Introduction

This guide walks you through the process of performing an upgrade from a previous version of Windows to Windows Vista.

Upgrade Paths from Previous Versions

Windows 2000 Pro and all versions of Windows XP can be upgraded to Windows Vista with an upgrade license. No other versions of Windows can be upgraded to Vista. Upgrading from some older versions of Windows requires a clean install instead of an upgrade.

System Requirements

The computer you are installing Windows Vista on needs to meet some minimum hardware requirements to run Vista properly.

Home Basic

• Processor: 1GHz (32 or 64 bit)

• System Memory (RAM): 512MB

• Hard Drive: 20GB with 15GB available for Vista

• Video Card: 32MB Memory and DirectX 9 Support

• DVD-ROM Drive

Home Premium, Business, Ultimate

• Processor: 1GHz (32 or 64 bit)

• System Memory (RAM): 1GB

• Hard Drive: 40GB with 15GB available for Vista

• Video Card: 128MB Memory, DirectX 9 Support with: WDDM Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32bits per pixel

• DVD-ROM Drive

Install Windows

1. Insert your Windows 7 DVD in your DVD drive and boot the computer from the DVD.