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
>
>
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