Windows 7 versions, upgrades, installation options?

Subject:	Windows 7 versions, upgrades, installation options?
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:31:27 GMT

G'day mates,

I saw some reasonable prices for the assorted Win 7 versions the other
day and wondered if it's worth buying.

Questions:

1. Do the various upgrade versions permit upgrading from XP? If so,
has anyone who's done it been happy with the result and do they have
any advice on the process re "gotchas" to avoid?

2. If upgrading from XP is legit, can it be done on a clean system by
"showing" the XP CD at the right time, or does it have to be done over
the installed XP system?

3. Are there likely to be problems with upgrading from an XP OEM
product? (Particularly if trying to do it on a clean system using a
Dell XP installation CD.)

4. Finally, what features and limitations of the various Win7 versions
would be important to consider for a single user home network where
the user is not presently into the "entertainment" side of things, but
perhaps could be persuaded down the track if it's a Really Good Thing!
I'm really only wondering here why one would pay nearly twice as much
for an upgrade to "Professional" or "Ultimate" (which happen to be
priced the same at the moment) over the cost of "Home Premium". [And,
if looking at needing the full version (i.e. can't upgrade from XP)
then the extra cost for the higher versions is about 50% above Home --
and in this case Ultimate is only marginally dearer than Pro.]

Thanks for any guidance and advice you can offer.

Cheers, Phred.

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