"Upgrade" pricing - How?

As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at MS
and tell them we're ready?
Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them from
MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade offer? If
so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?

I doubt you'll be able to until Vista becomes available to the general
public on January 30. Then, you just order an upgrade version.

- Aaron

"DP" <> wrote in message
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> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at MS
> and tell them we're ready?
> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them from
> MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade offer? If
> so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>
>
>
>
>
>

As Aaron said, but be prepared to have to install it onto a second partition
and do a juggling act to get the computer set up practically. XP X64
license will be invalid, but you will have a partition left with it
installed, probably with your boot files on it.

"DP" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>
> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at MS
> and tell them we're ready?
> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them from
> MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade offer? If
> so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>
>
>
>
>
>

Why would you want to juggle things around? Why not just
delete the current x64 installation and install a fresh
Vista x64 in its place?

John Barnes wrote:
> As Aaron said, but be prepared to have to install it onto a second
> partition and do a juggling act to get the computer set up practically.
> XP X64 license will be invalid, but you will have a partition left with
> it installed, probably with your boot files on it.
>
> "DP" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>
>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone
>> at MS and tell them we're ready?
>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them
>> from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade
>> offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

There is no upgrade path directly from x64 to Vista, so there is no upgrade
version of Vista compatible with x64.
What we have been told is that we will have to buy a full version, but will
be eligible for "upgrade pricing." Just wondering how that works.
Whether we'll be sent a coupon, an email, a special site to buy this from,
etc.
Basically, I just wanted to make sure no other XP x64 users had already
gotten something I hadn't gotten, hence my question here.


"Aaron Kelley" <> wrote in message
news:%23LV3H3$...
>I doubt you'll be able to until Vista becomes available to the general
>public on January 30. Then, you just order an upgrade version.
>
> - Aaron
>
> "DP" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>
>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at
>> MS and tell them we're ready?
>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them
>> from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade
>> offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

I guess your posting seems a bit odd. If Vista is not
available until Jan 30, 2007, then how would anyone obtain
an "upgrade" without you knowing about it.

When the upgrade is available, you can be sure the
information will be disseminated, it won't be a secret!


DP wrote:
> There is no upgrade path directly from x64 to Vista, so there is no upgrade
> version of Vista compatible with x64.
> What we have been told is that we will have to buy a full version, but will
> be eligible for "upgrade pricing." Just wondering how that works.
> Whether we'll be sent a coupon, an email, a special site to buy this from,
> etc.
> Basically, I just wanted to make sure no other XP x64 users had already
> gotten something I hadn't gotten, hence my question here.
>
>
> "Aaron Kelley" <> wrote in message
> news:%23LV3H3$...
>> I doubt you'll be able to until Vista becomes available to the general
>> public on January 30. Then, you just order an upgrade version.
>>
>> - Aaron
>>
>> "DP" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at
>>> MS and tell them we're ready?
>>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them
>>> from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade
>>> offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Upgrade pricing for Vista 64 requires that it be clean installed from the XP
X-64 desktop. The last time it was posted by Darrell Gorter (MSFT). I
haven't seen any changes posted.

"Theo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Why would you want to juggle things around? Why not just delete the
> current x64 installation and install a fresh Vista x64 in its place?
>
> John Barnes wrote:
>> As Aaron said, but be prepared to have to install it onto a second
>> partition and do a juggling act to get the computer set up practically.
>> XP X64 license will be invalid, but you will have a partition left with
>> it installed, probably with your boot files on it.
>>
>> "DP" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>
>>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone at
>>> MS and tell them we're ready?
>>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them
>>> from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade
>>> offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

I am familiar with that but in another Vista group it was
posted that even though the upgrade was initiated from an
active installation you have the option to delete the
current OS (Win XP - appropriate version) and do a clean
install in the partition you just started from.


John Barnes wrote:
> Upgrade pricing for Vista 64 requires that it be clean installed from
> the XP X-64 desktop. The last time it was posted by Darrell Gorter
> (MSFT). I haven't seen any changes posted.
>
> "Theo" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Why would you want to juggle things around? Why not just delete the
>> current x64 installation and install a fresh Vista x64 in its place?
>>
>> John Barnes wrote:
>>> As Aaron said, but be prepared to have to install it onto a second
>>> partition and do a juggling act to get the computer set up
>>> practically. XP X64 license will be invalid, but you will have a
>>> partition left with it installed, probably with your boot files on it.
>>>
>>> "DP" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>
>>>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>>>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone
>>>> at MS and tell them we're ready?
>>>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>>>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to
>>>> them from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this
>>>> upgrade offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

If you run the install from the XP x64 desktop as a clean install Vista64
will just take the XP x64 directory and move it to windows.old. Then you
can delete this directory through the disk cleanup facility.

"Theo" <> wrote in message
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>I am familiar with that but in another Vista group it was posted that even
>though the upgrade was initiated from an active installation you have the
>option to delete the current OS (Win XP - appropriate version) and do a
>clean install in the partition you just started from.
>
>
> John Barnes wrote:
>> Upgrade pricing for Vista 64 requires that it be clean installed from the
>> XP X-64 desktop. The last time it was posted by Darrell Gorter (MSFT).
>> I haven't seen any changes posted.
>>
>> "Theo" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Why would you want to juggle things around? Why not just delete the
>>> current x64 installation and install a fresh Vista x64 in its place?
>>>
>>> John Barnes wrote:
>>>> As Aaron said, but be prepared to have to install it onto a second
>>>> partition and do a juggling act to get the computer set up practically.
>>>> XP X64 license will be invalid, but you will have a partition left with
>>>> it installed, probably with your boot files on it.
>>>>
>>>> "DP" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>>
>>>>> As x64 users, we're supposed to qualify for upgrade pricing on Vista.
>>>>> So, how do we make good on that? Are we supposed to contact someone
>>>>> at MS and tell them we're ready?
>>>>> Will Microsoft contact us to tell us how to do this?
>>>>> Has any XPx64 user on this forum gotten any kind of info sent to them
>>>>> from MS telling them how they are to take advantage of this upgrade
>>>>> offer? If so, how'd you get it? Via email? Postal service?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Correct, except there is no clean install option in Vista. It is a Custom
install.

"HDFatBoy2003" <> wrote in message
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> If you run the install from the XP x64 desktop as a clean install Vista64
> will just take the XP x64 directory and move it to windows.old. Then you
> can delete this directory through the disk cleanup facility.
>