Windows 7

[HotDamn!]

My girlfriends sister use's Windows Vista and I made this face when I found out

I've never personally upgraded from Vista to Win7 but I know that your able to get a free upgrade or something like that.

Soooo, how do you do it??

She uses Vista Home Basic or Home Premium, can't remember which one.

I remember there being a deadline so I hope it's not too late.

[edDV]

I think you should keep your hands off your girlfriend's sister's computer.

This is the current upgrade.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&source=hp&q=Win7+upgrade&rlz=1W1GZHZ_en&o...wAg#ps-sellers

[aedipuss]

free upgrades were only offered in the last month or so of sales of vista machines. unless it came with a free upgrade coupon when purchased it, she's not going to get a free copy of win7.

[HotDamn!]

Ok, thanks. I'll just put good ol' XP Pro on it.

[edDV]

Vista is fine.

[HotDamn!]

Vista is fine.

Her computer needs to be reformatted anyways and she say's she doesn't want Vista so I'm putting XP on it

[edDV]

Do you have XP drivers for that computer?

[HotDamn!]

I'll just do what I did with my other computers. Put the drivers on a flash drive. Or I'll just go to the manufacturers website. Why do you ask?

[edDV]

Many recent computers that shipped with Vista lack XP drivers at the manufactuer site.

[HotDamn!]

Many recent computers that shipped with Vista lack XP drivers at the manufactuer site.

I haven't done much thinking about it really since I planned on just getting Win7 but as soon as I get the computer model I'll look it up to be 100% sure.

I know off the top of my head that it was a Gateway GT?????? If anything I hope she still has the Vista/Driver disc. She'll just have to suffer, even though I don't see how a web browser could have troubles with Vista

I only had troubles with it running games and asking me a bunch of questions when I try to open a file and crap like that.. Can't wait till I get my Win7 disc though, I hear great things about it.

[KTH]

Trying to install Vista drivers for XP might not work or work properly on a XP install. I agree with edDV and recommend that you make sure that XP drivers are available for the computer before trying to install XP. You can use the Vista/Driver disc that you were mentioning to see what drivers you will need.

[HotDamn!]

Trying to install Vista drivers for XP might not work or work properly on a XP install. I agree with edDV and recommend that you make sure that XP drivers are available for the computer before trying to install XP. You can use the Vista/Driver disc that you were mentioning to see what drivers you will need.

Well it's pretty obvious that you need to make sure you can get drivers for a computer before you reformat it. I'm not new to this but thanks for the concern.

I always put my drivers on a flash drive before I do anything and make sure that the drivers will work for the OS I'm am going to use.

[usually_quiet]

In case anyone still cares, the last day to apply for the free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 online was February 28 and mailed applications had to be postmarked March 1. I almost procrastinated too long and missed the deadline myself.

Now an upgrade must be purchased, and upgrading from a qualifying product costs about the same as an OEM copy of Windows 7.