Start with the Win7 upgrade adviser to be sure you're not going to run into hardware/software problems. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor You can't upgrade XP to Win7, so you'll need to do a full format. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 See this guide to use upgrade media for a clean install. http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media.aspx See here for installing on a netbook without a CD/DVD. http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1023/1/ My Dell Mini came with Linux installed and a 3 GB drive, and I've never needed more space because I used the cloud or my home network for file storage. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My (Acer) netbook is just over two years old, and I still love it -- > but I want to upgrade it and I'm not sure how straightforward that will > be: > > > 1. It came with a 160GB hard drive, which is getting full. I've got a > 750GB drive to replace it, and a USB 2.0-connected unit that will hold > two 2.5" drives. If I use EaseUS's partition utility (or recommended > alternative?) can I clone the old drive to the new and have it be > bootable? (and subsequently adjust the partitions to use the additional > space...) > > > > 2. The netbook came with Windows XP Home installed. I partitioned the > drive and added Ubuntu Linux, with Ubuntu's boot manager letting me > choose which I run. Now I want to replace XP Home with Win7 Home > Premium (I got a good deal, so I have the "upgrade" CD already). How do > I do that? > > > It strikes me that possibly the easiest thing to do is install the new > drive, use my USB CD/DVD external drive and thw Win7 disk to partition > the drive and install Win7, and then do a fresh Ubuntu install to the > remaining space. (This install of Ubuntu should recreate the boot > manager listing Win7 instead of XP...) Any flaws in this plan? Any > simpler suggestions? > > > > David Gillett > > > The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, > web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: > Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com -- Got Backup? The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com