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As you might have heard, a couple days ago Microsoft re-released the Windows 7 Family Pack, a three-license upgrade edition of Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit or 64-bit, your choice).

At $149.99 (plus $5 for shipping), it's a smokin' deal, especially considering that a single license retails for $119.99.

The deal just got better: Amazon has the Windows 7 Family Pack for $132.99 shipped. That's slightly more than $44 per license, a very reasonable price for upgrading your XP- or Vista-powered PCs to Windows 7.

Speaking of that, Vista users can just pop in the disc for an in-place upgrade, but XP systems require extra measures: there's no direct upgrade path from XP to 7.

Fortunately, there are ways around that. A utility like Laplink PC Mover Upgrade Assistant, for instance, makes in-place upgrades from XP to 7 fairly painless. It normally sells for $29.99, but Amazon has it for $19.99--might as well toss it in your cart while you're there.

Cnet has the details HERE!