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But might your dad (or your boss) say that the upgrade to Windows 7 is so troublesome that they might just as well switch to Linux? I've been amazed at how easy a switch to Linux (by other family members) has been in some cases I have observed.

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I've gone through some pretty painful Linux upgrades.

Switching to Linux is as easy as switching to Windows 7 -- both options require reinstalling your operating system and all your applications.

Start with Wubi http://wubi-installer.org/

Switching to Win7 doesn't require you to give up all your applications.

Can't give up photoshop and windows 7 from XP was a dead easy upgrade.

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