Comments on: Windows 7 – Microsoft Clarifies What An Upgrade Is, Contrary To What Any Hack Says http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/30/windows-7-microsoft-clarifies-what-an-upgrade-is-contray-to-what-any-hack-says/ Technology News, Reviews & How-To Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: irrational John http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/30/windows-7-microsoft-clarifies-what-an-upgrade-is-contray-to-what-any-hack-says/#comment-61033 irrational John Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:13:19 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9869#comment-61033 Hey, does Windows 3.1 count? Forgot to include that one. Still have the diskette contents on a hard drive someplace. (Proably still have the diskettes too though I wouldn't count on them being readable.) -iJohn Hey, does Windows 3.1 count? Forgot to include that one. Still have the diskette contents on a hard drive someplace. (Proably still have the diskettes too though I wouldn’t count on them being readable.)

-iJohn

]]> By: irrational John http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/30/windows-7-microsoft-clarifies-what-an-upgrade-is-contray-to-what-any-hack-says/#comment-61032 irrational John Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:10:02 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9869#comment-61032 Reading about the upgrade requirements my first thought was that since I only have two retail install copies of XP Pro I guess legally I'm only entitled to buy/use at most two upgrade licenses for Windows 7. But then again, what about all those copies I have laying around of Windows 2000, and Windows 98?? FWIW, I'm pretty sure I still have Windows 95 media someplace. (Did Win 95 use an install key? Been so long ...) So bottom line is that I think I'm OK if I happen to "finesse" a clean install out of a Win 7 upgrade DVD to save some time/hassle. One of the few situations in which being a pack rat has a (dubious) benefit. -irrational john Reading about the upgrade requirements my first thought was that since I only have two retail install copies of XP Pro I guess legally I’m only entitled to buy/use at most two upgrade licenses for Windows 7.

But then again, what about all those copies I have laying around of Windows 2000, and Windows 98?? FWIW, I’m pretty sure I still have Windows 95 media someplace. (Did Win 95 use an install key? Been so long …)

So bottom line is that I think I’m OK if I happen to “finesse” a clean install out of a Win 7 upgrade DVD to save some time/hassle. One of the few situations in which being a pack rat has a (dubious) benefit.

-irrational john

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/30/windows-7-microsoft-clarifies-what-an-upgrade-is-contray-to-what-any-hack-says/#comment-61031 Ron Schenone Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:21:10 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9869#comment-61031 Hi Don, Exactly. I bet if we asked 100 different people about the EULA we would get 100 different interpretations. Either talking about it is getting old, or we are getting old! LOL Maybe it is a little of both! Regards, Ron Hi Don,
Exactly. I bet if we asked 100 different people about the EULA we would get 100 different interpretations. Either talking about it is getting old, or we are getting old! LOL Maybe it is a little of both!

Regards, Ron

]]> By: Don Naphen http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/30/windows-7-microsoft-clarifies-what-an-upgrade-is-contray-to-what-any-hack-says/#comment-61030 Don Naphen Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:48:01 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9869#comment-61030 I guess it depends on which hand one holds a cup of coffee in the morning! The gist of the article really boils down to: yes it can be done but it's "illegal" (based on the terms THEY set). No sense in rehashing old wounds on this never-ending issue Ron. All sorts of favors are done every day. Just today, a friend asked me to make a copy of the Win7 DVD, as his free upgrade on a recent laptop purchase was a digital d/load with no backup! Was this legal? Who knows. The product key that he has will work with his "copy", and he paid for it via the promo included with his purchase. This is one can of worms that was opened long ago when Product Activation became the norm, and that can of worms will never empty out! Anyone who got sucked into buying Windows ME (yeah, I did!) will remember and say: "Hey, just getting even Billy". I guess it depends on which hand one holds a cup of coffee in the morning! The gist of the article really boils down to: yes it can be done but it’s “illegal” (based on the terms THEY set). No sense in rehashing old wounds on this never-ending issue Ron. All sorts of favors are done every day. Just today, a friend asked me to make a copy of the Win7 DVD, as his free upgrade on a recent laptop purchase was a digital d/load with no backup! Was this legal? Who knows. The product key that he has will work with his “copy”, and he paid for it via the promo included with his purchase. This is one can of worms that was opened long ago when Product Activation became the norm, and that can of worms will never empty out!

Anyone who got sucked into buying Windows ME (yeah, I did!) will remember and say: “Hey, just getting even Billy”.

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