We were sad to hear the latest news from Microsoft that support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end on July 13, 2010.  It's also no secret that Windows Vista hasn't been the most loved OS product to emerge from Microsoft.  Currently, it's estimated that 71.5 percent of all online computers worldwide use XP, about four times as many as Vista.  When it comes to an office upgrade, what should a business do?  Upgrade to Windows Vista, or go for the new Windows 7?

Mark Brownstein, a contributor for SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com, wrote an excellent article about the checklist for upgrading Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, and how to install a clean version of Windows 7 on your office's system.  It's a 2-part series.  Here are the links:

http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid192_gci1378672,00.html

http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid192_gci1380291,00.html

It's a good starting place for anyone interesting in upgrading to Windows 7.