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CBS Senior Editor Mark Kaelin reviews Zinstall XP7 for TechRepublic
CBS Interactive Senior Editor Mark Kaelin shares his XP to Windows7 migration experience in this profound analytical review: "Move your entire Windows XP installation into Windows 7 with Zinstall XP7"
15.4 percent of XP users planned to upgrade to Windows 7 immediately after second service pack.
A PC Advisor poll has found that just under one in six (15.4 percent) of Windows XP users planned to upgrade to Windows 7 immediately after Microsoft pulled support for XP's second service pack. On 13 July Microsoft ended active support for Windows XP SP2, leaving users with the option of soldiering on without potentially vital patches and updates, upgrading to SP3, or switching to another operating system...
"Even now in mid-2010, about 99% of the folks in the audience raise their hands for Windows XP"
How many people here work at companies where Windows XP is the standard desktop platform?" Even now in mid-2010, about 99% of the folks in the audience raise their hands for Windows XP. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 is a big deal. There's no direct upgrade path, which means that even if you're planning on using your existing hardware for Windows 7 you're still going to have to wipe-and-install.Brian Madden
Windows 7 XP Mode loses hardware requirement
Microsoft recognized that the vast majority of its customer-base still relies on the legacy Windows XP operating system, and wanted to give those customers incentive to upgrade to Windows 7 by providing a means of maintaining backward compatibility. Unfortunately, there were two significant catches to taking advantage of XP Mode. The first catch was that the computer hardware that Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode were installed on must support hardware-assisted virtualization. The hardware virtualization requirement led to confusion and backlash from frustrated users hoping to take advantage of XP Mode.
Forrester Research: IT managers will begin major corporate PC refresh cycles by mid- to late 2010
Forrester Research: major corporate PC refreshes are scheduled for the next 12 to 18 months
How to run apps that aren't Win7-compatible on Win7?
While most of your applications should work fine in Windows 7, you'll undoubtedly run into a number of apps that just won't work. Then Brian Madden, an independent industry analyst and blogger, asks:"How to run apps that aren't Win7-compatible on Win7?".
Desktop computers are suddenly hot again, seeing double-digit growth in the new year
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The earliest Microsoft can realistically release Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 is in the Q4 2010.
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Forrester research: "Explore client virtualization to accelerate Windows 7 deployment"
Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters
Are SMBs adopting Windows 7?
20% Of SMBs sped up Windows upgrade plans 10% Increase in immediate upgrade plans 40% of Small SMBs plan to start upgrade to Windows 7 within 90 days 45% Will upgrade by replacing existing machines Vista is twice as likely to be upgraded as other OSes 62% Cite speed as the #1 reason for upgrading
Windows 7 update makes PCs unstable, users report
Windows 7 update makes PCs unstable, users report