From what I can tell, this deal is ONLY if you have a Vista installation disk (for clean install) or if upgrading a Vista already on the hard drive. Is this right, or can you use it to upgrade from XP?
The $150 family pack deal for 3 Windows 7 lisences(works out at $50 each), can be bought by anyone.
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-Upgrade-Family/dp/B002MV2MG0/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1256173726&sr=8-9
“From what I can tell, this deal is ONLY if you have a Vista installation disk (for clean install) or if upgrading a Vista already on the hard drive. Is this right, or can you use it to upgrade from XP?”
# 1. Upgrading from Vista to Win 7 is pretty straightforward. You can do an “in-place” upgrade(it wil keep all your files and apps) as long you install the same version of Windows 7 as you have of Vista.
Windows Vista Home premium ———> Windows 7 Home Premium.
Windows Vista Business ———> Windows 7 Professional
Windows Vista Ultimate ——> Windows 7 Ultimate.
Any other upgrade, like Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional, will require a clean install.
# 2. If you have XP, you can't upgrade directly to Windows 7. You are going to have to back up all your files, then do a clean install (custom install), then re-install your apps. That clean install will use your Windows 7 “upgrade” disk.
You will first need to test your XP computer to see if it can run Win 7, using the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15
Of course you can upgrade XP to Vista then to Windows 7, but why would anyone do that?