Before I graduated this spring I picked up a student upgrade copy for Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
My current OS is XP professional 32-bit. I'm building a new computer with all new hardware and plan on doing a clean install. I'm fairly new to building a totally new computer and the tech people from the school told me I would install XP, then use the CD to upgrade to windows 7.
My question: In the end would my computer run better having a new version of windows 7 vs. XP upgrade to windows 7? If using the 'upgrade' route is going to bog my computer down I'd be tempted to just get a full copy of windows 7.
My current OS is XP professional 32-bit. I'm building a new computer with all new hardware and plan on doing a clean install. I'm fairly new to building a totally new computer and the tech people from the school told me I would install XP, then use the CD to upgrade to windows 7.
My question: In the end would my computer run better having a new version of windows 7 vs. XP upgrade to windows 7? If using the 'upgrade' route is going to bog my computer down I'd be tempted to just get a full copy of windows 7.