[papasmurf]

For upgrading XP to Windows 7... Here's the link to Laplink, which will migrate your XP to Win7, files, installed apps, and settings...everything.



Available by download here for $ 19.95 (Limited Time Pricing).

Remember, if you have a legal copy of XP, you can buy an Windows 7 Upgrade at a reduced price from the full version.

BTW, you do know that you can do a straight upgrade XP to Vista, and then upgrade Vista to Win 7 also, don't you?

[Terpfen]

BTW, you do know that you can do a straight upgrade XP to Vista, and then upgrade Vista to Win 7 also, don't you?

At that point you might as well do a total reformat and directly install Windows 7.

[papasmurf]

Would you ping your lists, please?

[Boucheau]

With respect, I would not recommend PCmover. It seems like a good solution for upgrading but we have experimented with it in our shop with some, shall we say, unpredictable results. Results that would certainly stump the average user.

If you do try it, backup your data first.

I recommend a clean install of Windows 7 for best results. I say that after thousands of hours spent installing and configuring operating systems.

Once you have your system configured the way you like, then use a disk imaging software to take a ‘snapshot’ of your drive for easy system recovery later.

Windows 7 will be around for a while and the malware situation is worsening so your recovery disk will come in handy going forward.

[Randy Larsen]

PING!

[oldbill]

PC Mover is not what it advertises to be.

It fails to transfer some programs that are fully compatible, and some of those it transfers not only don’t work but become impossible to remove because it screws up the capability to uninstall or remove them.

It is not as magical as they say. Read online reviews before you buy.