Originally Posted by
Brian Ashton
Well I just did an upgrade from XP to win 8 pro on a mac running a virtual partition so this wasn't what could be considered a run of the mill install but it was easy none the less. After the install it took about 20 mins to figure out how to navigate the new look and get productive i.e. installed Office10 and was back to doing home work. Overall the time to install and get it fully functional was probably less than 1 1/2 hours. Probably could have done it in much shorter time but I was also mucking with other stuff. Runs quite smoothly on only 2gb of ram - much better than win 7... YMMV
Thanks Brian, that is good information.
I am still waffling on my decision. I have been trying to analyze why I may want to upgrade. I actually have no practical reason I want to do it. It is mostly a curiosity thing with me. It is also a desire to be on the latest release. I have always had that desire for most everything I own. From computers to cars, I suppose some would say it is a flaw in my character. So far I have resisted that desire with my wife.
Larry J Browning
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