It wasn't all doom, gloom, and reformatting; we did manage one in-place upgrade, going from Vista 64 to Windows 7 64 on a Dell Studio XPS 13 laptop. The process was easy: just put the disc in, run ...

I used the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to load the ISOs (both 32- and 64-bit) onto a USB stick. Again, I'll have to see what has been changed for the current ISOs, in case I need to build a ...

Windows 7 is free for now, and works extremely well on netbooks. That said, installing the OS on these tiny laptops—especially low-end models—can be daunting. Here’s how to do it, the easy way: ...

Dell Dimension 9150. Intel Pentium D 2.8GHz dual core. 2.5GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT graphics. ... I'm going to buy a dedicated Windows 7 box soon, so this install will get deleted anyway.

Now, to be fair, Dell isn't the only vendor still offering new PCs with Windows 7. I checked HP and Lenovo, for example, and they have models as well. So you do have other choices.

Hey guys,I did a search for this on Ars and couldn't find anything. Google also seems to be failing me in the resolution department.My situation is the following:I'm upgrading my wife's PC from ...