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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / General Topics / June 2009Windows 7 Upgrade Offer
I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade and ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I install the Ultimate version (which isn't part of the upgrade offer). The question I have is can a clean install be had with an upgrade version of the OS? Thanks. Yes. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp > I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade > and ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks. > Yes. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp That's for Vista. The possibility of that procedure working with Win 7 Upg ver is unknown. MS may close that loophole. >> I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade >> and ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> Thanks. It must be possible because XP qualifies for upgrade versions but cannot be upgraded without a clean install. Until the retail versions are available we won't know the procedure. Either the Vista procedure or requiring a valid product key from a qualifying product is likely. >> Yes. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>> >>> Thanks. > It must be possible because XP qualifies for upgrade versions but cannot > be upgraded without a clean install. > > Until the retail versions are available we won't know the procedure. > Either the Vista procedure or requiring a valid product key from a > qualifying product is likely. That's an upgrade from XP, which is part of the official upgrade path. The procedure you quoted is a method by which a Vista upgrade version can be clean installed by using itself as the qualifying OS. In other words, with a little extra work, an upgrade version could be made to install like a full version of Vista. This is where a copy of Win2k is very handy. You can do a quick install of Win2k, then clean install Win 7 over it. >>> Yes. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>>> >>>> Thanks. Retail upgrades are transferable between machines. There is already hardware for which no XP (or W2k) drivers are available. However it is achieved, it must be possible to complete a re-install using only the upgrade disk. Ths only thing we don't know for Windows 7 is how that will be done. >> It must be possible because XP qualifies for upgrade versions but cannot >> be upgraded without a clean install. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >Retail upgrades are transferable between machines. There is already >hardware for which no XP (or W2k) drivers are available. > >However it is achieved, it must be possible to complete a re-install >using only the upgrade disk. Ths only thing we don't know for Windows 7 >is how that will be done. The ability to do that with Vista was unintended. I'd bet it won't be possible with Win7. It is essential. What was sloppy with Vista was the ability to do so without evidence of ownership of a qualifying upgrade product. >> Retail upgrades are transferable between machines. There is already >> hardware for which no XP (or W2k) drivers are available. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The ability to do that with Vista was unintended. I'd bet it won't be > possible with Win7. >>Retail upgrades are transferable between machines. There is already >>hardware for which no XP (or W2k) drivers are available. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The ability to do that with Vista was unintended. I'd bet it won't be > possible with Win7. Personally, I don't think it was exactly unintended. MS could have closed that loophole with SP1 or SP2, but they didn't. I'm sure that the upgrade loophole resulted in increased sales of Vista to users who wouldn't otherwise pay the price of a full copy. Also, the full versions of Vista has never been on sale, but the upgrade versions Home Premium and Ultimate have been on sale at least a couple of times per year. Says who? Do you actually thing Microsoft RTM'd it without knowing that capability was there? >>Retail upgrades are transferable between machines. There is already >>hardware for which no XP (or W2k) drivers are available. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The ability to do that with Vista was unintended. I'd bet it won't be > possible with Win7. >Yes. See http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp You are assuming that what works for Vista will work for Win 7. Not very smart on your part. >> I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade >> and ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> Thanks. No one will be able to say for certain until the release of the final version. > I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade and > ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I install > the Ultimate version (which isn't part of the upgrade offer). The question > I have is can a clean install be had with an upgrade version of the OS? > > Thanks. Well, that really kind of stinks because the offer is for the upgrade versions and its only good until July 11, I believe. > No one will be able to say for certain until the release of the final > version. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Thanks. 'Windows 7 - Buy and download from Microsoft Store' (http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102) - Running Windows Vista? - If you have *Windows Vista*, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You *can do a clean install* (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in-place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista). Hope it helps SIW2 Lynne;1076594 Wrote: > Well, that really kind of stinks because the offer is for the upgrade > versions and its only good until July 11, I believe. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > > >> > > > >> Thanks.> > > > > > >  SignatureSIW2 > 'Windows 7 - Buy and download from Microsoft Store' > (http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102) [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks.> > > > > > > you cannot upgrade vista premium to windows 7 pro If you have vista premium you can upgrade only to windows 7 primium if you have vista pro u can upgrade only to Windows 7 pro. >> 'Windows 7 - Buy and download from Microsoft Store' >> (http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102) [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > If you have vista premium you can upgrade only to windows 7 primium > if you have vista pro u can upgrade only to Windows 7 pro. No, you can upgrade to any of the equal or higher level Windows Vista grades of Windows 7. That means you could do an in place upgrade from Vista Pro to Windows 7 Ultimate. What you can't do is upgrade from a higher level Vista to a lower level Windows 7. In those cases you'd have to do a custom installation which ends up being a clean install. It says it right on Windows 7 page. "Running Windows Vista? If you have Windows Vista, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You can do a clean install (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in-place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista)." It also states it if you run the Windows 7 upgrade advisor program. Yes, that does help. I guess I didn't notice the small print. > 'Windows 7 - Buy and download from Microsoft Store' > (http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102) [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks.> > > > > > > Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade will cost the same as Vista Ultimate 64-bit and be released in October 2009, according to Microsoft South Africa today. > Well, that really kind of stinks because the offer is for the upgrade > versions and its only good until July 11, I believe. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> >>> Thanks. From the Microsoft store - " If you have Windows Vista, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You can do a clean install (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in-place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista). " >I am currently running Vista Ultimate. I got the offer for the upgrade and >ran the adviser, which says I have to do a clean install unless I install >the Ultimate version (which isn't part of the upgrade offer). The question >I have is can a clean install be had with an upgrade version of the OS? > > Thanks. |
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