What are my options to update from xp?

Are there options to upgrade Windows xp? I have to go first to 7?

At this point, there is essentially no option to "upgrade" from Windows XP.

Changing any version newer than Vista Windows XP requires a clean install (Microsoft calls this a custom installation).

Moreover, the only version of Windows that is available in the retail version is Windows 10 (end of the retail Windows 8.1 was September 1, 2015, so it can always available inventory).  There are OEM and editions "System Builder" of some 10 Pre-windows versions still available, but generally these editions - well that widely sold on the Internet - are not supposed to be used by "end users" on their own systems.

In addition to the problem of getting the right software to install, you would have to worry about whether the material in your old computer will work with a newer version of Windows.  The first step would be to go on the web site of the manufacturer of your computer and see if there are drivers available for versions of Windows newer than XP.

I suspect that the latest version of Windows for which your computer will have pilots is Windows 7.  If you decide to buy a copy of Windows 7, be very careful that you buy.  Counterfeits abound and several will appear to install without problems only to fail a Microsoft validation check several weeks or months later.

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