Upgrade

[dwayne13]

I have a emachine W3503 and i want to upgrade it all the way but i need to no all that i need to do can some one help it run windows XP and want go to 7

 

[Chicano]

If your PC is in original condition, these are probably your specifications
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/emachines-w3503/1707-3118_7-32178774.html

You would have to add RAM for a minimum total of 1GB (1000MB) for Windows 7 32 Bit, or 2GB for 64 Bit. Your motherboard and processor have support for 64 Bits so it would be adviceable to upgrade to 2GB of RAM and Windows 7 64 Bits.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/system-requirements


You can not upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7, so these are your options:
1.- Format drive to do a clean installation of Windows 7,
2.- You can install Windows 7 on another partition,
3.- You can install Windows 7 on another Hard Drive

If you prefer option 2, but don't have a second partition you can create one with Minitool Partition Wizard or AESEUS Partition Master.

If you prefer option 3 you would have the next options:
a) Install the new hard drive and use it as just another partition or
b) Install the new hard drive and remove the old hard drive, so the newly installed Windows 7 does not remove the boot sector in your Windows XP, and later 1) edit the boot sector in Windows 7 to include Windows XP (both hard drives installed), or 2) Use a boot manager

Read here for a thorough explanation of the process:
Windows 7 - Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html