Questions on getting Windows 7 and install.


  1. Posts : 18
    Windows 7 Professional
       #1

    Questions on getting Windows 7 and install.


    Hey everyone, I had trouble contacting Microsoft in any way to answer a couple questions, maybe someone here can help!

    1. I ordered my computer (Lenovo Y650) on June 12th, it shipped on the 13th, and I received the computer a couple weeks later. Do you know if there are any ways I could get the free upgrade seeing it is so close to the June 26th cutoff date?

    2. If there is no possible way.. I was considering buying the Vista/Windows 7 upgrade package for around $130. The reason I was going to do this was so I could put Vista on one of my different computers and upgrade my current to Windows 7. Is this possible and/or legal? It seems to good to be true to be able to get a New OS for my other computer and the Windows 7 upgrade disc for my new one for only $10 more than the Windows 7 upgrade disc.

    Thoughts/answers would be nice! Thanks
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  2. Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       #2

    Good luck getting the free upgrade.

    If you can't, you should have no problem upgrading your computer to Win 7 so long as the version of Windows on it is legitimate.

    Where are you planning on buying this Vista/Windows 7 upgrade package?
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  3. Posts : 18
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I am planning to order it right off of Microsoft's website.

    If I do order the combo, the upgrade doesn't need to be loaded on the copy of Vista I receive in the mail, correct? It should technically work on any computer with Windows Vista right?
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  4. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #4

    That would be correct.
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  5. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    Mjcanton said:
    Hey everyone, I had trouble contacting Microsoft in any way to answer a couple questions, maybe someone here can help!

    1. I ordered my computer (Lenovo Y650) on June 12th, it shipped on the 13th, and I received the computer a couple weeks later. Do you know if there are any ways I could get the free upgrade seeing it is so close to the June 26th cutoff date?
    Funny I think you might ahve missed this one given that its sept

    2. If there is no possible way.. I was considering buying the Vista/Windows 7 upgrade package for around $130. The reason I was going to do this was so I could put Vista on one of my different computers and upgrade my current to Windows 7. Is this possible and/or legal? It seems to good to be true to be able to get a New OS for my other computer and the Windows 7 upgrade disc for my new one for only $10 more than the Windows 7 To be 100% sure you should contact microsoft but if you ordered a rtm dvd you can legitimately run it on you desktop and laptop. You shoild search here @SF because there are tons of thread dealing with th eula, etc

    Thoughts/answers would be nice! Thanks
    Hope this helps

    Ken
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  6. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #6

    If you didn't get the upgrade coupon with your laptop, you aren't going to qualify for a free upgrade. If the upgrade combo pack is purchased together (never heard of such a thing, so I'm guessing), it wouldn't surprise me if they are tired together somehow. If you want to have Windows 7 on two systems, consider waiting for details on the Family Pack.
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