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Even if it takes 20 hours, it's still faster than starting from scratch
If you have a massive PC that needs 20 hours for upgrading, you'll need a week to re-install and configure all your apps before you have a configuration that's even remotely comparable.

So even if it takes 20 hours, the wait might be worth it happy
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Even if it takes 20 hours, it's still faster than starting from scratch  jlandheer | 09/15/09
On my personal machines on a clean install I can  JM1981 | 09/15/09
20 Hours is totally unacceptable  dmyers2k@... | 09/15/09
Hmmm  didier.m.rousseau@... | 09/19/09
And folks using Photoshop ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
You would hope that the  JM1981 | 09/15/09
Well, maybe really stupid Photoshop users...  TheWerewolf | 09/15/09
And Media Centers  BrianHughesMA@... | 09/15/09
My Experience Was 20 - 95 Minutes On 5 Systems  John-D | 09/15/09
Why does having a large amount of user data increase  frgough | 09/15/09
My guess  DannyO_0x98 | 09/15/09
The article said an install takes longer  frgough | 09/15/09
Actually... It does...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/15/09
But..  Mohammad Mubashar | 09/15/09
Are you saying  frgough | 09/15/09
Exactly  Richard Flude | 09/15/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  PBlais | 09/15/09
How about a "scorched earth" install?  James T. Kirk | 09/15/09
unlikely in real-world context  Tom6 | 09/15/09
More Fresh Installs  dmyers2k@... | 09/15/09
Speak for yourself... please...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/15/09
In my experience...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
I waiting for Windows 8  Randalllind | 09/15/09
Windows 8  dmyers2k@... | 09/15/09
Dreamscene?  kaninelupus | 09/18/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  tk4218@... | 09/15/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  sidney.dean@... | 09/15/09
Upgrading from XP to Win 7  Wolfie2K3 | 09/15/09
My own experience was about 1 hour 25 minutes  tech_walker | 09/15/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  fwhitman | 09/15/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  dmyers2k@... | 09/15/09
RE: "Scorched Earth" install  pyropakjim@... | 09/16/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  didier.m.rousseau@... | 09/16/09
I'm sorry  didier.m.rousseau@... | 09/16/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  D0n | 09/16/09
Slightly off topic concerning upgrade...  michael56555@... | 09/16/09
Yes and Yes  kaninelupus | 09/18/09
No and No  didier.m.rousseau@... | 09/19/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  arthur.gonzales@... | 09/18/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  vger_z | 09/19/09
Data Files Data Files  notsofast | 09/21/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  Nish | 09/30/09
ok  ttremeth | 10/07/09
RE: How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?  halwhite13@... | 10/13/09

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