On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 11:53:38PM -0500, Richard R. Pope wrote:
>      Is there a tool available that I can use to analyze my machine
> and point out any defeciencies that need to be rectified before
> Win8.x will run at a reasonable speed?

The best method I know is to take baseline measurements of speed, make
a very good complete backup, verify that the backup can be restored on
spare hardware, try the upgrade, and repeat the measurements.

Can be done with a spare hard drive too, once you have backups you are
happy with.

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