Thankfully, Windows 7 offers a way around the application compatibility problem in the form of its new Windows XP Mode. Through the magic of operating system virtualization, Windows XP Mode lets you ...

In an ideal world, Windows Vista would have been great and Microsoft's Vista-to-Windows 7 migration tools would have satisfied most use cases. But that wasn't the reality, and companies that chose ...

Keep in mind, too, that there’s no direct upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7. Of course, we’ve got you covered in that department: How to Upgrade From XP to Windows 7.

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.

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