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Thanks. This is a lot cheaper for $70. Why wouldn't I go that route:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home Premium - Operating Systems
Their were a lot of keys for sale on ebay but "somebody" brought it to Ebays atttention, and the items were removed. So the legitmate ways offered here are the best way to go. Fabe
I don't know what the licensing is for Anytime keys. Is it legal to use them to upgrade from any other edition or Windows version?
Put it this way: if you post here saying you did so, I will not flag you for piracy. At the same time, I can't endorse it because I have no idea if it's legal or not.
I was assuming that anything for sale on a legitimate site like NewEgg.com would be OK. I am not interested for myself, but I have friends who are interested in upgrading from Vista Home Premium. I don't want to mislead them; hence my inquiry. As an aside, there seems to be a lot of uncertainties regarding this issue.
The Anytime Upgrade is to upgrade Win7 Home Edition to Win 7 Pro. This will not work to upgrade from Vista or XP. You must have 7 Home already installed.
Pros: Much easier than most upgrades. No disc. Just type code into the Anytime Upgrade utility which is built into Windows 7. Takes about 10 minutes.
Cons: Requires an Internet connection to download the update.
Other Thoughts: Many deals on PC's come with the Win7 home edition. This is a inexpensive and simple way to get pro. Among other things, Pro gives you domain connectivity, RDS and XP model.