows 7, will I be able to just upgrade the key number code and continue on?
Perhaps I might be able to upgrade with an in place re-installation?

Thanks,

Gordon

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a beta copy of Windows 7 and I wonder if that will
upgrade a current version of Windows XP?

Also, if I succeed in doing that, when it comes time to
purchase a license for Windows 7, will I be able to just
upgrade the key number code and continue on? Perhaps I
might be able to upgrade with an in place re-installation?

No. Not directly.

No. Even if you went from Windows XP to Windows Vista to Windows 7 (the
upgrade path you could do without a clean installation of some sort) - the
"beta" (likely RC - Release Candidate) would need to be uninstalled and the
full version installed in order to use your new license for Windows 7.

Maybe - but Microsoft recommends a clean install when going from RCs to Full
Releases - so it would probably not be worth your time - unless the upgrade
path I have given you seem simple enough.

There is no direct upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7.

 

[Guest]

1) No
2) No

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Hi there,

I have a beta copy of Windows 7 and I wonder if that will upgrade a current version of Windows XP?

Also, if I succeed in doing that, when it comes time to purchase a license for Windows 7, will I be able to just upgrade the key number code and continue on? Perhaps I might be able to upgrade with an in place re-installation?

Thanks,

Gordon

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a beta copy of Windows 7 and I wonder if that will upgrade
a current version of Windows XP?

No.


Also, if I succeed in doing that, when it comes time to purchase
a license for Windows 7, will I be able to just upgrade the key
number code and continue on? Perhaps I might be able to upgrade
with an in place re-installation?

Since you won't succeed in doing that, there's really no question
here.