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[3DPiper]

I purchased a download version of W7U64 awhile back, so my Product ID is fairly old.. I just won a W7U64 Gold Ballmer signature edition and plan to install it on my kids machine.. Since it is much newer than the version I have, is there any reason to install it on my machine to get the most recent version? I have updates on, but notice my product ID never changes...

 

[DocBrown]

I think the Gold edition is just the status symbol of the packaging

 

[Bill2]

Apart from that gold just being packaging, theres no difference whatsoever between your downloaded Ultimate and the "Gold" Ultimate. Hologrammed windows disks are not redesigned every month to incorporate updates- the new disk that'll come now will be the one with SP1 integrated. Till that time, all retail disks whether bought in 2009 or in 2011 are identical.

 

[whiterazor]

Keep your copy of Windows. There's nothing fancy about the new one that you got except for Ballmer's sifnature.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Yeah, you aren't dealing with produce here, that gets old and stale. The OS is either pre-SP1 or post-SP1. There's no age to it.

 

[gregrocker]

I have the Signature Edition and it has nothing added to retail Ultimate besides the signature.