Easing the XP-to-Windows-7 migration | InfoWorld [Video]

Despite Microsoft’s lack of upgrade support, transitioning from XP to Windows 7 will be easier than you think

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This week’s Windows Connections Conference in Orlando has offered a wealth of information, but some of the most worthwhile insights have come outside the official sessions, in conversations with IT pros about their strategies and concerns around Windows.

One such discussion I had over coffee involved two Windows admins, one from Denver who maintains 2,000 users, and one who maintains 5,000 students in Buffalo, N.Y. When I asked them whether they had or intended to deploy Vista, both shook their heads and said, “We’ll wait for Windows 7 … maybe.”

That seemed to be the approach many in attendance were taking: no to Vista and cautious on Windows 7. In fact, the session about moving from XP to Windows 7 was reasonably full.

Microsoft technovangelist Adam “the Bomb” Carter, who you may …