Windows 7 allows the Windows Vista users to directly upgrade to this new version of Windows. Windows XP users can not directly upgrade to Windows 7. Instead, they have to go for clean install of Windows 7 on their computer.
You can use a software utility known as “Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor” to check whether your PC is ready for Windows 7 or not. This tool can be easily downloaded from the official website of Microsoft. This tool scans your computer for all the potential issues that are hampering the performance of the PC hardware devices and installed applications. Also, it recommends you all the necessary steps that are needed to be taken before upgrading. It is a good idea to use this tool even if your PC can run Windows Vista.
There are some of the factors and conditions, which need to be fulfilled before installing Windows 7. Mentioned below are some of the minimum system requirements for installing Windows 7 on your computer:
• 1 GHz processor
• 16 GB available hard disk space for 32-bit or a minimum of 20 GB available space for 64-bit
• 1 GB of RAM for 32-bit version or 2 GB RAM 64-bit version Windows 7
• DirectX 9 graphics device support
If you want to use some other features then here is the summary of what it takes to run them:
• Additional memory and more enhanced graphics hardware for a better video playback and higher resolution.
• TV tuner and other hardware for enhanced Windows Media Player functionality
• Additional hardware for experiencing Windows Touch functionality
• A compatible optical drive for CD/DVD authoring
• Trusted Platform Module 1.2 for BitLocker
• USB flash drive for BitLocker To Go functionality
• Presence of audio output for music and sound
So if you want to upgrade the operating system of your PC to Windows7, just make sure that your PC has all the above-mentioned requirements.
