Upgrading directly from XP to Windows 7 is dangerous

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft recently said that if enterprises bypass Windows Vista, upgrading directly from Windows XP to Windows 7, may face security risks and other problems.

Microsoft Vice President Mike · Mike Nash said in a white paper titled "Business Value of Windows Vista," for companies, bypassing Vista may encounter security and support. The problem, while lacking flexibility in the face of changing business needs. In particular, he pointed out that if companies wait for Windows 7 to be released in late 2009 or early 2010 and upgrade directly from Windows XP, they may find that the application they are using is outdated and cannot be used normally.

Nash also said that if companies upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7, they will not benefit from the new security technologies and other enhancements that Microsoft has added to Vista. He said: "If you don't deploy Vista, it will mean that you can't get the benefits of this product. Vista's advancements in security, productivity, search, mobility, manageability, and infrastructure optimization have been proven. & nbsp;

Nash also said that some companies refused to upgrade to Vista because they were worried about application incompatibility. This kind of worry does not really mean anything, because compatibility issues also exist in Windows 7. He said: "When Windows 7 is released, users who are still using Windows XP will still face compatibility issues, just like when upgrading Windows XP now, mainly because Windows 7 uses a lot of core technologies like Vista. . ”

The reason why Microsoft released this white paper may be to reverse the poor sales situation of Vista. Although Vista has been on the market for a year and a half, it has not been widely used in enterprises. Symantec's chief operating officer, Enrique Salem, said recently that only a small percentage of the company's large corporate customers have upgraded to Vista. Most of Symantec's corporate customers continue to use Windows XP because they are not satisfied with Microsoft's new operating system.