Wall Street columnist Walt Mossberg posted a chart detailing which versions of Windows XP and Vista must do clean installs to Windows 7, and which can do a simpler upgrade. There’s been plenty of ...

On both fresh hardware and on first-look upgrades from Windows Vista machines, Windows 7 met the world looking like a champ. Its interface is cleaner, Microsoft has taken a lot of the annoyance out of ...

Microsoft made the first beta of Windows 7 available to Technet and MSDN subscribers Thursday, with the rest of the market having access to it on Friday. The Test Center has taken an initial look at ...

There’s been enough written about upgrading to Windows 7 to fill a library, so you’d think PC users would understand the pros, cons and pitfalls by now. Well, not quite. Most people get the gist of ...

Although the approach isn't as simple as upgrading from Vista, it will prevent major headaches for both users and IT The Windows 7 beta was released and all was quiet from the Microsoft haters as ...

Confirm that you have all of the following at hand before you start the upgrade. A compatible PC: Chances are that if your machine is running Vista, it will be able to run Windows 7. But to make sure, ...

MIcrosoft says some “in-place” upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete. Yes, 20 hours. Microsoft said Friday that some “in-place” upgrades ...