Windows 7 Overview
Windows 7 keeps the good and tries to fix the flaws
Speed: Windows 7 offers
“faster, more responsive performance.”
Hardware: The standard edition requires 1 gigabyte of memory and 1 gigahertz
processor; more is better.
Nagging: Unified Action Center.
How to prep for the XP
to 7 Upgrade
Windows 7
Upgrade Advisor
Windows 7 Compatibility Center
Make a disk image of your XP machine
Backup your data files
Find all of your applications software install disks/download sites
Install Windows 7
Reinstall all the software you plan to run on Windows 7
Things you need to know
Upgrading
from XP on the same hardware will be tricky
Virtualization allows XP on Win 7
Go for 64-bit
Other useful sites
Windows 7 a complete survival guide