Hi people,
Have you had experience using the "upgrade" from Vista to Windows 7 Professional.
It is available for students (one of my kids in college) for $64.95.
Just wondering if you've had experience using the "upgrade" and how it went for you.
Thanks in advance.
My son got the $39.00 student upgrade to Windows 7 ultimate (x64) last year. He had absolutely no problems with it… but… his should have been easy as he installed it on a new computer he had just built. He had probably only used it for a couple months before upgrading so he probably didn't have many 3rd part programs installed to deal with.
That's still a heck of a deal though. Pro is the way to go. Home Premium is missing some key stuff, like Gpedit and XP Mode and some other stuff I can't remember off hand. I did not see any benefit to Ultimate as it's seems to be aimed primarily at the business world using Domains.
I did an "upgrade" install using RC1 and it worked okay to begin with. It put all the Vista stuff in Windows.old . After a few weeks, though, it started acting up and I reverted back to Vista.
When Windows 7 came out, I immediately bought the student package for about £30. I did a clean install of the 32-bit Pro version and it works fine. I was also able to pick up another copy on my girlfriend's account, and did a clean install of that too.
One thing I would say is that Microsoft only offers the "upgrade" version. Whereas a few student software retailers will offer a full copy for about the same price. It might be an idea to get the latter one so that you an keep hold of Vista, just in case.
