upgrade Windows vista to 8.1 pro

I tried to upgrade my laptop to 8.1 but says I need 7 How to do around this

I tried to upgrade my laptop to 8.1 but says I need 7 How to do around this

Hello

Is the path to upgrade Vista to 8.1 > upgrade to 7 > then upgrade to 8.1, which would be ridiculously expensive.

There is no direct upgrade path from Vista to 8.1

For you to move from Vista to 8.1, it is performed by a clean install, which means that you must save your data on an external support > pure install 8.1 > then copy your data back and reinstall your programs.

Microsoft wrote the information on how to do it:

"Upgrading to Windows 8.1 of Windows Vista or Windows XP"

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-8/upgrade-from-Windows-Vista-XP-tutorial

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Follow these steps before you buy Windows 8.1.

Check if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has Windows 8.1 drivers available for your model.

If this is not available, Windows 8.1 not install and work properly for you.

There is a lot of information in this first link from Microsoft:

Download and run the Windows Upgrade Assistant 8.1 of to see if your machine is compatible Windows 8.1 and read the update for Windows 8.1: FAQ here

"Update to Windows 8.1: FAQ".

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/upgrade-to-Windows-8

"8.1 for Windows system requirements.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/system-requirements

See you soon.

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