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Old 18th Dec 2008, 12:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Free Upgrade Option Program

Microsoft issued a draft of the Windows 7 Technical Guarantee Program to their OEM partners on December 10, giving them exactly one month to provide their feedback before Microsoft finalizes the program details.

We managed to obtain a copy of the draft, which tentatively refers to the program as the "Windows 7 Upgrade Program". Let's take a look at the key points outlined in the draft.


Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program
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Old 11th Feb 2009, 12:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.0

We received more details of the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program, and have thus updated and expanded this article with the following information :

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- Added two new pages of Windows 7 Upgrade Screenshots.
- Updated the Important Program Dates section with new information on the Program Eligibility Period, Program Calculation Period and the Final Software Fulfillment / Program End Date.

Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.0
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Old 12th Feb 2009, 09:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.1

We received more details of the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program, and have thus updated and expanded this article with the following information :

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- Added an Editor's Note on the upgrading of Windows XP Downgrade systems to Windows 7 to the Eligible Upgrade Paths and Possible Upgrade Options sections.

Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.1
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Old 21st Feb 2009, 11:14 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.2

We received more details of the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program, and have thus updated and expanded this article with the following information :

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Old 24th Feb 2009, 10:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Wait until you see the stuff on new, improved Windows Experience Index, which we will be posting now...
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.3

We received more details of the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program, and have thus updated and expanded this article with the following information :

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- Updated the Important Program Dates section with a new start date for the program.
- Updated the Editor's Note for the Eligible Upgrade Paths and Possible Upgrade Options sections to clarify the issue of upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.3
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Default The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program Rev. 3.0

We received even more details of the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program, and have updated and expanded this article with the following information :

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Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program Rev. 3.0
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Question Reformatting after the Windows 7 Upgrade Program

If I buy a Vista laptop after June 26, 2009 and upgrade to Windows 7 using the Windows 7 Upgrade Program, what's going to happen if I want to reformat my laptop a year down the line? Do I have to restore my laptop to Vista using the laptop's recovery disk, then upgrade to Windows 7? Or can I simply install Windows 7 with the upgrade media without installing Vista? Thanks for any replies!
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You can install Windows 7 straightaway. But you'd have to download the drivers from the website of the company you bought the laptop from.
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