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XP To Windows 7 Upgrade Path Looking Difficult
By Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2009-02-26
By all rights, Microsoft should love people who will try to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - in a sense, these folks are returning to the fold, wallets in hand. Only it looks like actually making the upgrade might be difficult with some computers, and impossible with others.
CRN Test Center reviewers tried the process using two different machines and the Windows 7 beta. When a laptop that was just three and a half years old was involved, they failed to get an acceptable result.
Samara Lynn reports, "Before the actual installation began, running the compatibility report warned of issues with Infrared and Synaptic pointing devices on the ThinkPad. There also was a caution about two, third-party VPN clients that were installed. . . . After installation, the laptop would not fully boot into Windows 7. It booted fine in Safe Mode, yet the offending driver, file or service that caused the screen to go back, and caused the hard-drive activity to wind down to a barely discernible pulse, could not be identified after almost two days of troubleshooting."
It was only with a razzle-dazzle, custom-built desktop that the upgrade process went smoothly.
So people who want to keep their old machines and switch from XP to Windows 7 may be out of luck. Or perhaps, with a little prodding, this is an issue Microsoft will take care of before it releases the final version of Windows 7.
About the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest eBusiness news.
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