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Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of

There is no one definitive Windows 7 guide—it's a sprawling OS with a decades-long legacy, so nobody can cover it all. But with our powers combined , you're in good hands.

First Things First

We covered everything we could in Gizmodo 's official eight-chapter mega-guide , so hit that up first. It's a hearty first course, and it's got everything you need to know—what's new from Vista, why it's worth the upgrade, and how to get started with it. Or as we put it then:

Here's everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, easy-to-read guide.

But leave plenty of room—there's a wide world of other Windows 7 guides out there to plow through. Here are the best, linked and previewed for your perusal.

Finding Your Feet

• Eminent Windows nerdthusiast Paul Thurrott answers the broader Windows 7 questions like it ain't no thang, y'all:

Microsoft says that Windows 7 is the "seventh" major Windows version, which it isn't, but whatever. Adding to the mystery, the Windows 7 version number will actually be 6.1, the same as Windows Server 2008 R2.

This will come in handy, someday!

• MaximumPC 's (now vintage) upgrade guide will tell you everything you need to know about upgrading, except for how to do it:

Since I Get a 32 Bit & 64 Bit CD, Can I Install It On Two Machines?

No. Since you are only given one CD key, you can only activate a single version at a time.

Someone parsed through thousands of worlds of EULA for that nugget, I'll have you know.

• How long has Windows 7 been in development? Who was in charge of the project? How do international prices compare for all editions? Icontric 's guide is of the more esoteric ...

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