Windows 7 Upgrade Paths
By iodus, on September 3rd, 2009
Am primit azi un mail de la cei din Microsoft privitor la posibilitatile si caile de upgrade la Windows 7:
Unsupported Upgrade Scenarios
- Upgrades to Windows 7 from the following operating systems are not supported:
- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista® RTM, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 7 M3, Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 RC, or Windows 7 IDS
- Windows NT® Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2
- Cross-architecture in-place upgrades (for example, x86 to x64) are not supported.
- Cross-language in-place upgrades (for example, en-us to de-de) are not supported.
- Cross-SKU upgrades (for example, Windows 7 N to Windows 7 K) are not supported.
- Upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows N, Windows K, Windows KN, or Windows E are not supported.
- Cross-build type in-place upgrades (for example, fre to chk) are not supported.
- Pre-release in-place upgrades across milestones (for example, Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM) are not supported.
Supported Upgrade Scenarios
| From Windows Vista (SP1, SP2) |
Upgrade to Windows 7 |
| Business |
Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate |
| Enterprise |
Enterprise |
| Home Basic |
Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate |
| Home Premium |
Home Premium, Ultimate |
| Ultimate |
Ultimate |
| From Windows 7 |
Upgrade to Windows 7 |
| Enterprise |
Enterprise |
| Home Basic |
Home Basic |
| Home Premium |
Home Premium |
| Professional |
Professional |
| Starter (x86 only) |
Starter (x86) |
| Ultimate |
Ultimate |
| From Windows 7 |
Anytime Upgrade to Windows 7 |
| Home Basic |
Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate |
| Home Premium |
Professional, Ultimate |
| Professional |
Ultimate |
| Starter |
Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate |
