Upgrade to Window 7

I just read that BestBuy was going to offter at its Website a $49.00 Window 7
Upgrade for Vista Home Prem users. This offer would only be available from
6/26 for 16 days.....

Over the past 6 months I have read several articles about Microsoft offering
exisitng Vista Users an upgrade to Windows 7 for a discounted price, and even
maybe...for free.

I am posting this to see what others perhaps know about the
Upgrade....whether this would be the right time to take advantage of the
Upgrade because it may not be offered again. I would hate not to take
advantage of the $49.00 Upgrade and find its not offered again, or, take
advantage of it now to find its offered later at a cheaper price.

Any one have feedback based on good sources? Suggestions?

To amend my posting......This is a Pre-Sales offer....as Windows 7 has of
course not been released as yet

"denmarfl" wrote:

> I just read that BestBuy was going to offter at its Website a $49.00 Window 7
> Upgrade for Vista Home Prem users. This offer would only be available from
> 6/26 for 16 days.....
>
> Over the past 6 months I have read several articles about Microsoft offering
> exisitng Vista Users an upgrade to Windows 7 for a discounted price, and even
> maybe...for free.
>
> I am posting this to see what others perhaps know about the
> Upgrade....whether this would be the right time to take advantage of the
> Upgrade because it may not be offered again. I would hate not to take
> advantage of the $49.00 Upgrade and find its not offered again, or, take
> advantage of it now to find its offered later at a cheaper price.
>
> Any one have feedback based on good sources? Suggestions?

I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and then
when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing this
on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The upgrade
took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7. I
found out later this was a bug that could have been over come but I was
seeing all kinds of things wrong that needed work and just chose that it
would be better for me to go back to Vista as SP 2 had just come out.

Just my $.02. Rich


"denmarfl" <> wrote in message
news:667568EC-60A3-4EB4-9928-...
>I just read that BestBuy was going to offter at its Website a $49.00 Window
>7
> Upgrade for Vista Home Prem users. This offer would only be available
> from
> 6/26 for 16 days.....
>
> Over the past 6 months I have read several articles about Microsoft
> offering
> exisitng Vista Users an upgrade to Windows 7 for a discounted price, and
> even
> maybe...for free.
>
> I am posting this to see what others perhaps know about the
> Upgrade....whether this would be the right time to take advantage of the
> Upgrade because it may not be offered again. I would hate not to take
> advantage of the $49.00 Upgrade and find its not offered again, or, take
> advantage of it now to find its offered later at a cheaper price.
>
> Any one have feedback based on good sources? Suggestions?

Thanks... The article actually addresses this offer as Pre-Sales for
customers currently running Vista Home Prem. For those who purchase a PC from
BestBuy on or after 6/26....with the Vista OS, those customers will get a
FREE Upgrade to Windows 7 on its release.

"Rich" wrote:

> I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and then
> when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing this
> on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The upgrade
> took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7. I
> found out later this was a bug that could have been over come but I was
> seeing all kinds of things wrong that needed work and just chose that it
> would be better for me to go back to Vista as SP 2 had just come out.
>
> Just my $.02. Rich
>
>
> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
> news:667568EC-60A3-4EB4-9928-...
> >I just read that BestBuy was going to offter at its Website a $49.00 Window
> >7
> > Upgrade for Vista Home Prem users. This offer would only be available
> > from
> > 6/26 for 16 days.....
> >
> > Over the past 6 months I have read several articles about Microsoft
> > offering
> > exisitng Vista Users an upgrade to Windows 7 for a discounted price, and
> > even
> > maybe...for free.
> >
> > I am posting this to see what others perhaps know about the
> > Upgrade....whether this would be the right time to take advantage of the
> > Upgrade because it may not be offered again. I would hate not to take
> > advantage of the $49.00 Upgrade and find its not offered again, or, take
> > advantage of it now to find its offered later at a cheaper price.
> >
> > Any one have feedback based on good sources? Suggestions?
>
>
>

Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is Pre-sales for
users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.

"Memnoch" wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <> wrote:
>
> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and then
> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing this
> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The upgrade
> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7.
>
> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which you
> describe or you can do a clean install.
>

Can someone post a link to the article?

TIA


"denmarfl" <> wrote in message
news:62D79C65-5D79-4F01-8875-...
> Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is Pre-sales
> for
> users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
> purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.
>
> "Memnoch" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <> wrote:
>>
>> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and
>> >then
>> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing
>> >this
>> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The
>> >upgrade
>> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7.
>>
>> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which you
>> describe or you can do a clean install.
>>

Link to the article

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...pgrade-pricing

"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Can someone post a link to the article?
>
> TIA
>
>
> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
> news:62D79C65-5D79-4F01-8875-...
>> Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is Pre-sales
>> for
>> users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
>> purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.
>>
>> "Memnoch" wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <> wrote:
>>>
>>> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and
>>> >then
>>> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing
>>> >this
>>> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The
>>> >upgrade
>>> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7.
>>>
>>> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which you
>>> describe or you can do a clean install.
>>>
>
>

Now that you have seen the info at the Link, are your feelings any different
about purchasing this Upgrade? I do wonder if this Final copy will install
more quickly and not encounter the same issues you experienced when you
installed the Beta Copy.


rote:

> Can someone post a link to the article?
>
> TIA
>
>
> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
> news:62D79C65-5D79-4F01-8875-...
> > Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is Pre-sales
> > for
> > users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
> > purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.
> >
> > "Memnoch" wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and
> >> >then
> >> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing
> >> >this
> >> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The
> >> >upgrade
> >> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7.
> >>
> >> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which you
> >> describe or you can do a clean install.
> >>
>
>
>

I would think my experience and those of other would fix this bug and the
others. But I had the RC1 so it was post beta. but still not gold. SO
hopefully they will have it all working but 3.5 hours to upgrade is a little
long. But clean install is bettter! Yes it clearly states $49.99 for an
upgrade count me in on this deal if it comes true!

Rich


"denmarfl" <> wrote in message
news:6182C73C-199A-495B-B90E-...
> Now that you have seen the info at the Link, are your feelings any
> different
> about purchasing this Upgrade? I do wonder if this Final copy will
> install
> more quickly and not encounter the same issues you experienced when you
> installed the Beta Copy.
>
>
> rote:
>
>> Can someone post a link to the article?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
>> news:62D79C65-5D79-4F01-8875-...
>> > Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is
>> > Pre-sales
>> > for
>> > users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
>> > purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.
>> >
>> > "Memnoch" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB and
>> >> >then
>> >> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck doing
>> >> >this
>> >> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The
>> >> >upgrade
>> >> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started 7.
>> >>
>> >> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which you
>> >> describe or you can do a clean install.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

The question then would be is W7 upgrade capable of being installed without
having Vista installed
and using the Vista DVD as verifying media . In this way a CLEAN install is
possible.
peter

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"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I would think my experience and those of other would fix this bug and the
> others. But I had the RC1 so it was post beta. but still not gold. SO
> hopefully they will have it all working but 3.5 hours to upgrade is a
> little long. But clean install is bettter! Yes it clearly states $49.99
> for an upgrade count me in on this deal if it comes true!
>
> Rich
>
>
> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
> news:6182C73C-199A-495B-B90E-...
>> Now that you have seen the info at the Link, are your feelings any
>> different
>> about purchasing this Upgrade? I do wonder if this Final copy will
>> install
>> more quickly and not encounter the same issues you experienced when you
>> installed the Beta Copy.
>>
>>
>> rote:
>>
>>> Can someone post a link to the article?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>> "denmarfl" <> wrote in message
>>> news:62D79C65-5D79-4F01-8875-...
>>> > Nope; the article outlines.....the offer beginning 6/26 /09 is
>>> > Pre-sales
>>> > for
>>> > users currently using Vista Home Prem....Upgrade $49.00. For those
>>> > purchasing a PC from BestBuy on or after 6/26...the Upgrade is FREE.
>>> >
>>> > "Memnoch" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:37:33 -0500, "Rich" <>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >I would think this is contingent on you buying a computer from BB
>>> >> >and
>>> >> >then
>>> >> >when 7 comes out for a mere $49 you can upgrade to 7. Good luck
>>> >> >doing
>>> >> >this
>>> >> >on top of Vista as I did it and I ended up going back to Vista. The
>>> >> >upgrade
>>> >> >took 3.5 hours and the all programs was blank when I first started
>>> >> >7.
>>> >>
>>> >> Of course there are two upgrade methods. The in-place method which
>>> >> you
>>> >> describe or you can do a clean install.
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>