Parallels has finally released their tool for Windows 7 Desktop Upgrade designed to help users move from Windows XP to Windows 7. Available through Internet, Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7 allows users to update to Microsoft’s latest operating system while maintaining your applications, files and settings intact, and can be used both to update the same as moving from one computer to another.

From Parallels ensure that Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7 is “a safe and reliable for users of Windows XP or Windows Vista who want to move to Windows 7 and fear the process.”

The tool is designed to automate the upgrade process so that users only have to answer a few questions and the program do all the work.

After the upgrade users will find their old applications, but due to some compatibility problems some of these programs run inside a virtual machine. This, however, be transparent to the user who simply see how your application works as forever.

With the tool includes interactive tutorials that show users how to work with Windows 7.