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Windows 7 Upgrade, will there be a 100% free Download option (2696 Views)
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Windows 7 Upgrade, will there be a 100% free Download option

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‎10-18-2009 08:53 AM - edited ‎10-18-2009 11:40 AM

I Was just about to start the ordering process for my eligible laptop when i noticed im going to be charged ~£20 for shipping and handling. In the UK it is assumed that shipping and handling is free [or at the very most £5 which is usually for express next day delivery on a large-ish item] on items of this nature. So a £20 charge is an outrageous one I refuse to spend.

 

So my question boils down to, will there be a free download option for the upgrade, or a method to upgrade a vista "CD-Key" to a Windows 7 one as I will already have a windows 7 disk [of the exact type necessary for my laptop]. 

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Re: Windows 7 Upgrade, will there be a 100% free Download option

‎10-18-2009 04:02 PM

No, see here. 
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‎03-22-2012 02:23 AM

Lordships wrote:

I Was just about to start the ordering process for my eligible laptop when i noticed IM going to be charged ~£20 for shipping and handling. In the UK it is assumed that shipping and handling is free [or at the very most £5 which is usually for express next day delivery on a large-sis item] on items of this nature. So a £20 charge is an outrageous one I refuse to spend.

 

So my question boils down to, will there be a free download option for the upgrade, or a method to upgrade a vista "CD-Key" to a Windows 7 one as I will already have a windows 7 disk [of the exact type necessary for my laptop]. 

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