according to Microsoft, upgrading to 7 from Vista is just fine.
XP to 7 will have upgrade editions available, but it will require a clean install when you run it....unless Microsoft do a volte-face that is.
naturally, I envision that Server editions will *not* have this issue as R2 is usually released as an additional installation to the base OS.
pffft, I upgraded a Server 2003 to Server 2008, the baby runs sweet as a nut.
of course, it depends what kind of "cruft" you like to install to your machines.
woo, I only registered today and got my first submission posted.
Anyhoo... I agree with the statistic possibly being a bit of bullshit, though that said, I largely agree that there's very likely still quite a large degree of total apathy towards the newer windows editions.
So many companies use crappy legacy apps that are critical to their business despite the fact the software's probably been replaced by something much better... usually the staff need retraining because they're essentially monkeys.
Still, withdrawing support tends to give businesses cardiac arrests so "hook or by crook" Microsoft will prevail.
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according to Microsoft, upgrading to 7 from Vista is just fine. XP to 7 will have upgrade editions available, but it will require a clean install when you run it. ...unless Microsoft do a volte-face that is.
naturally, I envision that Server editions will *not* have this issue as R2 is usually released as an additional installation to the base OS.
pffft, I upgraded a Server 2003 to Server 2008, the baby runs sweet as a nut. of course, it depends what kind of "cruft" you like to install to your machines.
woo, I only registered today and got my first submission posted. Anyhoo... I agree with the statistic possibly being a bit of bullshit, though that said, I largely agree that there's very likely still quite a large degree of total apathy towards the newer windows editions. So many companies use crappy legacy apps that are critical to their business despite the fact the software's probably been replaced by something much better... usually the staff need retraining because they're essentially monkeys. Still, withdrawing support tends to give businesses cardiac arrests so "hook or by crook" Microsoft will prevail.