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Is this true about Windows 7...

joe_pesci
joe_pesci Posts: 158 Forumite
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That it goes "live" friday, and if you buy a computer with Vista on it from Friday onwards then you get free uograde to W7 when it's released?

I hope it is and also glad i held off on ordering my computer tomorrow.:j
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,466 Forumite
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    I think it's from the 1st of July that if you buy a computer with Windows Vista and the manufacturer is enrolled in the upgrade scheme then you are able to get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it's released, or if not you may have to pay a small amount depending on their terms. It's not a blanket scenario, so you should check before you make a purchase.
  • joe_pesci
    joe_pesci Posts: 158 Forumite
    Ah ok thanks, i don't mind a small charge, but hopefully not being charged full price.
  • John_Gray
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    joe_pesci wrote: »
    That it goes "live" friday, and if you buy a computer with Vista on it from Friday onwards then you get free uograde to W7 when it's released?
    I hope it is and also glad i held off on ordering my computer tomorrow.:j
    The Windows 7 Team Blog talks about this, but the announcement date for the qualification for a free upgrade to Windows 7 (when it comes out on 22 October) is not yet defined. Other people have suggested 1st July as the announcement date, but until it's really announced it is all speculation... (See the final comment on the first page of comments, dated 2nd June: "we will be announcing details regarding the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program - mentioned in the above blog post - at a later date. Stay tuned as it will be of interest to you." )
  • PROLIANT
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    Exiting new times...:beer:
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • isofa
    isofa Posts: 6,091 Forumite
    edited 24 June 2009 at 6:48AM
    Just to hijack this thread re the XP compatibility mode, I read somewhere recently that this will only function on certain later/higher powered Core 2 Duo chips and above, any info about this? know it's just a VPC session with some sort of coherence added so XP apps can appear native in Win 7 so I was surprised to read this, especially as I have a P4 laptop running XP Pro and a VPC on Win 2000 for testing on a client system (who is still on 2000!).
  • John_Gray
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    edited 24 June 2009 at 6:55AM
    isofa wrote: »
    Just to hijack this thread re the XP compatibility mode, I read somewhere recently that this will only function on certain later/higher powered Core 2 Duo chips and above, any info about this? know it's just a VPC session with some sort of coherence added so XP apps can appear native in Win 7 so I was surprised to read this, especially as I have a P4 laptop running XP Pro and a VPC on Win 2000 for testing on a client system (who is still on 2000!).
    Ed Bott is your friend: "How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?"

    And also Why all the fuss about XP mode?
  • John_Gray
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    PROLIANT wrote: »
    Exiting new times...:beer:
    "Exiting" as in moving to Ubuntu (say)? Or merely "exciting"?! ;)
  • isofa
    isofa Posts: 6,091 Forumite
    John_Gray wrote: »
    Ed Bott is your friend: "How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?"

    And also Why all the fuss about XP mode?

    Thanks John :)
  • DatabaseError
    DatabaseError Posts: 4,161 Forumite
    John_Gray wrote: »
    Ed Bott is your friend: "How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?"

    And also Why all the fuss about XP mode?

    1 out of 5 for me...not that it matters to me...my XP days are long gone (except on the 1ghz laptop...a license for 7 will cost more than the lappy is worth :( )
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    John_Gray wrote: »
    "Exiting" as in moving to Ubuntu (say)? Or merely "exciting"?! ;)
    Well done for spotting the typographic error. I was just starting on my first coffee of the morning.
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
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