What problems do I face upgrading to Windows 7 from Vista XP?

1) Windows 7 still has all the security of a drunken teenager in a sports car. From Windows for Workgroups and NT 3 until today, Windows is a security joke. It used to be that running Windows just put your head into the noose. Now, millions of lazy Windows users are the reason why the Internet is a mess. If you already do all the right things to keep XP running safely, you're not going to get any safer by buying Windows 7.

2) Windows 7, no matter how you buy it, is expensive. Does your budget have the extra cash to buy a new and improved taskbar!?

3) Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 will require that you do a clean install. That means everything on your hard disk gets vaporized during the 'upgrade." Vista users have it easier. So long as they're moving from equivalent version to equivalent version or to Windows 7 Ultimate they can update without needing to rebuild their systems.

There are lots of ways, like Microsoft's own Windows Easy Transfer and I'm sure there will be many more, to migrate your data from your old system to your new one, but all of them take work. If you have a business with dozens to tens-of-thousands of Windows PCs you can count on a honking, huge upgrade bill.

4) Did you notice what I didn't say above? I didn't mention transferring your old programs and device drivers from XP to Windows 7. For that, Easy Transfer and most of the first generation of migration programs are of no help at all. You'll need to reinstall your old programs and device drivers. Then, you'll need to update all those programs and drivers. Doesn't that sound like fun? Doesn't that sound like hour after hour per PC of migration work?

5) XP already works. I can tell you chapter and verse on why you'd be better off running desktop Linux or put a Mac on your desk. Most of you though are happy running XP. If that's you, I'll be darned if I can think of a single, significant change that you'll get from running Windows 7 instead of XP.

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Hi trusport,

Running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor will help you determine any issues you may come across while upgrading and will let you know if your computer is ready to run Windows 7 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloa...

Here are some guides to help you through the process as well:

Upgrade from Vista - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/u...

Upgrade from XP - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/u...

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Cassandra

Microsoft Windows Outreach

An improve set up of seven "must" shop your entire documents. A blank set up of seven and your entire documents get wiped. In both case, it's continually quality to again up your entire major information first...simply in case. After all it IS Windows!

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/u...

Try that?