This may sound like it could be the shortest tutorial ever, but if you were planning on just sticking the Windows 7 DVD into your PC come 22 October and hoping for the best, it's a good job you're ...

Having trouble deciding whether to upgrade to Microsoft’s newest? If so, you may be better off waiting. Upgrading to Windows 7 is not a no-brainer for most users. Microsoft offers a free Windows 7 ...

Microsoft issued a friendly reminder in a blog post earlier this week that if you installed Windows 7 on a blank hard drive using an upgrade disc, your Windows installation is illegal. Well, maybe… ...

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 ...

However, some of the outrages over Windows 7 upgrades are dubious, at best. As Channelweb.com's Kevin McLaughlin reported, many users are complaining that that they cannot do clean installs with ...

In the wake of Microsoft's Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7, many XP-using customers ran into problems trying to clean install Windows 7 using upgrade media. Microsoft permits customers to do this on PCs ...

Microsoft today confirmed that users can apply a workaround trick to do a clean install of Windows 7 on a blank hard drive as long as they toe the licensing line. In a blog post earlier this week, ...

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 ...

The main problem has been straightening out the differences between what is technically possible and what is allowed by Microsoft's licensing. Both points appear to be confusing for users. In addition ...

Surely Microsoft should be able to work out a way for us to upgrade our Windows installations to Windows 7, rather than forcing a full re-install? Jason Jenkins Director of content / EMEA Jason ...

Having trouble deciding whether to upgrade to Microsoft's newest? If so, you may be better off waiting. Upgrading to Windows 7 is not a no-brainer for most users. Microsoft offers a free Windows 7 ...