upgrade from XP to Vista to Windows 7

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by ashtong, Feb 25, 2010.

  1. ashtong

    ashtong Bit poster

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    I have a Macbook Pro with latest Mac OSX. I recently bought Parallels 5.0 for Mac and installed XP. I have an upgrade CD for Vista Premium and an upgrade CD for Windows 7. Ideally, I would like to go from XP to Windows 7.

    1) Is it possible to go directly from XP to Windows 7?

    2) If not possible, then will I cause a fuss if I go from XP to Vista Premium to Windows 7?

    My greatest concern is losing parallels functionality and not being able to use shared folders and other network configs.

    Suggestions?
     
  2. java

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    I upgraded from XP to 7, see my post in this forum for how I did it
     
  3. java

    java Member

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    I had an issue with my install of an upgrade from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit and thought I would share it here in case someone needs the help.

    - I upgraded by downloading the 64-bit iso file of Windows 7 Professional Upgrade
    - Used Windows USB/DVD Tool to create a Windows 7 DVD boot disk
    - Opened the VM config menu and changed the boot order to have the DVD drive first, unchecked the HD box
    - started up the VM and performed the Windows 7 install
    - re-started the VM and reinstalled Parallels Tools and Internet Security

    Running like a champ!
     
  4. JIppo

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    a few more details

    This thread is absolutely correct. I followed and also had a successful experience. But here are a few more details I struggled with, because Microsoft's instructions vary a bit.

    1. I used gburner to burn a bootable DVD from the ISO file.
    2. Like the others, I changed the boot order in Parallels to look first at the DVD drive rather than hard drive
    3. I created a new VM (rather than doing a clean/wipe from within the old VM, as I thought Microsoft's instructions said)
    4. Everything else as already stated.

    Install went smoothly after that. I used Microsoft's Easy Transfer utility to move old setting and files, which made Outlook and other programs come up easily after reinstalling, post Windows 7 install.
     

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