When Vista was in public testing, Microsoft released the Vista Upgrade Advisor, designed to check whether your PC was suitable for running Vista. They've done the same thing with Windows 7, although this is still a beta version and designed for English (US) users. It seems a little strange though. If you're not using Vista, would you seriously consider moving your old PC from a resource-light Windows XP to a more resource-heavy Windows 7? Surely you'd be better off considering a new machine, along with Windows 7 pre-installed?

Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is now freely available. If you already have Vista installed, there's a very strong chance you'll have no problems with Windows 7. As we said, with older computers there's more of a chance you'll need to upgrade some hardware (if that's possible!), so this Advisor will be designed for you.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor link.

08 May 2009