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How to Get, Install, and Play With Windows 7 Pain Free

Mon Jan 12, 2009 - By Matt Buchanan - Gizmodo

You've been thinking about installing Windows 7 Beta 1 now that it's totally available to anyone. Well, here's our complete guide to grabbing, installing and playing with Windows 7—it's (mostly) painless, so no excuses!

Are You Ready?

First thing's first—you might be tired of XP, but can your computer handle Windows 7? Probably! Here are the minimum requirements:
• 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• 16 GB of available disk space
• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme)
• DVD-R/W Drive (actually not necessary)

Where to Get It ......Continued ......

Link to full article with instructions and photos:

http://i.gizmodo.com/5129679/how-to-get-install-and-play-with-windows-7-pain-free