Between a Rock and a Hard-disc.
My 'New' computer is running W7 pro okay, and the laptops have Vista. But the PC had been 'absorbed' into the entertainment center. This leaves me with the option of spending money on a cheapo, or using the slow but well made HP as the office computer again. The problem is that it has W7 RC on it, and firing it up, will I gather, annihilate the OS.
It was just a box for another day, now suddenly it's needed. Does it give any time to re-plan, or will it shut down as soon as it becomes sentient?