Free Upgrade from Vista to Windows 7?

Check it out here boys! The new Microsoft is in town!!

The one we call Supermario sends his regards and from his lair strives on his evil thoughts of world domination...

So the message is "If you're holding out for Windows 7 instead of moving from XP, you'd be just as well off splashing on an expensive copy of Vista right now".

It is a pretty nasty way to screw those who bought Home Basic.

Oh, and be sure to read the small print: "Note: PCs must be purchased during the Program Eligibility Period, which does not yet appear to have been publicly disclosed."

Its a great OS. Stop bashing it. People believe any rumor they hear nowadays. Windows Vista has been serving me perfectly without issues. Windows 7 is even faster.painguy1

My thoughts exactly.

vista never work for me so i degraded from vista back to xp until windows 7 beta came out and i'm definitly going to buy it

but microsoft tried to make vista better that leopard and ended up making it worse

Nice. I can't wait.

Sucks for those who bought Vista Home Basic...

Smart thing for Microsoft to do. Vista doesn't have a good name for itself out on the street (although most of the rationale for that has no basis), and Windows 7 is actually really good. Boots and shuts down almost twice as fast as Vista, for instance.

Pretty charitable of Bill to do this, but then, he kinda had to.

Nobody's bashing it. I just don't see why it can't be a free upgrade for all Vista users.jimmyjammer69

Wait what's this "Program Eligibility Period" are they going to screw over customers that bought Vista when it came out?

Although, I can get Vista Ultimate for like $40 with my student discount (awesome). I still can't believe microsoft would leave out a majority of it's customers when they should try to get rid of the Vista OS altogether.

[QUOTE="painguy1"]Its a great OS. Stop bashing it. People believe any rumor they hear nowadays. Windows Vista has been serving me perfectly without issues. Windows 7 is even faster.Phoenix534

My thoughts exactly.

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".

"anecdotal data" look it up...

Wait what's this "Program Eligibility Period" are they going to screw over customers that bought Vista when it came out?

Although, I can get Vista Ultimate for like $40 with my student discount (awesome). I still can't believe microsoft would leave out a majority of it's customers when they should try to get rid of the Vista OS altogether.

Swiftstrike5

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="painguy1"]Its a great OS. Stop bashing it. People believe any rumor they hear nowadays. Windows Vista has been serving me perfectly without issues. Windows 7 is even faster.weirjf

My thoughts exactly.

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".

"anecdotal data" look it up...

Yeah, Vista works pretty well for me, but it isn't without it's issues...and it was a pain in the butt getting a lot of my hardware and software to work on Vista, when it worked great with XP. I had to do days worth of googling/reading forums to figure how to make it all hash out. I would revert back to XP, because I had far fewer compatibility issues with it, but I can't be arsed into spending all the time to uninstall and reinstall all my programs.

[QUOTE="weirjf"][QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

My thoughts exactly.

StrawberryHill

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".

"anecdotal data" look it up...

Yeah, Vista works pretty well for me, but it isn't without it's issues...and it was a pain in the butt getting a lot of my hardware and software to work on Vista, when it worked great with XP. I had to do days worth of googling/reading forums to figure how to make it all hash out. I would revert back to XP, because I had far fewer compatibility issues with it, but I can't be arsed into spending all the time to uninstall and reinstall all my programs.

[QUOTE="StrawberryHill"][QUOTE="weirjf"]

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".

"anecdotal data" look it up...

Sam3231

Yeah, Vista works pretty well for me, but it isn't without it's issues...and it was a pain in the butt getting a lot of my hardware and software to work on Vista, when it worked great with XP. I had to do days worth of googling/reading forums to figure how to make it all hash out. I would revert back to XP, because I had far fewer compatibility issues with it, but I can't be arsed into spending all the time to uninstall and reinstall all my programs.

Yep. That sums it up exactly for me. I never had problems with XP. Period. But after spending days getting Vista to work...and now it works okay...just okay - not quite as stable as XP, I refuse to spend a bunch of time reinstalling all my software. My next OS system will be installed when I build another pc. :roll:

Im Glad to say that I am Elgible for this Upgrade, and personally, I am glad. Im not saying I have had too many problems with vista, hell, I only had it for 4 months, but it just doesn't feel right.I think thats really a wierd move on Microsoft.

Edit: maybe not So, apparently The Elgibility for this program states it has to be after July 1,2009. What the? Are they Serious? Now this IS rediculous.

I enjoy Vista. Running it on a 64 bit system with 4GB of memory and it has been great for the past year.

Windows 7 is even better. I have the beta running on my second system as the main OS,.... cant wait to upgrade this machine with it.

Im Glad to say that I am Elgible for this Upgrade, and personally, I am glad. Im not saying I have had too many problems with vista, hell, I only had it for 4 months, but it just doesn't feel right.I think thats really a wierd move on Microsoft.

Edit: maybe not So, apparently The Elgibility for this program states it has to be after July 1,2009. What the? Are they Serious? Now this IS rediculous.

Aslyum_Beast

Wow, looks like I've got a free Windows 7 upgrade coming my way. Good job Microsoft. That Vista purchase wasn't a complete waste of money after all.GodLovesDead

I'll buy 7 when it hits selves, since I have xp still :P

Remember that XP has been around a loooooooooooooong time (2001!), so you might not remember how sorry it was when it was first released. The first rollout didn't have drivers for almost any current network card, and very few video cards, and sound almost never worked right either. It was a slug and it would throw up error messages on your screen all the time. It's been a while - I bet you don't remember that.

The first version of Vista had its issues, too, of course, but it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than original XP.

I doubt MSDN copies count. :P

My parents were responsible for getting Windows 98/XP for me and I've been using the MSDN programme for upgrades since attending Uni.

I'll be out of uni by the time Windows 7 is out so won't have access to MSDN, if it's good looks like Windows 7 will be the first Microsoft OS I'll be paying for out my own pocket.

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]Wow, looks like I've got a free Windows 7 upgrade coming my way. Good job Microsoft. That Vista purchase wasn't a complete waste of money after all.Deihmos

I doubt MSDN copies count. :P

AnnoyedDragon

Remember that XP has been around a loooooooooooooong time (2001!), so you might not remember how sorry it was when it was first released. The first rollout didn't have drivers for almost any current network card, and very few video cards, and sound almost never worked right either. It was a slug and it would throw up error messages on your screen all the time. It's been a while - I bet you don't remember that.

The first version of Vista had its issues, too, of course, but it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than original XP.

Oxilica

So the message is "If you're holding out for Windows 7 instead of moving from XP, you'd be just as well off splashing on an expensive copy of Vista right now".

It is a pretty nasty way to screw those who bought Home Basic.

Oh, and be sure to read the small print: "Note: PCs must be purchased during the Program Eligibility Period, which does not yet appear to have been publicly disclosed."

jimmyjammer69

Remember that XP has been around a loooooooooooooong time (2001!), so you might not remember how sorry it was when it was first released. The first rollout didn't have drivers for almost any current network card, and very few video cards, and sound almost never worked right either. It was a slug and it would throw up error messages on your screen all the time. It's been a while - I bet you don't remember that.

The first version of Vista had its issues, too, of course, but it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than original XP.

Remember that XP has been around a loooooooooooooong time (2001!), so you might not remember how sorry it was when it was first released. The first rollout didn't have drivers for almost any current network card, and very few video cards, and sound almost never worked right either. It was a slug and it would throw up error messages on your screen all the time. It's been a while - I bet you don't remember that.

The first version of Vista had its issues, too, of course, but it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than original XP.

So the message is "If you're holding out for Windows 7 instead of moving from XP, you'd be just as well off splashing on an expensive copy of Vista right now".

It is a pretty nasty way to screw those who bought Home Basic.

Oh, and be sure to read the small print: "Note: PCs must be purchased during the Program Eligibility Period, which does not yet appear to have been publicly disclosed."

[QUOTE="weirjf"][QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Exactly!Daytona_178

OK, I was involved with the transition to XP and Vista with my company. The XP lab had over 50 computers with 30 different HW configurations. The Vista lab had 35 with 25 different HW configurations. We rolled out XP in a little over a year. After 20 months with Vista we pulled it off the shelf and stuck with XP. It was the worst starting OS we have had since Windows 3.11 and NT 3.5. The only OS that is worse period would have to be Windows ME. Does Vista work fine on my wife's laptop? Yes... 1 out of 100 ain't bad.

So the message is "If you're holding out for Windows 7 instead of moving from XP, you'd be just as well off splashing on an expensive copy of Vista right now".

It is a pretty nasty way to screw those who bought Home Basic.

Oh, and be sure to read the small print: "Note: PCs must be purchased during the Program Eligibility Period, which does not yet appear to have been publicly disclosed."

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".weirjf

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

I doubt MSDN copies count. :P

Oxilica

[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"][QUOTE="adrake4183"] I think you are misunderstanding Microsoft's intent. Vista basic was only designed for systems with specs that were too low to utilize the aero interface. The assumption is that if you have vista basic you probably don't have a computer that could run windows 7 with ease. They aren't trying to cut you out of anything. They just want to support machines that have a high likelihood of being compatible. Keep in mind Microsoft is currently being sued by the US and EU over the vista compatible issue and they don't want another misstep like that.Swiftstrike5

is this a trial or the full version for free i have Windows Vista Home Premium and also when is this available

thanks

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="painguy1"]Its a great OS. Stop bashing it. People believe any rumor they hear nowadays. Windows Vista has been serving me perfectly without issues. Windows 7 is even faster.weirjf

My thoughts exactly.

Congratulations... you got a combination of HW that worked well with Vista. Don't assume because YOU didn't have issues that a vast majority didn't. My PC came pre-loaded with Vista and had to be re-imaged every 3 months because of OS corruption... went back to XP and in 3 years haven't had an issue. The 35 unit test environment at my company, 4/5 had to be reimaged every 2-4 months because of OS corruption but the other 1/5 worked just great. Just because YOU didn't have issues doesn't mean that vista wasn't complete CRAP to other people and completely unviable as an "upgrade".

"anecdotal data" look it up...

Simple way to keep vista from pissing you off is to not install unecasry drivers that corrupt the kernal like it ussually does in liniux. For those of you who dont know theres something called msconfig. It lets you turn of crap services and startup programs that you volantaraly installed that cause issues. Most people complain about vista cause they go of installing a bunch of sh!t that seemd useful even though they've never heard of it in their lives. Its even in xp so use that and stop complaining.