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		<title><![CDATA[Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12354-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71142&messageID=1370607&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1505]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you purchase a discounted upgrade edition of Windows 7, can you use it to perform a clean installation of the operating system on a PC that doesn't currently have Windows installed? The answer, it turns out, is really quite simple. I've broken down the license agreement and have specific...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:13:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9595-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70866&messageID=1363044&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard.  Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard?  Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft exec: 'When Windows is executing well, Microsoft is in good shape']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69194&messageID=1322462&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[upgrade pathdo you really think that people will rush to their next best buy to make a clean install on their old xp hardware? do you think corporations will want the hassle of clean installs on their xp hardware? never going to happen. windows 7 is a non event in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if it takes 20 hours, it's still faster than starting from scratchIf you have a massive PC that needs 20 hours for upgrading, you'll need a week to re-install and configure all your apps before you have a configuration that's even remotely comparable. So even if it takes 20...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Review: Snow Leopard ramps up performance and business-readiness of Mac OS X]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graphic Artists on MacDo Graphic Artists really have a compelling reason to use Macs anymore?  Adobe CS3 isn't supported on Snow Leopard. If you want to use 64bit versions of Adobe CS4, you have to use Windows. And even on the same hardware, programs like After Effects and Photoshop...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft blunders with a confusing Windows 7 upgrade chart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft blunders with a confusing Windows 7 upgrade chartWell I definitely agree......your chart is INFINITELY better!That said, I'm the type of guy who would rather spend 4 hours doing a clean install than spend 4 minutes coping with the bloated remnants of a previous OS release and any unknown instabilities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launchGet Vista, Wipe Entire Machine, Put On Windows 7I've never had a good experience doing an upgrade, it's better to just wipe completely and install the new OS from scratch.I agree but....I upgraded my Vista Ultimate desktop to the Windows 7 Ultimate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reload]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reloadAnother example of why data and programs shouldn't be on the same partitionOn Windows you have to go out of your way to do that, but it's well worth the effort.Great articleI really can't wait to see what they've...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't upgrade to Windows 7 ... clean install instead!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=53886&messageID=1019381&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't upgrade to Windows 7 ... clean install instead!Everyone Should Know ThisANY Microsoft OS you are gambling with your life to do an upgrade....98, ME, XP, Vista...all of them ground the system to a halt...Fresh install no problems!Why is there still a 32 bit version?If I am off-base, please correct...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't upgrade to Windows 7 ... clean install instead!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've just been having a flick through Microsoft's Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook via All About Microsoft and I'm already certain that those deciding to upgrade to the OS from XP or Vista are going to be in for a world of hurt unless everything that's installed is bang up...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:50:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=429]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:03:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Vista license "loophole" that isn't]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software licensing is often hard to understand. But that's no excuse for so-called Windows experts to deliberately publish sensational stories that turn the facts upside-down.    I'm talking about the fuss that Scott Dunn and Brian Livingston kicked up in yesterday's version of the Windows Secrets newsletter, in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:33:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I got bitten by the Apple Leopard blue screen problem]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got bitten by the Apple Leopard blue screen problemWhere are all the Mac fanbois lambasting Apple for this?No surprise...they'll somehow spin this into a non-issue and somehow different because it's Apple.Clean install is the only way to upgradeI hate to say it, but that is the only thing that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=39581&messageID=727927&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educatorsOld wisdom...Upgrading is always a bad idea, for any operating system under the sun. At worst you encounter strange problems, at best you always have some debris left on your system. A clean install is therefore always preferable.I always say: if you want a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12354-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=30306&messageID=562890&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade keyIs it pirating if...So Technically you can build a PC from scratch with no OS then buy the Vista upgrade to install the evaluation version then upgrade said version? Technically isn't that still pirating as you don't have a license for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=196]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ive been reading the breathless reports from other websites this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports Ive read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong. The Setup feature theyre describing isnt a loophole at all. Its a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:12:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #2: A no-fuss, nondestructive clean install]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12354-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=30225&messageID=561488&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #2: A no-fuss, nondestructive clean installWelcome to Mac OS 9I can't believe Windows users have never been able to do this.  We Mac users have been taking this feature for granted for decades.I'll stick with reformatting thank youOne of the things installing a new OS gives...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Microsoft security; Sun's rapid patch; Vista clean install]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4494]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Notable headlines:Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw. What the UAC hole is really about. Sun rushes out patch for Solaris Telnet exploit.Patch Day coverage:Microsoft&rsquo;s Patch Day: Is there a better way?MS Patch Tuesday: 12 bulletins, 6 critical, 20 vulnerabilities. No Vista fixes in Microsofts dirty dozen. Vista...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista Hands On #2: A no-fuss, nondestructive clean install]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the radically revised Setup program in Windows Vista, Windows users can safely discard one of the basic tenets that have governed installation decisions since the beginning of the Windows era. Thats right - you can now safely point Windows Setup to a partition on which Windows is already...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:04:48 -0800</pubDate>
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