http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2009/12/windows-7-for-the-legal-profession-my-new-aba-journal-tech-column/ Legal technology, technologylaw and other musings. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:08:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2009/12/windows-7-for-the-legal-profession-my-new-aba-journal-tech-column/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Joe Dashiell Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:40:51 +0000 http://denniskennedy_com.innosoftware.net/blog/2009/12/windows-7-for-the-legal-profession-my-new-aba-journal-tech-column/#comment-450 I agree with you that with W7 the best approach is to start with a new system pre-installed with W7. However it still requires a considerable amount of time to reconfigure. Microsoft says "use our Easy Transfer Wizard" tool but that takes a long time to transfer your files and setting,and NOT your applications or printer drivers. Pinter drivers will likely need to be updated from the manufacturer to work within W7. And some applications will need to be upgraded also. AND even some will not work easily at all, despite the XP Mode that is offered. I had a bear of a time getting Timeslips 2010 to work. MS says on their wev site that TS 2010 is W7 compatible, yet TS supprt says "we haven't tested it yet" In other words you're on your own! (BTW I reinstalled without the TSTimer feature to solve the install issue) In all after starting the new machine with Wy, reinstalling files and settings and reinstalling printers and applications, it took 4 hours per machine at a minimum. Luckily this is a small office of 5 independent users. Otherwise, imaging would be required to handle a larger scale office transition. I agree with you that with W7 the best approach is to start with a new system pre-installed with W7. However it still requires a considerable amount of time to reconfigure.
Microsoft says “use our Easy Transfer Wizard” tool but that takes a long time to transfer your files and setting,and NOT your applications or printer drivers. Pinter drivers will likely need to be updated from the manufacturer to work within W7. And some applications will need to be upgraded also. AND even some will not work easily at all, despite the XP Mode that is offered.
I had a bear of a time getting Timeslips 2010 to work. MS says on their wev site that TS 2010 is W7 compatible, yet TS supprt says “we haven’t tested it yet” In other words you’re on your own! (BTW I reinstalled without the TSTimer feature to solve the install issue)
In all after starting the new machine with Wy, reinstalling files and settings and reinstalling printers and applications, it took 4 hours per machine at a minimum. Luckily this is a small office of 5 independent users. Otherwise, imaging would be required to handle a larger scale office transition.

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