Windows 7 Upgrade Discs Lagging

Computerworld is reporting that promised Winows 7 upgrades for some purchasers of Windows Vista are slow in coming.

The issue revolves around consumers who bought new PCs earlier this year (before Windows 7 was released Oct. 22), and were told they would get a free or reduced-price copy of Windows 7. The problem seems to be affecting buyers of Dell and HP computers most acutely.

According to the story, HP admitted that the upgrade copies of Windows 7 are taking longer to get out the door than anticipated, but said they should start going out this week.

Those of you who are waiting for your copy of Windows 7 to arrive should check out some of our coverage of the cool new stuff it has, in anticipation of the upgrade. For instance, learn about some of the ways Windows 7 kicks Vista's butt; how to use User Account Control to lock it down; and how to save time by "Pinning" programs to the Taskbar.