[bcsco]

There was an earlier thread about Windows XP not being directly upgradable to Windows 7. Perhaps this will be of help to those considering the move from XP to Windows 7.

[GeronL]

Nope. Bought a Vista laptop a fw weeks ago, can’t afford to buy a new O/S

[McGruff]

I tell people if you are happy with XP don't waste the money upgrading to Windows 7.

I setup a dual boot with Vista in one partition and Windows 7 RC1 in another. Also have a couple of Linux distributions in those partitions also. It all works together.

[Obadiah]

ping

[txroadkill]

why do that when you can run XP inside of Windows 7?

[Soothesayer9]

Much easier to just stop by BestBuy on way home from work, pick up a 500gug HDD and install w7 on *that* instead of risking my present C: drive. I do have an “apps” dvd with all my mission critical stuff so why take the risk with my stable drive? If i dont like w7 I can just take it back.

And anyway, Im hearing some negative things about w7. Legacy programs wont work, copying files to and fro STILL takes forever, no classic start menu, no “up” arrow in explorer, cant upgrade with apps intact from xp, so why bother? As soon as they get all the bugs squashed with w7, the next op sys will be out.

[raybbr]

ping

[astyanax]

There are third party options available to upgrade XP to Win7:
PCmover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant

[cvq3842]

Thanks for posting! My computer is pretty old, and slow, though, so I am just waiting to see how Windows 7 is working out and then buying a whole new system.

I probably would have bought a computer a year ago, but for all the bad reviews of Vista.

[ShadowAce]

[Gondring]

bump

[SmokingJoe]

Useful article.
I already have a dual boot Vista, Win 7 laptop.

[familyop]

Program Upgrade - the politics of Bill Gates
The changing politics of Bill Gates.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_2_51/ai_53662235/

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $8.8 million to the Planned Parenthood Federation.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/women/12/11/health.women.gates.reut/

Bill Gates against repealing the inheritance tax
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_inheritance.html

The Left-Wing Billionaire Collectivist Pigs
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/9/25/191020.shtml

Billionaire Collectivist Pigs on a Roll
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/10/11/171315.shtml

“Is Bill Gates a closet liberal?”
http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/01/cov_29feature.html
(Bill Gates for gun control, pro-abortion, etc.)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec97/guns_11-4.html
(bottom of page - more money for gun control from Gates and his father)

“Software, soft money, and Libertarians”
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0039/news-anderson.shtml
[Bill gives money to both sides—whoever supports Microsoft and extreme social left policies. ...includes Barney Frank.]

Client testimonials, Bill Gates in China, Bill Clinton in China
http://www.beijinghighlights.com/testimonials/testimonials.htm

[Captain Beyond]

Cool thanks for the article. This is something I have been pondering for a couple of my machines.