[valis]

did an upgrade from xp yesterday, deleted windows.old, my windows file is only 8.3 gigs.

'only' being a relative term, of course.

[TerryNet]

bbearren, I removed a link from your last post because the article encouraged an illegal use of Windows 7. This is neither a warning nor a violation, but an advisory to be careful. As we both know the technically possible and the legal are not well aligned in the Windows 7 installation world.

I suggest using this article for reference. It contains the same extremely useful information for legal installs of Windows 7 Upgrade without encouraging misuse. Thanks for understanding.

[bbearren]

TerryNet, thanks, I appreciate that.

I've bookmarked your link for future use.

[Snagglegaster]

articphoenix, I think dual boot setups are usually more hassle than they're worth and waste resources. Most vendor support sites have information about whether their products are Win7 compatible, and there is also Microsoft's Windows Compatibility Center. Windows 7 includes built-in application compatibility tools that are very effective and mostly automated.

Win7 users can also download free software to create a virtual XP machine that will run software that otherwise won't work under Win7. Setting up apps to run in Virtual XP Mode is a little clunky, but works really well. More info on both Virtual XP and compatibility tools can be found here. Please note that there are hardware requirements of virtualization, and there is a test tool on the site. Whether you use a dual boot setup or Virtual XP, you will need to keep BOTH updated and patched.

[DoubleHelix]

Originally Posted by Snagglegaster

Win7 users can also download free software to create a virtual XP machine that will run software that otherwise won't work under Win7. Setting up apps to run in Virtual XP Mode is a little clunky, but works really well. More info on both Virtual XP and compatibility tools can be found here. Please note that there are hardware requirements of virtualization, and there is a test tool on the site. Whether you use a dual boot setup or Virtual XP, you will need to keep BOTH updated and patched.

This feature is only available in Ultimate and Professional editions of Windows 7.

[Snagglegaster]

Good point! Absolutely worth reminding everyone about. Arcticphoenix is upgrading to Windows 7 Business (even if he calls it "Professional") so that leaves him to wrestle with the processor and motherboard issues.