http://zinstall.com Site News daily 1 2009-09-24T19:19:37Z http://zinstall.com/news/migration-to-windows-7-may-cause-sticker-shock Stuart J. Johnston comments and analyzes the recent Gartner report No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-08-30T13:21:30Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/gartner-estimates-the-migration-cost-per-pc-1-205-and-1-999 “Prepare for Your Windows 7 Migration Crunch" by Gartner's Managing VP Charles Smulders No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-08-27T09:54:01Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/dell-experts-estimate-that-around-half-of-the-average-company2019s-applications-will-work-seamlessly-when-35-percent-needing-some-form-of-remediation-or-repackaging-and-15-percent-not-working-at-all No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT 2010-08-23T17:12:16Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/ed-tittel-the-famous-author-of-140-computer-books-and-many-thousands-of-articles-zinstall-xp7-offers-remarkable-xp-to-windows-7-migration-capabilities No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-08-23T17:00:26Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/cbs-senior-editor-mark-kaelin-reviews-zinstall-xp7-for-techrepublic CBS Interactive Senior Editor Mark Kaelin shares his XP to Windows7 migration experience in this profound analytical review: "Move your entire Windows XP installation into Windows 7 with Zinstall XP7" No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT 2010-07-16T08:13:50Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/15.4-percent-of-xp-users-planned-to-upgrade-to-windows-7-immediately-after-second-service-pack A PC Advisor poll has found that just under one in six (15.4 percent) of Windows XP users planned to upgrade to Windows 7 immediately after Microsoft pulled support for XP's second service pack. On 13 July Microsoft ended active support for Windows XP SP2, leaving users with the option of soldiering on without potentially vital patches and updates, upgrading to SP3, or switching to another operating system... No publisher dr Windows 7 2010-07-19T23:21:17Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/even-now-in-mid-2010-about-99-of-the-folks-in-the-audience-raise-their-hands-for-windows-xp How many people here work at companies where Windows XP is the standard desktop platform?" Even now in mid-2010, about 99% of the folks in the audience raise their hands for Windows XP. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 is a big deal. There's no direct upgrade path, which means that even if you're planning on using your existing hardware for Windows 7 you're still going to have to wipe-and-install.Brian Madden No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-06-23T18:09:51Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/windows-7-xp-mode-loses-hardware-requirement Microsoft recognized that the vast majority of its customer-base still relies on the legacy Windows XP operating system, and wanted to give those customers incentive to upgrade to Windows 7 by providing a means of maintaining backward compatibility. Unfortunately, there were two significant catches to taking advantage of XP Mode. The first catch was that the computer hardware that Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode were installed on must support hardware-assisted virtualization. The hardware virtualization requirement led to confusion and backlash from frustrated users hoping to take advantage of XP Mode. No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-06-15T23:18:15Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/forrester-research-it-managers-will-begin-major-corporate-pc-refresh-cycles-by-mid-to-late-2010 Forrester Research: major corporate PC refreshes are scheduled for the next 12 to 18 months No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-06-02T22:07:24Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/what2019s-driving-upgrades-to-windows-7 No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT 2010-05-02T22:45:01Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/internet-explorer-6-alive-by-the-hand-of-it-departments No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT 2010-04-28T22:37:47Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/why-windows-7-isn2019t-selling-fast-enough No publisher dr Windows 7 2010-04-28T22:30:25Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/windows-7-offered-best-worst-of-times-for-it-pros No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-04-26T22:29:21Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/how-to-run-apps-that-arent-win7-compatible-on-win7 While most of your applications should work fine in Windows 7, you'll undoubtedly run into a number of apps that just won't work. Then Brian Madden, an independent industry analyst and blogger, asks:"How to run apps that aren't Win7-compatible on Win7?". No publisher dr Windows 7 Corporate IT Desktop Virtualization 2010-04-25T09:43:40Z News Item http://zinstall.com/news/desktop-computers-are-suddenly-hot-again-seeing-double-digit-growth-in-the-new-year Consumer Technology No publisher dr Windows 7 2010-03-25T18:11:59Z News Item