Ok, So whens someone from Microsoft going to post a solution for this, I REALLLLLLY dont want to have to blow out all my files and settings.I dont have the time to relocate them to a removable media. I didnt have to relocate or lose them when I upgraded from Windows Vista Business edition to Windows 7 Beta, why should I have to do it to upgrade within the same OS? I was actually preparing to upgrade my newly downloaded DVD and was telling my friend, that I would be shocked if the OS upgraded the way it did from Vista to 7, you know, flawlessly?, (I didnt have any problems with it at least, dont know about other people) and wouldnt ya know it, BAM! I get the dreaded "Cannot Perform this upgrade" I knew it had to be too good to be true, I just knew it! HELP US MICROSOFT!!!!

[tfl - 07 05 09] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/. 

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When upgrading from XP using Windows Transfer do I have to reinstall all my apps in Win 7 or will the Windows Xfer do that for me?

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OK, I'm trying to upgrade from windows 7 to the windows 7 RC release. It failed, after the license agreement. Message:

i try to install this windows 7 but it says that i cant because my vista is in danish.
does anyone know how to change the langue if íts possible? or do i have to format my pc complete?

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It worked fine for me but can you install the new beta from the old beta? I installed windows 7 from vista in the first place now I just want my computer to run until march not August

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So...

Keep the good work of yours :)

[tfl - 07 05 09] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/. You are much more likely get a quick response using the forums than through the Community Content. For specific help about:
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Read this article : In-Place Upgrade From Windows 7 Beta To Windows 7 Release Candidate (http://www.elmajdal.net/Win7/In-Place_Upgrade_From_Windows_7_Beta_To_Windows_7_RC.aspx)

I've went through the steps (Windows easy transfer etc.)... -it took the machine ~an hour.
none of my info is back.

A folder named "Windows.old" was created in C (main drive) that contains all of my files, but not distributed to the computer (for example, none of the programs are installed... no Office etc.)

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Can upgrade from XP32 bit to 64bit Win7? I read the transfer apps. and settings section, and don't have a problem with that.

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No, you can't. These are completely different systems. I mean 32bit architecture and 64bit. You have to perform clean instalation.

So thank you again MS for releasing an OS that is worse than the previous one. You say you want to make things easier, yet they are more harder. You listen to peoples views, yet you ignore them. You give what the consumer wants, but we do not want this.....

if i update from vista to 7 my video and pic it will deleted or it will keep it

I have install Windows 7 and so far it works good thanks for all the help.

Can I upgrade from Vista ULTIMATE to Windows 7 Home Premium?

I don't mind doing a clean install of Vista if I have to.

I have a vista home premium.Can i upgrade this to Windows 7 without pay money ???
Thank You.

This page says you can only upgrade Vista to Win7 for the same edition. The main MS page says you can upgrade from any edition. which is correct ?

I've installed the new win7 over my XP. but after installation, a blue screen message just appear and the com will just restart itself and again the blue screen will appear and the cycle goes on. i do not even know what error is that, but from first line of the error message, its says something like 'to prevent further damage, the computer is shutting down...' does this mean that there are really damages going on or? i'm not sure whether is it a software or hardware incompatibility.

anyone pls help! thanks!

I have a second 500G hard drive...can I use it to back up my files?

I have Windows Vista and want to upgrade my Windows 7 which is on other partition but it says that my hard drive is not certified. I didn't have that problem before. I can't upgrade but i can make a custom install. Will that bug my dual boot and can i custom install windows 7 through Windows or i must install it by booting and will that bug my dual boot? Please help!

What happens when upgrading to 64bit W7 from 32bit Vista? Is a clean install required? And, how does one know the difference between 32 & 64 bit versions of W7? I have not seen a distinction.

It was my understanding that Win7 was supposed to answer the problems people faced with Vista. So you would think all the people who had to go back to XP would be able to jump right to Win7. Very disappointing.
Also, please note that I have tried the Technet forums and found the people there to be of very little help. Mostly I've found them rude and self-centered. I went there once to find out how to replace a Windows XP64 disk, and wasted my time with people who had no clue on how to do it. I finally found out how to do it on my own. I suggest anyone looking for help, to go somewhere else.

Unfortunately we have to do for work but where I am now going open source because the costs and follies Microsoft will no longer count.

The latest.
I am considering the possible renewal of the software company currently based on a stable XP, try to understand it if the rent or buy licenses bypassing Vista for about 40 locations.

I'm trying to try the home version of windows 7 (32Bit) from un'XP professional (32Bit) on a mounted HD for testing. There is no to!
Even on Vista laptop is a crucifix, is a continuous update and request for resources and incompatible with the system based on XP! Ubuntu is much more flexible ALSO nelgli updates at home and now use only one more!

I address the team to Microsoft you have to give you a set because you can no longer work!

If I upgrade from Windows Vista x84 bit Home Premium to Windows 7, will I be able to network with my other computers that still run Windows Vista?

So I run the utility they tell me to for saving my programs. Then I click on setup and the installation starts. After about 1 minute I get an error message that my ACPI is not compatible with Windows 7 and I'll either have to upgrade my bios or use a different computer. Did they maybe think to check that with the upgrade advisor? I'm going to cancel my order with Costco.

So I followed the step by step to upgrade from xp to 7 (saved my programs of which there weren't many) and then ran the setup as instructed. About 1 minute later, the setup stopped and gave me an error message that my ACPI was not compatible with Windows 7 and I would either have to upgrade my bios or use a different computer. Why didn't the Upgrade Advisor tell me this? I've spent over 20 hours trying to get this to work. I am going to cancel my orders of Windows 7 at Costco and stick to XP.

jimrooney

Requiring that a user reinstall all applications is completely unacceptable. For me, reinstalling all my applications, including Visual Studio would be very time consuming. As an IT professional I will not recommend that users upgrade from XP if they/I have to go through this.

I agree with the Ubuntu guys. Ubuntu provides a much better facility for upgrading and allows you to carry your existing applications forward in each new version. It also doesn't cost any money to be a member of the open source community's version of technet ;-)

Can't beat free.

Microsoft recommends Windows 7 beta or RC users to perform a clean or fresh installation of Windows 7 RTM, and uses Windows Easy Transfer to save and transfer user accounts, Windows settings, program settings, personal customizations and files from current installation to newly installed Windows 7 RTM system.The mechanism built into Windows 7 RTM to block and prevent upgrade from all pre-release versions of Windows 7 earlier than build 7233 for client edition, including Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 and Windows 7 RC Build 7100. For Windows Server 2008 R2, users can directly in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 RC.

However, the hack similar to upgrade from Windows 7 Beta to RC can be used to hack the Windows 7 RTM installation DVD ISO to circumvent and bypass the blockage, in order not to be forced to exit gracefully from the upgrade.

1. Copy or download the Windows 7 RTM ISOto the computer that wants to perform the upgrade.
2. Mount the ISO image onto a virtual DVD drive and copy the whole content of the image to folder which can be located anywhere (on any partition or drive on the machine running the pre-release build, or external hard disk or USB/FireWire flash drive connected to the computer).

   Alternatively, it’s possible to directly extract the content of the ISO to a desired folder using file extraction tool such as WinRAR.

3. Browse to the sources directory.
4. Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor such as Notepad.
5. Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7233 to 7000.

   Original content of cversion.ini:
   [HostBuild]
MinClient=7233.0
MinServer=7100.0

   Change it to:
   [HostBuild]
MinClient=7000.0
MinServer=7100.0

6. Save the file in original place and original name.
7. Double click on setup.exe from modified installation files to start Windows 7 installation, and choose Upgrade to in-place upgrade to latest RTM gold build of Windows 7. The version check will be skipped and bypassed.

Hi,
When Win7 is released. I will use the "UPGRADE" button to upgrade my vista. However, if I change my mind aft the upgrade and would like to revert to vista, is there a way to do it with System Restore?

I love 7 7600. Along with VMWare running XP for the legacy based PLC's at work. Seamless install, and very light on resources. A huge improvement on Vista.

I chose the route of using the Easy Transfer Wizard to save my settings and other data to upgrade from the RC to RTM and found out afterwards that it doesn't transfer the list of pending and series recordings for Windows Media Center. Now I have to back up my RTM image, restore my RC disk image just to write down the shows I have setup under the RC, then restore my RTM image and re-enter all my shows! What a pain. Not only that, none of the help or FAQs mention that the Easy Transfer Wizard doesn't transfer the scheduled recordings list.

I don't know how old these posts are and I'm rather surprised that they aren't dated, but that's another topic. Listen, I don't claim to be speaking for any businesses and their computer networks that suffered with Vista. I'm speaking for the regular home user, of which there are more than one would fathom. With the price of computers these days, and I thank you Microsoft for that, just buy a new computer. Upgrading has never worked as well as just buying a new computer with the new OS. If you think I'm nuts, trust me, I'm a man of very meager means and that is exactly how I have handled moving from Win98SE to Win2K to XP to Vista, which I love. If and when I feel the need for Win7, I will buy a new computer.

OMG - I am appauled by alle the complaints about the upgrade procedures from a beta release to a final release of WIndows 7.....

You have got to be kidding???! What morons installs a Beta relase on their production system???? The license aggrement to the pre-releases clearly states, that you SHOULD NOT INSTALL the OS in a Production System - so the Error is yours and yours alone....

I am really appauled by all the nagging and whining about the upgrade procedures - if you are so disgusted with the system then use an Open Source OS, and let the rest of us follow the guidelines with out having to read through a bunch of whiners rambling on about how miserable the whole thing is - if you had just followed the initial guidelines, you wouldn't have the problems you have now.....

Whiners Use Linux!!!

Losers use Windows!!!!

I am very disappointed that there is no easy way to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. From all the reports I have read, my fairly new netbook which comes with XP Home runs rather poorly with Vista but Windows 7 is a lot better. It is going to be a major pain in the *** to have to reinstall all of my software onto it since I don't even remember where I got it all.

.... On why do people b?tch/moan/complain about betas an RC. They are betas and RCs - NOT THE FINAL VERSION! Expect to have issues.

And if you use it on a "production" computer, you shouldn't even be in computers.

Who cares about Linux. we're talking Windows here. If you say Linux can do this and that for years. Fine. Stick with Linux! Good riddance and good luck. Meanwhile, since Win XP RTM came out, how many times have you upgraded Linux versions?

Boo hooo. Can't upgrade from XP to Win 7. With very special circumstances, I would of never want to upgrade. Fresh install only. Why? Remove all incompatible software. remove your AV and any disk utilities as they may not be compatible. How much time wasted already? Plus you get left with any issues your old OS had. And trust me, every system has some issues.

Anything like movies or pictures or audio files should be burned [or dumped elsewhere] as USMT/FSTW can't compress these files and it will try.

jimrooney: did you contact the mobo manufacturer? check for a new BIOS? check the BIOS? check various newsgroups and tech sites? how old is your system?

aaronw2: If you can't remember where you got your applications from, I guess they are illegal. right? Stop complaining about your incompitence.

If you don't have time to back up your files and settings and are worried about having to re-install any programs you have right now, then you may want to rethink your upgrade and quit nagging about how it's Microsoft's fault. It's a computer, it works on logic, not magic. Take one Sunday and just go nuts with the settings and installs, and voila! It's back to the clustered-up piece of work you had before. If you really want 7 then you won't have a problem doing this.

Is there a way to make my HP 6122 compatible with Win7?

Some people seem to have come down heavy on others. However, Beta and Testing should clue one in that they're not supposed to be running live information on something used for "testing" - perhaps Parallel to whatever's on the XP or Vista computer one already has.

Don't know about you, but if you're going to go sky diving, at least have a back-up parachute! If you're really on a budget, you can usually add another hard drive to your computer, then put the Beta O/S on it. Using a boot manager software, now you can go back-and-forth, without using too much of your office "real estate" - and still find out if you get the outcomes you expect, or not.

For those of you who are actually Beta testing Windows 7, thank you. I personally want this stuff worked out in advance. Looking forward to halogram images to make computer interaction a more "real" experience. Windows 7 has to get clean from dedicated people working towards that goal. Then, we can look more closely at the robotics and halogram development. Talking about a "staycation" - how about having a halogram to take you to far-away destinations? If you want to go to Cancun, but it's negative 20 degrees and snowing, and you want to feel like you're in a tropical paradise: voila: halogram! Think of all of the add-on products (yes, including open-source) that could be created to help this effort along!

after going to plug and play a lot of us thought we might be able to do a few things for ourselves,no com ports ect. to sort out .hardware swapping has gotten fairly easy . i haven't even had a wireless problem i could not solve . i have always been bad at soft ware . windows 7 is some thing i'll not mess with . i have installed and uninstalled just about every program possible on machines such as 8088 286 386 486 even programed a little dos on a ti94a when we were not playing space invaders . i found a couple of young guys over at the local seince and tech high school that are doing it for around 50 bucks . this is to much work to install a program in todays world . i have had windows 4.0 and up

I am running Vista 32bit ultimate on my SONY Vaio FZ160E. How do I find out if my present motherboard supports the upgrade to 64bit Windows 7

[tfl - 08 10 09] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/.  You are much more likely get a quick response using the forums than through the Community Content. For specific help about:
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Why the *** is everyone complaining so much about the lack of upgrade options from Windows XP? You clearly show no technical knowledge of how the operating system works. Microsoft had to extensively re-design the operating system. ***, you guys all saw how drastically the operating system was changed just by looking at Windows Vista and all the incompatibilities it had with all the *** you guys used. You guys *** about Windows being inadequacy, insecure, incapable, and a resource hog. Microsoft finally extensively fixes the operating system rather than just patching it up like a 50 year old bike with masking tape, and now you guys are ***ing because a simple 45 minute installation isn't enough to completely break down Windows XP and build Windows 7.

Look, too much has changed about the entire operating system to simple expect an installer to flawlessly translate everything over. I for one am happy Microsoft took the first important step to demonstrating for once that this operating system might actually be a big enough change and improvement that it couldn't simply be upgraded from Windows XP, but not letting us just... well, simply upgrade.

And yes, you do need to reinstall your applications. Anyone who has any idea of how the registry works, knows that for the longest time it's been rather flawed. So for Windows 7 to present us with a registry that is extensively repaired enough that it's no longer compatible with even Windows Vista, that to me says something. It tells me that Windows 7 is a rejuvination, not just another slap in the face.

Hello.

I have in my pc the OS vista home premium. Can i upgrade to 7 professional?

Thanks

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OK, I agree that some folk out there aren't happy about having to clean-install from XP to 7. However, I should point out that Microsoft haven't really what you might call a completely flawless record when it comes to upgrades and, in my experience (on servers and desktops at least), a clean-install is by far the easiest way to go, so I'm not making an awful lot of noise about it. That really goes for those folk changing from Vista as well, though the one argument that I could cite for XP upgraders would be that, if Microsoft really want to wean as many folk off XP as possible, they should be a little more amenable. After all, you can't blame the users for XP's longevity, nor for the disaster that was Vista.

As for everything else, I think the phrase "do a backup before you start" is the one most applicable to anyone starting out on this adventure. It answers so many questions to those asked above. A little bit of homework, prepare the system, get all your software together along with any registration keys you might be needing, then do a backup! My own suggestion would be to use some sort of ghost tool but even NT Backup (for those on XP Professional) is better than nothing at all should you get into trouble. I'd give that advice whether it was Windows 7, Windows 98, Linux or RISC OS (though the latter is less of a problem considering that all you needed to do was open the box, pull out the old ROMs and stuff in the new ones).

No, having tried RC1 on a 5+ yo, PIII 512MB laptop, I'm looking forward to seeing what the release version makes of my main video system, which is considerably younger and more powerful. Will W7 be the overweight power hog that Vista was, the relative lightweight that XP (or W2K as that was what I used to start with) or will it be the problem child with learning difficulties that every other release of Windows has been back to W3.0 (the *driver* issue bugs each new version, so why not W7?)

And I wonder what the OS-Tan will look like? ^_^

I have a dedicated HD with Windows 7 Ultimate (x64). Will I be able to upgrade to RTM or do I have to start over?

First of all, QUIT YOUR WHINING / CRYING / AND MOANING YOU PUSSYS!!!!!!!!. This is how to do it, CLEAN INSTALL ONLY!!!!!! I have a 200GB hard drive to install the x64 os, a 1.5TB hard drive to store my videos, a 1.5TB hard drive to store my music, and a 1.5TB hard drive to store my games. The 200GB drive will only have the os and apps needed to keep the drive running at it's peak performance. The reason i only do clean installs is that by doing one you get rid of any left over clutter from stuff that got onto your pc before you install your new operating system. HEED MY ADVICE PEOPLE!!!!!! I have been in the computer industry since the 70s so i think i know what i am talking about. So good luck to everyone who will attempt to install the new os.

I Just Want People To Know That Fixing It Is Haf The Fun, Don't Get Mad...Lol

Ps I Like It Hard, The better..: )

Hi to all,

I used and installed windows 7 beta, then installed the RC. Before that I used Windows XP pro after that Vista Business. I favour Windows 7 because it's leaner and faster than Vista less restrictive and more convenient than XP.

Guys, READ the guidelines first - takes 10 min, saves you hours of work and tears. I know the pain of having to reinstall all of your apps especially with customized settings.

SO WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO UPGRADE FROM XP TO 7?

The simple way is this: upgrade to Vista and then to 7. That way you can keep all your apps and settings. Get a copy with a licence for Vista with out activating it -> it just meant as a bridge. Would be nice though to see MS supporting this e.g. you can use the licence key from 7 to install Vista upgrade from XP and then to 7. Maybe as some suggest include it in the upgrade.

The migration wizard will do the rest. Even though the USMT was not functioning at all under XP it works like a charm with transferring from Vista to 7. Use Virtual PC or VM. Get an iso of your current machine image it onto VM and give this a try first. You don't have to be sitting in front of your machine for hours to get this done just some clicks.

MS has done a great job with Windows 7. They 'redesigned' the OS and released it in beta early so that companies out there have a chance to develop drivers plus give you time to TRY IT not install it over your production PC! Except for one driver that wasn't recognised it works like a charm.
Well done MS!

This is IT which means it will NEVER be perfect therefore BE A PRO NOT A WHINER and tackle the problems; there are enough guidelines and help; you have to do the reading though:)

The problem is not with a home computer for which I will have to reinstall all of my software when going from XP to Win7. The problem is for corporate environments who have hundreds to thousands of compters to upgrade that most likley have a lot more applications installed. Most OEM vendors still to this day allow you to order computers with XP even though Vista has been out for a few years do to the outcry of consumers realizing how much Vista stinks. That being said it is hard for me to believe that the Microsoft Brass have not taken this into consideration and found an acceptable and reliable way to migrate from XP to Win7. Honestly hold off release until you can come up with a viable solution.

the OS world is a lot like politics...you only have two somewhat crappy choices or third unrealistic solution

Hi, I am on a Domain, I used the transfer wizard to take me settings out of Win7 RC and into Win 7 Pro. No problems at all, went like a charm. I had to restrict what the transfer wizard wanted to copy from the mapped network drives tho as it was not necessary to copy all that stuff.

A format and then a clean install followed by running the wizard again to import and then reinstall some software and we are up and running again in under 2 hours.

I have been running the win7 RC since it was relewased and it is the best version of windows yet, no doubt about it.

The only problem is when I try to make a system repair disc I get " The parameter is incorrect" (0x80070057). Any ideas??

Well, firstly we know there's still lot of software that cant build on windows 7 platform.
Since that we want to migrate, why dont we just install a new windows?
Advantages
1st-Save time
2nd-Less Troubleshoooting
3rd-Stable windows processing after fresh install
4th-After format virus infection rate will reduce(If Got Partition build on HDD)

so i bought this stupid upgrade for Windows 7 to upgrade one of my XP systems. it said my system was ok for 32-bit and then if i wanted my settings run this other program. i ran the migration program and it said it was going to take over 6 days - i canceled that and tried again and it said several hours and i finally gave up and said the heck with it and just decided to run the upgrade, eventually i got the message saying that i could not upgrade! i think that happened because i still said to keep my settings - i don't want to do a clean install and lose all my current files! i will give it another attempt later after i calm down! This is why i use a Mac for my main computer!

i really am illiterate when it comes to computers but I upgraded Vista to 7 on a laptop and I did a clean install on a windows vista 32 bit desktop to win 7 64 bit. I also did a clean install on a win XP desktop to win 7 32 bit. It took a while.........but it really went quite flawlessly. Maybe I was just lucky? Somehow I dont think it was luck. Nice job Microsoft!

For all those complaining about this upgrade problem, there was a clear warning that if you continue with the RC install, you would have to do a clean install when the final version of 7 comes out. The RC version will begin to self-distruct starting in around March (auto shut down after a couple of hours).

I'm planning to install Win7 onto a separate logical drive on my laptop. After the upgrade, both OSes (XP & 7) will be able see the other's drive. Will I be able to 'import' settings from Win7 by accessing the XP drive directly or do I still have to do the 'migration' process? Should I do this before or after installing applications? Will this process bring the application settings (like my Excel and Word Options)?

Thanks!

I guess the Apple ads are correct.... Trust ME

OK, I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree, but I have been making computers that do what I want & need them to do (for myself & others) since DOS 1.0. I loved WIN 3.11, manipulating the .ini files by way of start up batch menus, it would dance to MY tune. Win 98 wasn't bad, however you had to dig deeper and work harder to get it to do what you wanted. I was unimpressed until XP. Still harder to tame, XP turned out to be quite the work horse, if not a bit cumbersome. Learning early in the game to take a wait and see philosophy, I watched Vista go down in flames (To all of you who just had an ugly thought: When was the last time you have seen anyone scramble to come out with a new OS [WIN 7] two or three years after a major overhaul? Or offer a DOWNgrade package for OEM [back to XP]? Hmmm?).

Netbooks are coming out with a light version of Linux, so MS comes out with a light netbook OS. Mac has a touch screen. Oboy, MS has one too! Multi-media, yippie!!! Folks, I had a TV card in a WIN 98 machine, I didn't have cable, but I could watch the Nightly News on NBC & play solitaire on the same screen, at the same time.

The bottom line is coming, hang on. First, allow me to poke a stick in the pile & give it a flip. Here is what is WRONG with MS, Apple & Linux: MS has an overlord mentality with paranoid delusions. Everybody is out to steal intellectual property! So we have to hide everything & clutter up the way things talk to each other, not to mention continuously check to make sure your not using the wrong software on the wrong computer (they have back doors to check serial #s, among other things, that leave your system vulnerable). And last but not least, DO NOT share info with 3rd party vendors.; Apple started with a holier than thou mentality but now they are meerly smug & arrogant. To a certain extent they should be. Of the three major OS's, they play well with others (3rd party vendors and hardware mfgs) but their OS is getting complicated and less secure.; Linux is great! It is light, fast, forgiving, secure and uncomplicated. It also has no 3rd party software, to speak of.

Finally (whew), here's the bottom line. *[Sorry, I forgot to mention Win 7 may be wonderful. However it doesn't look good as an upgrade, unless your willing to do a lot of work. From what everyone is saying, I'll only be using it on new machines.] Ubuntu (a Linux based OS that is completely open source and completely free) is going to take the world by storm someday. Their idea that all software should be free is admirable. Open Office & Firefox (to name two biggies) are native on Ubuntu. You probably use one or both, right? That's why they are free, even on Windows. There's alot of stuff for Windows that's free and is top notch. Why you ask? Because there are talented people out in this wonderful cyber world we now live in, who are tired of paying good money for carp that either doesn't work or is hard to work. One day major vendors (Adobe, AutoCad, etc.) will write the "big" software titles to Ubuntu. They for sure won't be free in a monetary sense, but we will be free of overpriced, overcomplicated, overbearing OS vendors.

p.s. *noted in above paragraph

p.p.s. also forgot to mention Ubuntu runs on Intel 286 thru 586(pentium), dual & quad core. i'm not sure about 64 bit though.