Windows 8 upgrade paths detailed

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Microsoft haven’t officially stated which upgrade paths are supported in Windows 8 but ZDNet do have the details leaked by partners.

According to the post Windows 7 users are going to able to upgrade to Windows 8 as long as you don’t switch architectures i.e. 32bit to 64bit. One thing to note is that if you have Windows 7 Home Premium and upgrade to Windows 8 (the standard edition) you will lose Windows Media Center and DVD Playback.

 

  • Users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 (the name of the entry-level consumer version of the operating system) from Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Home Premium while maintaining their existing Windows settings, personal files and applications.
  • Users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate while maintaining their existing Windows settings, personal files and applications.
  • Users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Enterprise (available to volume licensees with Software Assurance contracts only) from Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise while maintaining their existing Windows settings, personal files and applications.
  • Users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows Vista (without SP1 installed) but only personal files (meaning data only) will be maintained. If upgrading from Vista with SP1, personal data and system settings will be maintained.
  • Users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or higher but only personal files/data only will be maintained.OO

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