sony vaio vgn cr21s Windows vista SP2

[Ellen Rooney]

What is the procedure for updating to Windows 7 on the above. I am a novice.

 

[plast0000]

make sure that you have SP2 installed

download Windows 7 upgrade advisor to check compatibility
http/www.microsoft.com/en-eg/download/details.aspx?id=20

Windows 7 requirements:
1 GHZ 32 or 64 bit CPU
1GB Ram (2GB is recommended) 32-bit
2GB Ram (4GB and higher is recommended) 64bit
15GB of free space on chosen partition

check the upgrade paths

Vista..........................................................7

Home Basic.........................Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate
Home Premium...................Home Premium, Ultimate
Enterprise...........................Enterprise
Business.............................Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Ultimate..............................Ultimate

(for example you can't upgrade from Vista Enterprise to 7 Ultimate, you will need to perform a clean installation if you wanted to)

you can't upgrade from 32-bit Windows to 64-bit or vice versa, you will need to perform a clean installation do change between 32 and 64


after running the upgrade advisor and checking that everything is compatible:

-perform a back up incase of something wrong happened
-insert Windows 7 installation disk then choose run when auto play message appears
-choose to download and install the latest updates to make the installation process smooth
-choose the "upgrade" method (I recommend you to perform a clean installation instead but it will delete everything on your C
-wait for it to finish

make sure that you have the right drivers from Sony

 

[Ellen Rooney]

thank you for answering. the upgrade doesn't run it says it can't connect with my internet and here I am on line!!! What can I do? Also I do have the SP2 I am Vista family premium edition and the computer is a sony vaio vgn cr21s 32 bits with 2 GO

 

[plast0000]

is it enabled through Windows Firewall?
these updates are not really critical but they help in making the upgrade process abit smoother, you can continue without them

I still recommend performing a clean install

 

[Ellen Rooney]

hello do you mean buying the Windows 7 and installing from scratch. I thought Windows 7 was free as 8 is out now for a while