UPDATE 3: Since it is OOS at Staples members of Costco and Sam's Club can pick it up for $125.
UPDATE 2: Currently out of stock online.
UPDATE : It's been in& out of stock for last three days. Best time to ckeck is in the morning. If you don't want to wait, you can buy it from your local Staples store. . Online stock checker URL http://www.Staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesStoreInventory?partNumber=820235 . Windows 7 Home Premium Family pack
Say's " Upgrade designed for Windows Vista " for installing on upto 3 PC's
Use a small filler and use a 30 off 150 coupon (Google it!) to get it for $120+ Coupon cost+ Tax. I think it's great deal for people who don't have an .edu email to get it at the student pricing.
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"Trick" to doing a clean install without previous versions of Windows:
It's a similar trick back when vista was installed:
1. Install Win7 using custom install option on a New/clean formatted disk. 2. Leave serial number blank when asked. This will put it in trial mode. 3. Shutdown and restart by booting into Win7 disc. 4. Repeat custom install procedure except this time enter serial when prompted. 5 Install should continue 6. To verify serial after final install go to control panel system and it should show activation status at bottom.
* For those of you whose serial keys are not accepted, it might possibly be because you are installing a using a 32-bit serial instead of a 64-bit serial. Because 32-bit -> 64-bit upgrade is not possible, you have to do a clean install. It is quite possible that because of this, Microsoft made it so that 64-bit is able to do a clean install and it will accept the serial key. I bought 64-bit Win7 Pro from Digital River and the key was accepted no problem by the installer. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. Notes: This is an UPGRADE pack of 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses.
XP users and Vista users are entitled to install these. XP upgrades require a clean install. Vista's "in-place" install requires the equivalent Vista version to 7's Home Premium. Otherwise, with mismatched versions of Vista-Windows 7 Home Premium, do a clean install* (*please correct this if necessary)
Staples link above is online. Try to snag a $30 off $150 coupon at a place online where it might cost you a couple of bucks, tops. Google is your friend.
You will need to add a small "filler" to your Staples purchase to bring the total to over $150. OP has provided a filler link above.
Tax may be added by Staples. No Cash Back here at FW but if you search, you'll find a place that still offers it. My tax was about $10, so my final cost after coupon, coupon costs, Cash Back, and tax was about $130 with free shipping. Staples tells me October 28 is an estimated delivery date.
Message edited by: xtwister161 on 2009-11-08 16:16:53 CST
$149 at Amazon with no coupon, free shipping, and no taxes.
Note: This is NOT the upgrade version it is the full retail version. Some of the websites seem to be confused, some websites list the orange box as the upgrade version and other websites list the orange box as the full version. This has to be a pricing error. The 3-user version is $149, while the single user version is $199.
Message edited by: BradMajors on 2009-10-18 17:36:13 CDT
Does any FW know with the Windows 7 upgrade version, it states that you must upgrade if you bought Vista. What about if you got Vista when you bought a new computer? My computer came with Windows XP Pro and I got with it a Vista Business. I did not have to pay for Vista Business, it came with the new computer. I want to know if I can purchase the Windows 7 upgrade vs having to purchase the regular Windows 7? Can any FW answer this? Thanks!
busnut said:Does any FW know with the Windows 7 upgrade version, it states that you must upgrade if you bought Vista. What about if you got Vista when you bought a new computer? My computer came with Windows XP Pro and I got with it a Vista Business. I did not have to pay for Vista Business, it came with the new computer. I want to know if I can purchase the Windows 7 upgrade vs having to purchase the regular Windows 7? Can any FW answer this? Thanks! You can upgrade to Windows 7 from XP, you can not upgrade from 2000.
BradMajors said:$149 at Amazon with no coupon, free shipping, and no taxes.
Note: This is NOT the upgrade version it is the full retail version. Some of the websites seem to be confused, some websites list the orange box as the upgrade version and other websites list the orange box as the full version. This has to be a pricing error. The 3-user version is $149, while the single user version is $199.
How do you know it's for the full retail and not the upgrade? It shows upgrade on the top corner of the box.
Remember the good ol' days when Microsoft would launch a new OS and Staplez, OD and et al would have a ton of awesome freebies? I got my first digital camera for free from the Staplez launch of Windows ME. Those were the days.
overclock said:Remember the good ol' days when Microsoft would launch a new OS and Staplez, OD and et al would have a ton of awesome freebies? I got my first digital camera for free from the Staplez launch of Windows ME. Those were the days.
BradMajors said:$149 at Amazon with no coupon, free shipping, and no taxes.
Note: This is NOT the upgrade version it is the full retail version. Some of the websites seem to be confused, some websites list the orange box as the upgrade version and other websites list the orange box as the full version. This has to be a pricing error. The 3-user version is $149, while the single user version is $199.
OEM is even more than $50 a piece, so no way are they going to sell retail full versions for $50 each. These are most likely upgrades.
Alot of misinformation on upgrades above. The only way to do in-place upgrade is from VISTA with version the same or LOWER (you can't do QUICK upgrade from Vista ULTIMATE to Windows 7 Premium, for instance). Otherwise, you must re-install each program you have.
I upgraded from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate with no problems.
# Running Windows Vista?
# If you have Windows Vista, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You can do a clean install (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in -place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista).
# Running Earlier Versions?
# If you have Windows XP, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications. If you’re running Windows 2000, you’ll need to purchase the full product and do a clean install.
briankh said: # If you have Windows XP, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications. If you’re running Windows 2000, you’ll need to purchase the full product and do a clean install.
Just to clarify for me: if going from XP to W7, I keep XP on the hard drive and upgrade to W7 and then reinstall my drivers and apps. I do not format my hard drive and try to upgrade to W7. Correct?
Also, does anyone know if I can go from XP Pro to W7 Home Premium?
According to this BLOG you can call B&H Photo to place an order since there site still says “coming soon”.
namx said:briankh said: # If you have Windows XP, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications. If you’re running Windows 2000, you’ll need to purchase the full product and do a clean install.
Just to clarify for me: if going from XP to W7, I keep XP on the hard drive and upgrade to W7 and then reinstall my drivers and apps. I do not format my hard drive and try to upgrade to W7. Correct?
Also, does anyone know if I can go from XP Pro to W7 Home Premium?
Thanks.
No matter what, anytime you reinstall an OS you should always do a clean install, from a clean slate. See that same BLOG here for all the info you should need.
Message edited by: SeNiLe on 2009-10-19 02:53:20 CDT
Couldn't agree more! Although you may get a seamless result installing over the old OS, I promise you, there will be demons crawling out to haunt you until you do. I have had Windows 7 sitting here ready to install for weeks, but until I have the time to do a fresh install of the OS as well as all my other programs, it will remain a paperweight. I've spent the past 12-14 years building and servicing computers as a profession and I can't believe in what I'm saying any more than I do!
SeNiLe said:namx said:B&H Photo has the 3 pack upgrade for $139.95. This was posted in the .edu thread and much obliged to the original poster.
According to this BLOG you can call B&H Photo to place an order since there site still says “coming soon”.
namx said:briankh said: # If you have Windows XP, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications. If you’re running Windows 2000, you’ll need to purchase the full product and do a clean install.
Just to clarify for me: if going from XP to W7, I keep XP on the hard drive and upgrade to W7 and then reinstall my drivers and apps. I do not format my hard drive and try to upgrade to W7. Correct?
Also, does anyone know if I can go from XP Pro to W7 Home Premium?
Thanks.
No matter what, anytime you reinstall an OS you should always do a clean install, from a clean slate. See that same BLOG here for all the info you should need.
BenJohnson said:Is this intro price - or teh retail price. Kindof strange for 3 license OEM to be cheaper than the retail version at 189?
I'm running the Win 7 RC and wasn't planning to purchase the product til the Release Candidate expire next year.
According to PCWorld, they mention “Microsoft previously said the limited-time offer, which is available until supplies last, would be available for pre-order for $149.99 on Oct. 18”.
Not sure if you'll find the family pack in a year or not or at that price but like the individual upgrade licenses, they did not last that long at the $49 price.
Oh and this is for the upgrade version not FULL.
Message edited by: SeNiLe on 2009-10-19 11:26:14 CDT
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