IllIlIlllIll
EliteData
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Lindenhurst, NY
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Re: Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7
said by Matt  :said by IllIlIlllIll :said by howie :Am I missing something or are all Ultimate users being screwed out of a special price for 7 Ultimate via the "Pre-Order Special"? If so, that sucks big time!  yes, you are not missing anything. vista ultimate users, as it appears, will have no choice in the upgrade procedure but to use the win 7 ultimate upgrade if you wish to keep your existing programs/settings installed. additionally, it doesnt appear this "discount" applies to win 7 ultimate upgrade. so, with that, im in no rush to "pre-order" anything at this point. If it makes you feel any better, Ultimate doesn't bring a whole lot to the table over Professional. I run Ultimate on a few PCs and I'm going to replace it with Professional. i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate... 
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Matt
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| said by IllIlIlllIll :i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate... Yeah, that part makes no sense to me either. Hopefully there will be a workaround. |
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IllIlIlllIll
EliteData
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Lindenhurst, NY | ill just wind up coughing up the money for the upgrade sooner or later.
ill write it off at the end of the year anyhow.
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howie
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said by Matt :said by IllIlIlllIll :i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate... Yeah, that part makes no sense to me either. Hopefully there will be a workaround. I highly doubt it. A fresh install would be the only option in that case. It's like trying to do an in-place upgrade of Vista Ultimate to Vista Business... just as with Business, Windows 7 Professional is considered a "downgrade" from Vista Ultimate.
I never saw any workaround for Vista and I'm guessing the same will be true with Windows 7 |
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