Though XP users have been punished for skipping Vista by not being able to directly upgrade now, the process of backing up your data, formatting and installing Windows, and then restoring your ...

Moving from XP to Windows 7 gives you only one option, which is to perform a clean installation of the OS.

Fortunately, a Windows 7 Custom Install is less destructive than with previous versions of Windows and you don't need to reformat your intended drive partition as part of the process.

Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 It's a painful install since Microsoft provides no direct upgrade path, but we can help. Tom Merritt Oct. 16, 2009 1:07 p.m. PT ...

According to Microsoft's end of Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 page, the average time to plan and implement an enterprise transition from Windows XP to Windows 7 is between 18 and 32 months.

Looking to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7? The Upgrade option is not available in Windows 7 Setup when installing Windows 7 on Windows XP. However . . .

This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that ...

Windows 7 is free for now, and works extremely well on netbooks. That said, installing the OS on these tiny laptops—especially low-end models—can be daunting. Here’s how to do it, the easy ...

Not to worry, with the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little utility called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP on Windows 7 ...

So you want to install the Windows 7 beta on your IdeaPad S10, or another netbook without an optical drive. A Google search will turn up hundreds of guides, but we've read nearly all of them, and ...

Install and Configure XP Mode Once you’ve verified you have a compatible processor and an appropriate version of Windows 7, you’re ready to download the Windows XP Mode software. There are actually ...