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If you get it with Pro (which is the only one I've seen it with, but I probably just didnt see the other one)DMarti said:Depends on the version of XP you buy.
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If you get it with Pro (which is the only one I've seen it with, but I probably just didnt see the other one)DMarti said:Depends on the version of XP you buy.
Correct. Did you really expect them to give you a free (or near-free) upgrade to Vista?Headbust said:wait so this upgrade thing means i have to buy a new copy of xp to get the upgrade coupon?, I cant use my xp cd i bought years ago and get a coupon ???
no i was going to buy it full either way, just wondering , somehow, someway this upgrade thing is going to come back and bite everyone in the ass 2yrs from now just watchdotK said:Correct. Did you really expect them to give you a free (or near-free) upgrade to Vista?
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read the confirmation email, and says you can fax the reciept, and confirmation
Thank you for submitting your order to upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD. It is important that you carefully follow all instructions on this confirmation email. You are responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of your order request. Any incomplete, illegible, late, lost, mutilated, misdirected or postage-due requests, fraudulent submission of multiple requests, or providing false information in a request will delay and/or disqualify your submission. Microsoft and/or ModusLink (or your manufacturer or installer) may deny and/or discard any submission deemed to be false or fraudulent. For your order to be fulfilled, you must submit (by mail, facsimile or scan) your receipt for a qualifying PC, together with the online confirmation number listed on this page, to the following address or facsimile number:
i purchased the vista upgrade deal with xp sp2 home via newegg a couple weeks ago.
one question, is the vista going to be a full install or an upgrade that has to be installed over that specific copy of sp2
Ok I bought mine off newegg, and everything went through to that point seamlessly, confirmation number and everything. However, where it says I have to mail my "RECIEPT FOR A QUALIFYING PC," does that mean I can't get the upgrade since I'm installing it on a computer I built!!??
I have to mail my "RECIEPT FOR A QUALIFYING PC," does that mean I can't get the upgrade since I'm installing it on a computer I built!!??
The promo on Neweggs website clearly states, NO hardware purchase necessary. By breaking the seal on the promo software pkg, MS is granting you a single system builders license.I haven't done it yet, but my understanding is:
You have to demonstrate to them that you are a "system builder" (their term). Basically they want proof that you bought all the parts and assembled it yourself. A receipt for the parts should do. Not just a HD or MB, you'll have to show enough parts to make a complete PC. This is different from XP, where only a bit of hardware qualified (e.g just a HD).
If you're paranoid, just keep in mind that when you activate the OS, it will send a summary of the hardware in the machine to MS - which CPU, NIC (MAC address), # of HD and size, etc. Google "windows activation" (or similar) for details on this. So - the receipt should match this info at least minimally.
I'm still not clear whether MS considers a "system builder" to be just mom-and-pop computer stores or includes home enthusiasts. I'm considering making a clone of the three receipts (two retailers) I have for the parts for my machine and creating one with something hinting that the retailer actually assembled it.
let say you buy windows mce 2005 and get the coupon for vista. can you install mce on system ONE and wait to get the vista dvd and then install that, when the time is right, on system TWO?
Im afraid not, because it is a oem product it is tied to the hardware in that machine when you installed it, thats why it is so cheap. So when you want to install vista you will have to do so on the same machine as you installed mce. You could always buy oem software for the second machine a lot cheaper but you wont be able to upgrade your hardware.
let say you buy windows mce 2005 and get the coupon for vista. can you install mce on system ONE and wait to get the vista dvd and then install that, when the time is right, on system TWO?
thanks
I dunno and i'm sorta wondering about the same thing, i just don't know if it is worth it to have my copy of windows tied to just one system
Lets say you buy windows mce 2005 and get the coupon for vista. Then let's say you do not install MCE right away, and you wait to get the vista dvd, and then install that on a new system. Then when that is activated, you install mce 2005 on another system. Will both be activated?
Somebody over at AT contacted M$ and was told the end of February for shipping of the upgrades.
pure heresay(i hope).I expect next week sometime, i already emailed theyre customer service to see if they a date
The last email from Moduslink stated it would ship 4 - 6 weeks AFTER January.
As for your missing POP verification...at least you're getting COA...I'm getting neither now...the site appears to have problems again. I had verifications on both but I can't get to that page anymore....i get stuck on the page where you enter your order number and/or COA to check the order and it comes back as missing both even though both are entered.
Now being the total optimist I am, my thinking is that maybe they shipped them and have cleared out the data once shipped.
It's good to have a dream.
If I new it was going to be like this I would of just bought the oem version of vista my order is now coa/pop confirmed whatever that means?
Q.F.T
I purchased MCE to get vista, and now they are saying 6 weeks after release date
Itll be april befor these things show up, I figured a couple weeks after release date.
Originally on the website it stated 4 to 6 weeks after recieving and verifying the the pop/coa
and speaking of pop/coa verification.Mines taken a step backward.It was coa/pop verified, not it just says coa verified.
This whole thing hasnt been handled very smoothly or effeciently.