Comments on: Windows 7 RC upgrade

By: Shingo

Shingo — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:35:36 +0000

Secure Remote Support, Gosh, you needed spectacles dude. Read this article again if you need to. Anyway, even if Microsoft has stopped offering the download from its servers, it is already duplicated out in the world. And also, it does not mean this version is non functional. If you read the FAQ, it states that even after expiry, you can still use it for 2 hours per session, before it initiates a automated shutdown, which is more than enough time for you to pop in the upgrade CD to do your upgrade to a full and legal windows 7.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/faq.aspx

Read point number 6 ( How long can I test Windows 7? )

Geez.. I suppose you are the outdated one.. :)

By: Shingo

Shingo — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:25:58 +0000

Yes, you have got exactly what I meant in that article. If you see the FAQ from microsoft,

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/faq.aspx

you will notice this question
Can I upgrade from the RC to the final version of Windows 7?

When you install the final version of Windows 7, you’ll need to do a clean installation. So plan on backing up your data then reinstalling your applications and restoring your data.

You will need to do a full installation when you upgrade from RC. Which means ” yes ” you can upgrade via RC alone. Without having any original Vista to being with.

And you know where you can actually still get the RC from, since it is free, it is not illegal to download off from … ” La La La “

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:22:06 +0000

@Secure Remote Support

Yes we are fully aware of that fact !

However, as the title to this post clearly says ” Upgrade Windows 7 RC to Full Version” & I believe I am corrcet in stating that Microsoft have yet to bring out Windows 8, 9 or 10, therefore we feel that this article is indeed extremely relevant.

Having said that, if you still disagree & are unable to read the heading of the post correctly, may I suggest you try FisherPrice.com instead as I’m sure they would be delighted to read your high quality input.

Have a nice day, Admin

By: Secure Remote Support

Secure Remote Support — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:17:37 +0000

Microsoft stopped offering the RC for download a couple of weeks ago. This is outdated information.

By: squidoo guy

squidoo guy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:06:42 +0000

enjoyed reading this post, thanks, appreciated

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:25:39 +0000

Thats pretty cool you can do a full clean install from an upgrade cd even if it does mean doing two installations to get there.

So is there a difference between a product key which comes on a “full” install disc of a particular version and the “upgrade” disc of the same type?

That is, say you purchase a Windows Professional Upgrade disc, and then used a friends full retail disc, could you achieve the same result this way so you only have to install once?