Nt1330 Unit 5 Assignment 1

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My PC is running a 64-bit Windows8; the processor is a AMD A8-4500M with a processing speed of 2.0 GHz. The hard drive has a capacity of 436 GB, and the RAM has a capacity of 4 GB. The system requirements for upgrading/migrating to Windows7 are: CPU capability of 1 GHz or a 64-bit processor. RAM with a capacity of 1 GB for 32-bit, and 2 GB for 64-bit. The storage requirement is 16 GB for 32-bit, and 20 GB for 64-bit. Lastly the video card requires DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher. To check your system configuration follow these steps: 1. Click start in the task bar. 2. Click control panel. 3. Click on system. The upgrade from XP to Windows7 is not applicable because there are too many changes in the system to be configured. In order to upgrade you would need to perform…show more content…
Back up your Windows Vista system. 2. Start Vista, insert Windows7 DVD, and click the Run setup.exe option in the AutoPlay dialog box. 3. A message should appear indicating Windows is loading files. 4. If required, reconfigure the language to install. 5. Click Install now to start the installation. 6. If you receive updates for installation, click the option to accept updates. 7. Read license terms window, click I accept. Then, click next. 8. Choose installation type. The system requirements to upgrade to Windows8 are practically the same as Windows7. However, Windows8 comes with an upgrade assistant that provides a compatibility report indicating if your computer meets the requirements. From there you can buy, download, and install Windows8 via upgrade assistant. Before using virtual XP verify your computer meets the system requirements. Next, make sure you are running Windows7 professional, enterprise, and ultimate edition. Then, you need to download Windows XP mode, and Windows virtual PC which can be found on Microsoft’s website under downloads. After installation of both programs Windows XP mode becomes available to

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