Comments on: More on the Windows 7 upgrade program

The Microsoft deal, which kicks off on Friday, will give buyers of PCs with the Vista operating system installed a free upgrade to Windows 7. Here's how it will work.

[Frimbooze]

The best entertainment experience on your PCWindows 7 Home Premium offers a rich, dynamic entertainment experience on your PC, making it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want.1
>>>>>>>This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.<<<<<<


Read the windows 7 pre-order site For $49.99 you get both 32-bit and 64 bit on the same disc.

I am now on the RC Almost full time i still have my Xp boot but it just takes to darn long to load.

[stephen8073]

i've just bought a new laptop & base unit (at the start of may) so do i have to pay for windows7 or do i qualify for free upgrade.

[raqoon]

So far the 'free' upgrade program from microsoft is nothing more than a scam, to trick you into buying a computer with Vista now to clear the shelves. I just bought a new Gateway system with 64 bit version of Vista Premium, and their website claims it doesn't qualify. It's a bait and switch tactic, as nowhere do they tell you which models qualify, and you are required to enter in the serial number before you find out. My guess, is none of their computers qualify. If you call their support line, you just get someone in India who can't understand anything but telling you how to go to the acer website.

Useless. If someone from Microsoft is reading...you really need to get your promotion fixed before it backfires on you. I know I'm not the only one with this problem, and may be returning my new machine for a mac.