Most of the people installing Windows 7 are upgrading from Windows XP. There might be some compatibility issues when upgrading from Windows XP. If you are upgrading from Windows Vista, then your PC is compatible. Microsoft is offering a tool that can be used to determine if a PC is able to run Windows 7– Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. The current version of this tool is beta and it will help users determine if PC is compatible to run Windows 7.
After installing it on your PC, you can check the compatibility. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor examines a PC’s processor, memory, storage, and graphics capabilities, identifies known compatibility issues with installed software and devices and finally provides guidance on how to resolve those issues if any solutions are possible.
You can also check the minimum requirements for a PC to run Windows 7.