Here we are less than a week away from the release of Windows Vista (well, for consumers, that is—business users were blessed two months ago) and PCMag.com has an article on what you need to know to do an in-place upgrade from Windows XP to Vista.

Of course, this assumes that your system can handle Windows Vista: if it’s more than two years old it likely will not be up to the task. Be sure to check out the system requirements before you stay up late to buy the upgrade.

OfficeMedic (and PC Magazine) recommends you backup your existing installation before an upgrade of this magnitude. If you like, we’ll come out and perform that backup for you so that your data is completely safe in the event that something goes wrong during the upgrade. Call us to find out your options.