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heres the chart - http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/files...rade-chart.png
read the fine print at the * at the bottom. they say if you are upgrading from an os older than xp, then you need to buy a full license.
heres the chart - http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/files...rade-chart.png
read the fine print at the * at the bottom. they say if you are upgrading from an os older than xp, then you need to buy a full license.
Just FYI I just got an email saying my download of win7 was ready - and it's not even midnight here (central time zone) yet!
I am currently downloading the win7 installer at ~590k/sec (not bad at all!)
Have fun everyone!
Here's another article on the same topic: WIndows XP to Windows 7 upgrade options : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
And here is the official upgrade chart from MS:
I don't know if you guys know this but the "upgrade" through digital river or win741.com or whatever is a actual retail copy and not an upgrade that requires a previous version of windows to be installed on your computer.
I sent out an email a few weeks ago asking this same question.
"Shopper Comments: I wanted to know whether this deal was for the full
retail version of windows 7 professional 64 bit; or whether this was for
the upgrade version of Windows 7 professional 64 bit which requires a
previous version of Windows Vista or Windows XP to currently be
installed on your computer?"
"Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting the Windows 7 Offer online store.
We apologize for the confusion.
The Windows 7 offered in this promotion is a full version. You can
install this product even though you do not have a previous Operating
System installed in your computer or if you want to make a multi boot
using Windows 7. The "Upgrade" included in the product name is just
because Windows 7 is the latest Operating System Windows developed.
For more information please contact our pre-sales department at:
1-800-642-7676
Sincerely,
Isidro M.
Windows 7 Offer online store
Customer Service
studentwindows.us@digitalriver.com"
@thinklight - thanks!
wow, thanks for the info! No email here yet... what month / or even month/day did you get yours?
I ordered mine september 21st...
Wow they have upgrade all over their offer! That's good news for many who ordered or are considering ordering this great deal!
I did also find this MS employee blog: "If you purchased the Windows 7 Upgrade, you only need the original media (CD / DVD) of Windows XP or Windows Vista. The Upgrade media will ask you to insert the media from XP or Vista so it can perform a check of the physical media before proceeding. Of course, if you already have Windows Vista installed on the machine, it will just allow you to perform an in-place upgrade."
Heres the site: Harold Wong's Blog Site : Can I do an In-Place upgrade from Windows 7 Release Candidate To Release Code??
So I guess MS was listening and all you will have to do after backing up everything is to show a Win7 upgrade disk that you own XP or Vista by inserting the CD/DVD when asked! NICE
Don't worry about that - the student key appears to be the full version.
Bummer that you ordered it well before me - i ordered on oct 16.....
The good news is that the download is still going pretty quickly. I'm on a wireless and it's still steady at just over 600k
The subject of the email I just got was: "Windows 7 Offer - Product Now Available (Order #xxxxxxxxx)"
I'm sure it won't be long before some more of us get it!
My download link just appeared on my order form.... you can check yours too by entering in your info at this link http://store.digitalriver.com/store/...isplayHelpPage