Free upgrade coupon??

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Joe Robertson

I live in Canada and have just assembled a new pc part by part. I bought my
Windows XP Pro OEM on Ebay and will be using it with my new system. IS it
possible to qualify for the free Vista upgrade? The system will be completed
this week and the Windows has not been installed.

Joe
 
No, the coupon currently applies to systems purchased through OEMs such as
Dell, Gateway and HP for example.
 
Kevin said:
Or, Newegg.com, Just FYI.
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Any XP OEM purchased through Newegg.com will be a generic OEM. Does
this mean there will be generic OEM Vista? Or is it a retail upgrade
the coupon is good for?
 
Is the free upgrade coupon any good without buying a new PC? I leaped
before I looked and bought Media Center from Newegg and looking at the
upgrade coupon it mentions that it is good with the puchase of a qualifying
PC. I went to the site everyone will be required to initiate their upgrade
and found this:
https://upgradeweb.moduslink.com/Vi...0l55hcerlx45bs0ow5mx))/GlobalLandingPage.aspx
"Windows VistaT Order Instructions and Product Information
Program Order Instruction Overview

We suggest that you have the items listed below readily available to place
your website order:


o Please check with your Computer vendor for eligibility and redemption
dates
o Please have your date of purchase
o Please have your Certificate of Authenticity (COA) number (14 digits)
readily available.
o Please provide your Computer vendors Windows Vista Capable PC Model and
Model number
o Please have your PC serial number readily available


.. For End User Customers that received an Upgrade Redemption Form with the
purchase of a qualifying PC preinstallation with a qualifying Windows XP
product, you should refer to your Upgrade Redemption Form for eligibility
dates and redemption dates, order instructions and requirements.
o Offer Terms and Conditions are included at the bottom of each
Upgrade Redemption Form.

.. To complete your order, you will need to provide the receipt for the
purchase of your qualifying PC.

.. The Upgrade Software will ship within approximately 6-8 weeks from the
later of (a) the date your have completed the redemption order requirements
or (b) the applicable language version of the requested Upgrade Software has
been released in your country. The receipt of Upgrade Software is also
subject to availability and product supplies."

Andre Da Costa said:
As John Barnes noted its up to the retailer.
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Nina DiBoy said:
Kevin said:
Andre Da Costa [ActiveWin] wrote:

No, the coupon currently applies to systems purchased through OEMs such
as Dell, Gateway and HP for example.


Or, Newegg.com, Just FYI.
Click to expand...

Any XP OEM purchased through Newegg.com will be a generic OEM. Does this
mean there will be generic OEM Vista? Or is it a retail upgrade the
coupon is good for?
Click to expand...
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Michael;
It would appear that your coupon is worthless since you did not buy it with
a computer.
All I can suggest is contact Newegg and/or Microsoft for clarification.
 
That is not correct; Newegg was explictly advertising the free upgrades
for OEM copies of Windows XP bought from Newegg.
 
Of course there will be a generic OEM Vista; that will be the product
that "small" system builders {so called "white box" builders} will use.
But it's not clear what you will receive when you get the upgrade.
Normally, OEM products are "full product" (e.g. not upgrade) only. The
people getting the XP to Vista upgrades through the upgrade program may
get a "special" version made only for this program, or they might get a
retail upgrade package, or they might get an OEM "full product" package.
I don't think that we will know this with certainty until people begin
actually receiving these upgrades.
 
Just to update, I emailed Newegg about the coupon without buying PC and got
this reply:
Dear Customer,

"Thank you for contacting Newegg.

It's fine, you still qualify for it. Microsoft assuming you are able to
obtain the software means you have a qualifying PC.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page.

Thank you, "
 
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