How to upgrade your laptop/desktop to Windows Server 2008 R2?

Last August I did this post: How to upgrade your laptop/desktop to Windows Server 2008?, with the imminent release of Windows Server 2008 R2 (scheduled for next October), I recently upgraded my laptop (Lenovo T61P). It was a painless exercise, most drivers were found and I leveraged the following resources to complete the install and experience the Win7 enhancements:

Very cool to run the latest Hyper-V and Win 7 enhancements not to mention the latest version of Office :)

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