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Look for a way to upgrade my Windows xp computer to Windows 7
Windows XP is too old and many programs, especially the web apps are not available because the Internet browser is incompatible with model extensions and plugins. Windows 7 is a better choice and my ...
For advanced users, they can uses Windows' built-in tools (Diskpart and CMD) and doesn't require any software download. It's more technical but very effective.
Click the Start menu, type cmd. Right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator".
In the Command Prompt window, type the following command one by one to create Windows 7 bootable USB drive.
list disk
select disk 0
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=ntfs quick
assign
exitYou need to extract the contents of your Windows 7 ISO file. Once the files are extracted (or the ISO is mounted), copy ALL the files and folders from the ISO/DVD to the root of your newly formatted USB drive.
Your bootable USB is now ready and you can use it to update Windows XP to Windows 7 without any issue.