Windows Anytime Upgrade lets you upgrade using product key you already have or one you purchase during the upgrade process.
Enter “Anytime Upgrade” in the Start menu search,and select Windows Anytime Upgrade.
Now, we’re ready to upgrade our netbook to Windows 7 Home Premium.
Here our netbook supports Aero, so we’re ready to go upgrade.įor more, check out our article on how to make sure your computer can run Windows 7 with Upgrade Advisor. This shows you which of the requirements, including support for Windows Aero, your netbook meets. Click “See all system requirements” to see what your netbook can do with the new edition. We also see that we had one issue, but this was because a driver we had installed was not recognized. Here we see that our netbook, a Samsung N150, can be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate. Since you’re already running Windows 7 Starter, it will also tell you if your computer will support the features in other editions of Windows 7.Īfter a few moments, the Upgrade Advisor will show you want it found. It will now scan all of your programs and hardware to make sure they’re compatible with Windows 7.