Windows 7 free upgrades for vista users

However, a clean installation of the upgrade media will be required unless you used recovery media to install the original Windows Vista edition pre-installed on the PC, in which case you can directly upgrade to Windows 7. PC manufacturers may include a Microsoft free upgrade offer Form with computers distributed with qualifying Windows Vista editions, pre-installed on or after June 26, However, it is important to note that not all PC manufacturers are participating in the Upgrade Option Program and a few participating PC manufacturers have constructed a unique method for receiving and fulfilling Windows 7 Upgrade requests.

Different upgrade media will be required by platform bit or bit and territory-specific versions of Windows Vista. The Windows Vista product can only be upgraded to the associated Windows 7 edition mentioned above. However, for each eligible upgrade path, all available upgrade versions for a qualifying product e.

Upgrade media will be product edition and version-specific and will correspond to the qualifying product edition and version. For example, a language version of the qualifying Windows Vista product can only be upgraded to the same language version of the Windows 7 upgrade software. Update — The free Windows 7 upgrade offer has now expired. If you do like to test windows 7 before buying it, free download Windows 7 Enterprise trial version and test its unique and powerful features. I have recently bought a new laptop and was told that by buying the product with windows vista home premium i would recieve a free upgrade to windows 7.

I downloaded Vista basic 2 weeks ago from emea. Today in August , when I pursued the free upgrade I was informed I was supposed to register for the upgrade by 31 Jan on a website. I was not informed about a registration till today. Dell should rectify. It did happen to several users who did not register by the specified date. It is unfortunate that OEM vendors have not advertised such good offers like a windows 7 fre upgrade.

However, the Redmond. So confused with all of the directions and then told I need a product code. Microsoft has really abandoned us old folks. That means you can't just turn Vista into 7. You have to export all your data, erase the hard drive, and then reinstall all your applications and data.

A lot of computer experts think you should do a clean install anyway, just to make sure your machine runs better. See our video for upgrading XP to Windows 7 for that process. But if you're lucky enough to be able to do an in-place upgrade and want to, here's what you do. First back up your data. Just to be safe, I recommend Macrium Reflect as a great way to image your drive. If you're unsure whether Windows 7 will run, press Check compatibility online.

Though really you should check that before you buy Windows 7. It will take you to a Web page where you can download and run the Windows 7 upgrade adviser. But if you're sure you're compatible, go ahead and click Install now.

Windows 7 will begin copying temporary files and start the install. It will first ask you if you want to go online to get the latest updates. I recommend you do it; it could save you some time later.