How does it work?
With System Upgrade Utilities 2010 you can choose the timing and best method for switching from
Windows XP/Vista to Windows 7. You can create a dual-boot system on your existing hardware; you can
migrate an operating system to a virtual environment; or you can transfer it to new hardware. These
methods, each with their own benefits, let you completely use and test Windows 7 while still
running Windows XP/Vista.
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If your computer has a partition that occupies the entire space on your hard-disk (i.e.
NTFS-Partition with Windows XP/Vista installed) but you want to install Windows 7 without erasing
your existing Windows XP/Vista working environment, System Upgrade Utilities 2010 lets you create a
second partition on which to install and use Windows 7. Once configured, Paragon’s Boot Manager
will always give you the choice on which operating system to start when you reboot your
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With a dual-boot system, you can test and use Windows 7 under your own terms. If you make a
decision to only keep one OS installed, Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 lets you uninstall
the Boot Manager, erase the unwanted Windows version, and then reassign the newly available disk
space back to the remaining partition.
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If you want to run multiple operating systems, but don´t want to choose which one to load
everytime you start your computer, you can set up secondary operating systems in a virtual
environment. In this case, one operating system, like Windows 7, will become your new default OS
which loads on every reboot, and from an installed virtual machine, you’ll have the opportunity to
access your existing Windows XP/Vista system.
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Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 lets you create an image of your existing system and
migrate it to a virtual environment in Windows 7 (after installing Windows 7 on your new or old
computer). It is also possible, to migrate Windows 7 to a virtual environment of Windows
XP/Vista. |
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Virtualization makes it possible to open your virtual operating system as an application in
your physical operating system and use it with all its working applications and files.
Example 1: You can install a virtual machine on your current operating system
and install Windows 7 inside of it.
Example 2: You can install Windows 7 as the physical operating system on your
computer and use your previous operating system within a virtual machine.
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Please note: The software for creating a virtual machine is not part of Paragon System
Upgrade Utilities 2010. If you have a valid license for Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, you can
download
Microsoft Virtual PC for free and use
it for that purpose. If you have licenses for other Windows versions, you can use
Microsoft
Virtual PC 2007. |
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Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 lets you move your existing operating system completely to
new hardware.
If you purchase a new computer with Windows 7, Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 can create
a dual-boot system on the new computer and migrate your existing Windows XP/Vista system to a
second physical partition. You can also migrate your existing system to a virtual environment of
Windows 7 as described in Scenario 2. Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 can create a full image
of your Windows XP/Vista system, to be used on the new hardware in the virtual environment.
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Migrating an operating system to differing hardware contains one common problem: the boot
process will be interrupted as the operating system is not provided with the necessary drivers for
the new hardware. However, Paragon System Upgrade Utilities 2010 is able to integrate the operating
system with the missing drivers. It is guaranteed that your existing operating system will run on
the new hardware thanks to Paragn’s driver injection process.
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Please note: For the successful adjustment of your previous operating system, it is
still necessary to keep the drivers from the new hardware vendor. |
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