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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade [Old Version]

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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - Upgrade FQC-00130 122

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Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 7.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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ASIN: B002DHGM50
Item model number: FQC-00130
Date first available at Amazon.com: June 25, 2009
Average Customer Review: 532 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,199 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- #90 in Software > Operating Systems > Microsoft Windows

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If you want a clean install - look for OEM version, not the upgrade!

Bymurdockaon October 23, 2013

Format: DVD-ROMVerified Purchase

Bought this thinking that like every Microsoft update from Windows 3.1 forward, I'd be prompted for the prior system disc to verify my upgrade - not so. MS has decided we're untrustworthy users and if XP isn't loaded, you're key code may be "valid" but "invalid" when you try to activate Windows 7. So if you're hard drive crashed and you bought a new one and thought you could just "upgrade" - go get the OEM version or you're spending the entire day installing and reinstalling operating systems and praying it'll work. Didn't realize this was the issue at first and Amazon tried valiantly to help me - not even realizing it wasn't their fault, it's the new Microsoft policies - they gave me the MS support number and their tech support simply wanted to "remote in" to my computer - even after I said quite clearly I was doing a clean install on a drive and the upgrade key was coming back invalid! So much for MS tech support knowing their own products! If I had to do it all again, I'd buy the OEM version all the time...unless I switch to Apple products - after all, if MS is going to treat me like I'm stupid and can't handle basic IT issues, then I might as well go to Apple where the products are engineered to keep me from handling basic IT issues. It's a shame that MS has decided to be an Apple knock off and not remember the reason a lot of us stayed with them was we *liked* having control of our PCs and all it's settings. It's a sad day when as a long time MS user, I'm this disgusted with their product upgrade that I'm thinking of switching camps. I can only hope no one else gets caught in this horrible trap - especially if they don't have quality tech support on speed dial.

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Plan Before you Buy

ByTrenton BennettVINE VOICEon November 1, 2009

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If you're looking at Ultimate, chances are it's for one of these three reasons:

1) You have Vista Ultimate and don't want to lose all your programs/settings (more on this in a moment)
2) You want BitLocker hardware-level encryption. You'll need to do some tinkering with a USB key or have hardware that supports it (see comments to this review for details)
3) You regularly work in multiple languages and need to easily switch from one to the other

Unlike Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate doesn't offer DreamScenes or any other eye candy different from its cousins Home and Pro. In fact, if you were a fan of the Windows Vista DreamScenes, you should know that you will be losing them when you step up to Windows 7.

Some very important things you need to know about upgrading:

1) There are two types of upgrade: "in-place" (where a Vista machine upgrades to 7 and you get to keep all your programs) and "clean" (where you lose all your old programs and settings).
2) Anyone going from XP to 7 will have to go "clean".
3) Anyone going from a different Vista to 7 (for example, Vista Home up to 7 Pro, or Vista Ultimate down to 7 Home) will also have to go "clean".
4) Anyone going from any Home or Business Vista to 7 Ultimate can do an in-place upgrade.
5) Enterprise Vista can only upgrade to Enterprise 7.
6) You cannot do an "in-place" upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit.

If you have to do 2) or 3), all is not lost--I'll explain in a moment.

Before you even buy a 7 upgrade for your machine, stop by Microsoft's website for two things:

a) download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. Run it with every device connected to the machine that you'll ever want to use in 7. It'll thoroughly examine your machine for any roadblocks and give you good advice about upgrading. Even very new machines will have one or two programs that need some checking.
b) Go to the Windows 7 Compatibility Center and double-check anything that came up negative in the Upgrade Advisor (or didn't show up at all). This site lists detailed compatibility info on a LOT of different devices.

Anything major, like a video card or sound card driver, I'd recommend double-checking with the manufacturer's website to be sure. This almost burned me on two of the machines that I upgraded.

Last, make a backup. There's a free tool called Macrium Reflect that can do this for you.

Do you have to do a "clean" install, but just want to carry over your user accounts and settings? Microsoft makes a program called Windows Easy Transfer that's already in Vista (and XP users can download it from Microsoft) that will export your accounts and settings and let you import them back again. It's very easy to use and does a good job of putting your accounts back together again, even going from XP to 7.

Do you have to do the "clean" install, and you don't want to reinstall all your programs? Laplink has an offer for $19.95 that will let you use a special version of their program "PC Mover" to upgrade one machine one time. Read the documentation in detail.

The most important thing to doing a "clean" install is that in the Upgrade setup you choose "Custom". Windows will take all of your major files and place them in a folder called "Windows.old". PC Mover and the Easy Transfer program will use this folder to reconstruct your system from, so this is VERY important.

I wish I had more space to go into detail here...bottom line is, if you plan ahead a bit, upgrading to 7 will go very easily (and if it doesn't, you'll have something to fall back on).

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which took a long time to download - but now it works fine. The downside was having my computer hacked while ...

ByMontana7on April 26, 2016

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I upgraded from XP long after XP was supported. I was discouraged by retail stores since Windows 7 is no longer sold by Microsoft - was told it should work, but my computer would be extremely slow. This DVD was dated 2009, so there were lots of updates - over 170, which took a long time to download - but now it works fine. The downside was having my computer hacked while the upgrade was downloading and my anti-virus was disabled as directed. I was also cautioned after-the-fact about pirated versions. But this one was okay, as Microsoft confirmed it and supports it.

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MS sneaky Warrantee avoidance regarding previous program migration

ByFrances M. Perkinson November 27, 2013

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Would not perform the migration of my MSOFFICE 2003 Pro for Small Business program, which their system precheck had indicated was completey compatible. I had based my MS Windows 7 Pro purchase on this compatibility review.
Also, this new MSWindows 7 upgrade will not convert or migrate the address book from MS Windows XP Professional Outlook that I was upgrading from to the MSWindows7 Pro Outlook. Further, the advertised XP mode emulation is so....... so poor.
Further, it is not "wife worthy" because both she and I (and I am fairly technical) find it amazingly hard to navigate even the simplest functions such as finding files and reviewing what programs etc. are installed.
MS also has a sneaky way of not providing support unless you agree to pay them substantial sums of additional $. They say the programs (that the MS pre-installation review were said to be compatible) are no-longer under warrantee. Even, though I had told them that I only was having a problem migrating these compatible MS programs from XP to Windows 7 pro.