I am running Windows XP. Can I upgrade to Windows 7?

original title: can I upgrade

I am vascular under Windows XP MCE 2002 SP3 (Pentium 4, 3.4Ghz and 2.00 GB of RAM) and I own on my machine with Windows 7 if possible start and continue to use this computer as a nice backup. My concern is compatibility with other hardware. I downloaded the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, but it does nothing when I try to run it. So I'm not sure if I'm having hardware problems, move forward with other things like drivers and devices. I might very well be better off relaoding Windows XP if that is the case. Currently of the problems with this machine after the last update of major window that was downloaded about 3 weeks ago. If I intend to do a CLEAN install which version of Windows 7 should I buy (FULL or may purchase a version UPGRADE Version)? Y at - it another way to know if this machine can run Windows 7 without problem. I looked at the minimum requirements for Windows 7 and it seems that I'm ok except not sure about

Graphical device DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

This machine uses a card Radeon X 300 Series

It's okay,

Full version is without a doubt your best chance

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/parentCategoryID.44066700/CategoryID.50726100

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