upgrading winxp>>>win7 on mb

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new to macs and looking for help. I recently installed windows xp pro using bootcamp and am wondering if i buy an windows 7 upgrade disc will i be able to ugrade? i know it takes some extra steps during the upgrade process but is it possible?
 

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Windows 7 will not upgrade over XP (any version). It will only upgrade from Vista. You can only install the Windows 7 upgrade clean. And as a general rule it's best to do it that way anyway.

Read the instructions at this LINK.

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