Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

Didn’t get that new Windows 7 laptop you were hoping for at Christmas? Still have a pretty robust machine running XP? Well, if you plan on sticking with your existing hardware for awhile but want to get out of XP, you can upgrade (somewhat painfully) to Windows 7.

When Windows 7 launched last fall, it sounded to me like upgrading from XP would be an all day process that might or might not be worth it. I wanted the modern OS, but didn’t want to risk losing my existing files. After watching this video from CNET (and buying another backup disk), I took the plunge. It wasn’t so bad.

View the video after the jump.
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