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Migration tools at glance: Zinstall

Learn the pros and cons of Zinstall, a single PC migration tool that is buggy but elegant -- and can help you migrate to Windows 7.

Published: 04 May 2010

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What it is: A single PC migration tool that is buggy but elegant.

Pros: A Windows XP machine -- with all of its running apps -- runs under Windows 7 as a virtual machine

Cons: Migration isn't reliable; can crash your entire system.

Price:: $89 per PC

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Benefits of virtualization highlighted in top 10 stories of 2019

VMware vs. Citrix: VDI security showdown

Understand VDI market shifts from traditional VDI to cloud

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What admins need to know about Azure Stack HCI

How to manage Exchange hybrid mail flow rules

How to repair Windows Server using Windows SFC and DISM

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