Free Windows 7 Upgrade Program


You might have read our article about the Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Program back in November which basically stated that Windows Vista users might receive a free Windows 7 upgrade depending on the time of their purchase. Some new information came to light that have not been confirmed yet by Microsoft.

Techarp, a technology website, has listed the requirements for receiving a free Windows 7 upgrade. They do mention that the program is optional meaning that not all OEMs might participate.

A new PC has to be purchased between July 1, 2009 and a date that has not been announced yet. A pre-installed version of either Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate has to be supplied with the PC that must have a valid Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached.

The upgrade paths are straightforward:

1. Windows Vista® Home Premium -> Windows® 7 Home Premium
2. Windows Vista® Business -> Windows® 7 Professional
3. Windows Vista® Ultimate -> Windows® 7 Ultimate

More news and the latest information in our Windows 7 Forum.

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  2. John says:

    thaat would be nice if that happend because i bought vista right around when it came out

  3. Andy says:

    So if free upgrades will only be available to those who buy a PC after July 1st 2009. So why would anyone now buy a Vista PC before that date!!? Surely PC sales will now just dry up for the next 6 mths!

  4. Kapinezi says:

    This means early Vista early adopters will have to pay full quids for windows 7 while the others will have it for free… maybe not the best way to build up a loyal audiance…

  5. Matthew says:

    Utter crap, every Vista owner should be required to a free upgrade, not just kiddies who buy prefab crap.

  6. Thomas says:

    QQ? Think of this from a buisness standpoint: They have your money already. You already bought what the are selling. The folks they are targeting now are people who will give them more money — and many of these people won’t give them thier money until they are getting Windows 7. Do the math — make them happy = profit. make you happy = 0 profit.

    Besides, vista wasn’t that bad. I personally didn’t touch it till SP 1 came out (like I’ve done with every single microsoft OS since Windows 95). It was a memory hog and laid out different than people were “used to” — but it introduced some new concepts, ran very well if you weren’t cheap and bought good computer parts, I personally liked the security improvements (which also could use some tweaking — see windows 7), and of course, was “prettier.”

    Complain all you want. You may not agree with how Microsoft does things, but obviously they did something right–being a multibillion dollar corporation and having all the market share they do. Just a piece of advice for the future — instead of switching to a new OS on a whim because you heard cool things… take the time to research it’s capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses — before wasting money on an OS you don’t quite need at the time.

  7. Carter says:

    totally unacceptable, i buy the pre- installed vista laptop for only 3 months and now they say only offer upgrade for whoever buy it after 1 july -.-” so that;s mena i need to get another money for the windows 7 wtf, how about microsoft just offer a cheaper price for us to upgrade rather then paying full stupid [rice for a brand new window? cause vista is slow like hell and not good to use at all

  8. Elaine says:

    Have a Dell 410 XPS purchased new with a “Windows XP sticker” on front 7/21/07, it was supposed to have a “Vista Premium sticker” on front. oops! There’s an Ultimate Vista 32-bit software installed on PC purchased new and from day one I have been waiting for an update too Fix a slow responding 410 XPS PC. Who will help me fix this PC: Dell, MICROSOFT?? Who??

  9. dakeshon says:

    dhis is bull i cant believe i cant update windows vista i hate it so bad i want windows 7 microsoft need to do somethin about dhis

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