Chance to upgrade to Windows 7 for free

On June 2, Microsoft confirmed that it will support customers with a "special deal" when upgrading to Windows 7 if they purchased a pre-installed Vista PC .

The Redmond software giant also officially announced plans to release Windows 7. By October 22, Microsoft's latest operating system will reach users.

In addition to the "Windows 7 Upgrade Option" program, there are plans to support low-cost upgrades, which may be free, to Windows 7, which have not been disclosed by Microsoft as important as the start, end, The upgrade price for PC manufacturers and retailers, or which version of Windows Vista will be calculated.

' This program will involve retail partners and original equipment manufacturers so that when upgrading to Windows 7, customers will get low cost ,' Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft spokesman. , said. However, only when officially deployed, new detailed plans were revealed.

Maybe Microsoft will continue to implement the plan that has been done with Windows 7's predecessor, Vista Express Upgrade. Previously, when upgrading to Vista from a PC, users were supported for free or at a low cost.

TechARP.com expects Microsoft to announce an upgrade policy for Windows 7 soon.

According to this news site, licensed Vista Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate licenses from June 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010 will be upgraded for free or at low cost to Windows 7. In addition, the upgraded version of Windows 7 will also correspond to the previous version of Vista.

Thus, Vista Home Basic, the cheapest version is not included in this subsidy program. Meanwhile, Microsoft will reserved Windows 7 Home Basic version for emerging markets.

Netbook buyers will not be able to participate in Microsoft's free or low-cost upgrade program because of the small, cheap line of devices that only support Windows XP Home or Vista Home Basic. Neither of these operating systems is supported by the upgrade price. The TechARP page states: ' Microsoft's current solution for netbooks is Windows XP Home Basic and Vista Home Basic. Therefore, the netbook is not standard according to the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program program because there is no necessary pre-installed OS ".

However, some sources claim that Microsoft will propose an upgrade to Windows 7 for those who have purchased PCs running the OS under Windows XP Professional downgrade program implemented by manufacturers. Accordingly, PCs that have downgraded to XP Professional will have a Vista Business or Vista Ultimate license, both of which are eligible for a free or cheap upgrade to Windows 7.

At the moment, it is not clear which computer manufacturers and retailers will receive this offer. In 2006, when Microsoft introduced the Vista Express Upgrade program, some vendors such as HP supported free upgrades, but the US computer company Dell charged users $ 49.

The Vista Express Upgrade program was introduced by Microsoft 96 days before Vista officially launched. If you follow the old plan, when Windows 7 comes to users on October 22, it is very likely that Windows 7 Upgrade Option will be started on 18-7.