Windows 7 upgrade Question

Hello Showdown88;

Yes it will. And WinXP is a qualified OS to get the upgrade to Win7.
But you probably don't want Ultimate. Home Premium is the way to go.

Also - in case you didn't know it - you can't 'upgrade in place' from WinXP.
It will need to be a clean install which means re-installing all your programs & apps.

Have you used Win7 before? If not, there is a way to keep WinXP on your computer while you're learning to use Win7 and getting it setup the way you want.

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and X

I want windows 7 ult for gaming I use windows 7 I just have a copy of windows xp on another computer and I was going to redo windows xp on and then try to upgrade to windows 7 I was wondering if the upgrade is different from the full version on windows 7

For gaming - you definitely want Home Premium.
Ultimate has other stuff running that gives you a bit less performance.

I read so many reviews on windows 7 ult being better lol now I am confused

Think about the extra features that Win7 Ultimate has.
What do they do for gaming? Nothing.
They're all 'business related' features.

Compare Windows 7 Editions

Windows Server domain joining
Multi-Display Terminal Services
Remote Desktop Host
Ability to set Software Restriction Policies
System Image Backup to Network location
UNIX based applications subsystem
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements
etc

max ram for 64 bit for premium 16 GB ultimate 192 GB can you explain that please

See all those other things I listed in my previous post? The business thingies?
That wasn't just all of them.

How much RAM does your motherboard support?

Gaming motherboard. Overclocking, CFX/SLI and non-ECC RAM:


Business motherboard. No overclocking, no CFX/SLI and ECC RAM:

32 GB