Windows 7

[#1]

i have vista as operating system....do i need windows 7 upgrade or full version ??

[#2]

Hello Mrc, 

The answer to your question will depend on which version of Vista you currently have.  If you have Windows Vista Basic you will be required to purchase a full version of Windows 7.  Any other versions of Vista will qualify for the Windows 7 Upgrade.  Our online support team is able to verify details with you and verify your installed software to confirm everything will be compatible for a fee if you wish to connect to us the links are below  

Hope this was helpful.

[#3]

"The answer to your question will depend on which version of Vista you currently have.  If you have Windows Vista Basic you will be required to purchase a full version of Windows 7."

That statement is incorrect from the context of the person's original question - existing owners of Windows Vista Basic may upgrade to Windows 7 by buying the Upgrade version.  If you look at the side of the Windows 7 box, it says "All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to upgrade".

If you are talking about the free Windows 7 upgrades from the manufacturers, yes -  they do not provide free upgrades to Win7 from Vista Home Basic, but there is nothing stopping the person from buying a retail copy of Win7 Upgrade and upgrade his machine to Win7 that way.  Based on the question from the user, I believe this is what he intents to do.

Message Edited by mtrump on 11-13-2009 12:56 PM

[#4]

the confusion that i got from surfing about info on win7 is, the windows 7 website have indicated you are allowed to upgrade from vista home basic to windows 7 home premium or ultimate??here are the links i read through, cause i am considering to buy an upgrade, if i require a full version, then i will rather ignore due to the pricing

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/thread/6719ae72-7187-45cd-80f7-55e66f3ec686

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

please confirm on the upgrades possibility, thx

Message Edited by hareluya on 11-14-2009 12:20 PM

[#5]

Here's an applicable quote from Microsoft itself about upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7.

If you're running this edition of Windows Vista   |   You can upgrade to this edition of Windows 7

Windows Vista Home Basic                                   |   Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista Home Premium                              |   Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista Business                                       |   Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista Ultimate                                         |   Windows 7 Ultimate

  For more information, see Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 . (http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade-windows-vista )
You can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit, a clean install is required

[#6]

If you own a genuine copy of Windows XP or Vista, you can purchase an "Upgrade" version of Windows 7; you do not have to purchase a "Full" or "Retail" versions. However, when it comes time to install, your methed of installation (either clean or upgrade installation) will depend on your version of Windows XP or Vista and the version of Windows 7 you are moving towards.

Click HERE for info about the installation process. At the bottom of the page click on the "Install, Upgrade, Activate" tab for helpful links.

[#7]

"Here's an applicable quote from Microsoft itself about upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7."

You are confusing between the technical aspects of the upgrade vs. licensing aspect.

The question is whether you can upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Win7 by buying the upgrade.  This is a licensing aspect, and the answer to the question is definitely a "yes" - you can upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Win7 Home Premium, Win7 Professional and Win7 Ultimate by buying the "Upgrade" version.

Now the procedure of executing the upgrade is a technical question, and the answer depends on the version of Vista that you currently have, and whether you want to switch from x86->x64 or vise versa.  If you are running Home Basic and wants to upgrade to Win7 Professional, can you buy the Upgrade package?  You certainly can.  Can you do it as an inplace upgrade within Vista?  No... but you can do it via clean install.  Same thing if you are currently running x86 (32-bit) version of Vista and wants to move to x64 (64-bit) - you can buy the Upgrade, but the use the clean install method to install x64 version of Win7.

Take my case for an example:  my Vista I'm running is Vista Ultimate, but the version of Win7 Upgrade that I have ordered is Win7 Professional (so in a sense I'm actually "downgrading" my feature set).  I'm certainly eligible to buy the Upgrade package from a licence perspective, just that my install procedure has to be done via the clean install procedure and not inplace upgrade.