The Microsoft Windows 7 Free Upgrade Option Program

Adrian Wong · 18th Dec 2008, 12:00 AM

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

Adrian Wong · 11th Feb 2009, 12:15 AM

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 a new page and section on Possible Upgrade Options.
- 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

Adrian Wong · 12th Feb 2009, 09:34 PM

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 article with a new Windows 7 Upgrade Requirements section.
- 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

Adrian Wong · 21st Feb 2009, 11:14 PM

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 and Fulfillment Limitations sections with new information.

Link : The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.2

ChampionLLY · 22nd Feb 2009, 03:25 PM

super complicated

Adrian Wong · 24th Feb 2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChampionLLY

super complicated

Wait until you see the stuff on new, improved Windows Experience Index, which we will be posting now...

Adrian Wong · 25th Mar 2009, 12:49 AM

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 a new Marketing Materials section.
- 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

Adrian Wong · 4th Apr 2009, 10:22 PM

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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- Added two new pages of Q&As on the Windows 7 Upgrade Option program.
- Added two new screenshots of the upgrade process.
- Added a new Official Name section.
- Added a new Storage Requirements section.

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

rubix1225 · 27th Apr 2009, 02:23 AM

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!

Dashken · 27th Apr 2009, 02:39 PM

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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rubix1225 Newbie Join Date: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	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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