help upgrading from vista to windows 7 with parallels 5.0

I am currently running vista with parallels 5.0 on my macbook pro with 4gb of ram...i want to download the windows 7 upgrade from microsoft but i am not sure if there is anything special i need to do?..if i download 7 will it simply load over vista without incident and equally as important will there be any complications using parallels 5.0...will i have to change any setings or do anything different or will it just open as windows 7 when i start up parallels after the download?...any help would be very much appreciated!

 

I think it would be better to install Windows 7 in it's own VM and after you are satisfied with the operation, just deleted the Vista VM and that wipes the whole Vista system. That's the route I took and it went very smoothly. After Windows 7 installed, running Windows Update found ALL the correct drivers. I'm very happy with the Win 7 operation. Best Windows I've ever seen (starting with Windows 95, etc).

 

Hello,

Please follow the link below which instructs of making a bootable Windows 7 dvd using download file:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...rom-exe-plus-setup1-box-and-setup2-box-files/

Once, you have made a bootable dvd please follow the link below to upgrade to windows 7. First of all, you need to start Parallels Desktop then Windows Vista and then follow the steps below in the link provided:
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-do-vista-to-windows-7-upgrade/

 

so in other words it would be easier to purchase the physical windows 7 upgrade disc and then open vista and install it over vista?i hope i am understanding this properly?if so i will simply purchase the physical disc and do the upgrade that way...

 

I would go with the "clean" install. You can do it with a Upgrade disk.