It would be a simple question to answer if you are considering only Minimum system Requirements.
But you have ensure more comprehensive check of your system to ensure hassle free transition to Windows 7.
Following are few things you need to take care off before attempting upgrade/installation of Windows 7.
- Check your system for Minimum System Requirements
- Check for Compatibility issues for Drivers and Softwares installed on the machine.
There are tools and scan utilities available which if you download and run on your machine will provide you with all the required information related to conflicting software, Drives etc.
Below are few tools which you can try:
This tool generates a report which details out known compatibility issues. It will also give suggestions on how to take care of compatibility issues.
This site will prompt for installation of an ActiveX control. Install this ActiveX and you will get a comprehensive scan result of your PC wrt Windows 7 readiness.
Cheers!!!
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