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Not a problem - my XP to Win 7 "upgrades" are all going to be clean installs. The only kink is going from XP Pro x64 to Win 7 Home Premium x64. I still have to say nowhere in any of the MS upgrade information do they mention XP Pro to Win 7 Pro restriction. I also e-mailed a point blank question to MS and here's the expected inconclusive response I got:
"Dear Dj,
Thank you for contacting the Microsoft Store Customer Support Team. I appreciate the opportunity to provide you with information on Windows 7.
You are eligible for the upgrade of Windows 7 if you are running either Windows XP or Windows Vista. You may wish to read more in depth about the system requirements here at the link provided below:
http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102
If you have any further questions or wish to place an order you may do so online at www.microsoftstore.com or reach us by phone, Monday to Friday 8am to 1am EST and Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 12pm and 8pm EST at 1-877-MY-MSSTORE (1-877-696-7786)
Thank you for using the Microsoft Store,
John, C
The Microsoft Store Customer Support Team
--- Original Message ---
From : dj_garcia
Sent : Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:12:10 AM UTC
To : 259b5d04-90c6-4b55-8c46-1d34c2cd9b53
Subject : Microsoft Store:Product question:Product on the Microsoft
I have a workstation with XP Pro x64 and a notebook with XP Pro 32-bit. Can I use the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade option (2 separate copies of course) to update them to Windows 7?
Thanks!
DJ"
How official are these Pro-to-Pro restriction sources?
Edit: OK, I bit the bullet and called MS Store. The lady said she thought it was Pro-to-Pro, but went to check. After a couple of minutes she came back and said that yes, you can go XP Pro to Win 7 Home Premium. So there's a fairly official take on this, for now! If somebody else can get another non-conflicting call on this (877 696-7786) maybe we can be even more reassured. I loved the voice menu first option: If you're calling about Windows 7, press 7" .