Free Vista Biz/Office..us only

[neufuse Veteran]

Nope just to MN

and parts of PA... we got some at work yesterday... heck I think we were the first to get them in this group....

[NY1]

and parts of PA... we got some at work yesterday... heck I think we were the first to get them in this group....

Great PA is right next to NY, hopefully i'll get it tomorrow :)

Edited January 24, 2007 by Ron21

[Code.Red]

Eh, didn't get mine in California yet. Hoping for tomorrow.. :p

[xxdesmus]

NY here too, hopefully we get them tomorrow :yes:

[TJ32]

Great PA is right next NY, hopefully i'll get it tomorrow :)

I live in PA, north eastern though, hopefully tomorrow.

[PatriotsM16]

I live in Southwest PA, next to Pittsubrgh so hopefully I will get it tomorrow.

[brlmedia]

I might be the only member from Rhode Island? lol hopefully tomorrow too my second hard drive is lonely, for members browsing this post clean install is the best bet i would assume?

[.Ark]

Ohio... come on USPS!

[glazzz]

woo come on Illinois...it's shipping USPS, right?

[Prosidius]

I live in Minnesota's neighbor to the east, hope to get it real soon! :)

[Inplode]

Ohio... come on USPS!

QFT !

[Gabe3]

How the heck is it gonna fit in our mailbox, it looks big to me, maybe its just the photo

[JustGeorge]

They fold it! :devil:

[dbdank]

Is the picture off or is the envelope really that big? Im waiting in washington for my copy :(

[no-sweat]

Ohio... come on USPS!

2nd that!!

I need it by this weekend so my parents can deliver it to me when they come! AHHHH!

[Doli]

I didn't get my copy today :( but here are some pics from the retail copies (not what we will be receiving)

x64 is not in the retail package either.

OK so we can still get the 64-bit version, its just going to cost shipping which should be no problem since we are getting a Vista licence for free.

[Kaidiir]

Bah come on California!

[neufuse Veteran]

OK so we can still get the 64-bit version, its just going to cost shipping which should be no problem since we are getting a Vista licence for free.

the only problem is the site doesnt work...

[Digitalx]

For people who want to keep their DVD in normal case with the flash looking Vista retail package you can use these for standard dvd boxes http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46546198/ :)

[aqwrfd]

For people who want to keep their DVD in normal case with the flash looking Vista retail package you can use these for standard dvd boxes http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46546198/ :)

Very nice! Thanks for this!

I'm sticking to my Thursday arrival, also.

[xxdesmus]

the only problem is the site doesnt work...

Give it a week ....Vista isn't even supposed to be out until the 30th. I'd imagine they won't get the site up and running until the 28th-29thish

[matthewf01]

Give it a week ....Vista isn't even supposed to be out until the 30th. I'd imagine they won't get the site up and running until the 28th-29thish

Its hard to read the inside of that sleeve...

How much does it say it costs to upgrade to Ultimate using Anytime Upgrade?

By the way, if since we have an OEM license and are supposedly only allowed to re-install/re-upgrade once, what is one to do?

Probably just make a full sytem image backup, right?

Does the built in Windows Backup utility allow for a full system image backup (like Acronis), or is it a crappy "back up your files and documents" backup like in Windows Defender?

Also, has anyone done an in-place upgrade from XP to Vista? I'm wondering how well it retains all your installed applications and everything; Id also assume it somehow migrates your My Documents folder contents into the relevant Vista user folders... experiences?

[xxdesmus]

1. Correct me if I am wrong guys, but we are getting retail licensed copies ...just not in retail packaging.

2. Windows Backup makes an image, but you can use it to just backup files individually as well.

3. The upgrade process is supposed to work very well so i have heard, personally i'd always suggest a clean install.

as for the price of the anytime upgrade to Ultimate ...I don't have the exact number, but I want to say $139. Be careful when doing this though, as far as I have read, it will essentially turn your retail license (from Business) into an OEM license ... the anytime upgraded OS will then be tied to that particular computer and hardware setup. ...the anytime upgrade process isn't really all it cracked up to be (for those of us that change hardware often at least).

[matthewf01]

1. Correct me if I am wrong guys, but we are getting retail licensed copies ...just not in retail packaging.

2. Windows Backup makes an image, but you can use it to just backup files individually as well.

3. The upgrade process is supposed to work very well so i have heard, personally i'd always suggest a clean install.

as for the price of the anytime upgrade to Ultimate ...I don't have the exact number, but I want to say $139. Be careful when doing this though, as far as I have read, it will essentially turn your retail license (from Business) into an OEM license ... the anytime upgraded OS will then be tied to that particular computer and hardware setup. ...the anytime upgrade process isn't really all it cracked up to be (for those of us that change hardware often at least).

Thanks for the answers :)

Forgot about the license changing on the anytime upgrade -- so that would just result in a call to Microsoft Activation reps when attempting to re-install/upgrade after swapping hardware?

'Cause if you've spoken with them before about having to re-install and re-activate Windows, you know what I'm getting at ;)

[brlmedia]

I have test upgraded a few xp installs to build 5728, works well some minor hitches (double icons, some left over files) but yea i am going to try an upgrade first, see how it goes (not going to activate it right away) if something goes wrong i can always do a clean install.

and if I am correct it is 139.00 US dollars for the anytime upgrade as previously stated