Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete.


	Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete.

hotdoge3

10-2-2009 5:49 AM

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Microsoft said that some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete.

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