Windows

XP to Windows 7: Should you Bother?

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 11:47

Regular readers know that we've been enjoying running Windows 7 on several machines here, ranging from a 5 year old laptop and a newer laptop to an HTPC and my main Photoshop machine. But except for one upgrade from Vista to Win 7 the rest have been "clean" installs--requiring the re-installation of all applications. But this week I decided to take the plunge and try to upgrade our workhorse Quicken & Email machine from XP to Windows 7. Read on to see if this adventure is in your future...

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Windows 7 Discounted for those who missed the Early Bird Specials

Submitted by David Cardinal on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 08:43

PC Magazine ran an interesting article today about newegg.com's discounted pricing for Windows 7 OEM. The article suggests that users not requiring Microsoft's support options (okay, don't laugh as you say "what support") could simply purchase the OEM version of Windows 7 at prices up to 50% less than the retail price and install it themselves. At least that might be one way to work around what seem like ridiculously high upgrade prices for Windows 7 given how many issues there have been with Vista... Read more »

Windows 7: Should you take the Plunge?

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 09:01

Do you think you have plenty of time to decide whether to upgrade to Windows 7? If you want to get it for a reasonable price, you may have a lot less time than you think...

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