Updating to windows 7... seven hours left?

Microsoft has measured the time to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista machines with different user profiles and hardware levels, and in certain situations the update may take a whopping 1305 minutes.

If you happen to install Windows 7 with the update method and have a powerful computer loaded with applications, tools, drivers and files (as most have), leave the computer up and go to bed.

Not all the profiles and hardware components varies greatly, but it remains striking that an user to almost take a full day to upgrade to the new Microsoft operating system.

So perform the appropriate backup, format your computer and install Windows 7 "from scratch", achieving not only save time but a clean and safer migration. Our internal tests confirm the figures from Microsoft and in less than 30 minutes with a team environment, you can have Windows 7 installed with this method. Of course, not all users may have sufficient knowledge. For them, the upgrade option will be a good test of the virtue of patience. - Original tracked from... mmmm Technet-Blogs.