Future Windows Upgrade

Will someone with a non-genuine copy of windows xp be able to buy a upgrade
version of Vista or will they have to purchase the full copy?

Hi Matucker,

You will have to purchase Windows Vista full retail package. There is no
upgrade from illegitimate copies. What you can (should) do now is purchase a
full copy of Windows XP now so that you can be legal until Vista comes out.

M
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"matucker" wrote:

> Will someone with a non-genuine copy of windows xp be able to buy a upgrade
> version of Vista or will they have to purchase the full copy?

A full version. Why would MSFT support piracy???

<DIV>&quot;matucker&quot; &lt;matucker@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote
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Will someone with a non-genuine copy of windows xp be able to buy a upgrade

> version of Vista or will they have to purchase the full copy?

If you run Windows Genuine Advantage on
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/dow...yValidate.aspx
you will be given options for converting your installation of Windows to
genuine. It will be cheaper than buying a fresh copy and under the right
conditions may be free (reporting a source for pirated software).

"matucker" <matucker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will someone with a non-genuine copy of windows xp be able to buy a
> upgrade
> version of Vista or will they have to purchase the full copy?

yes, there was also an offer if the WGA check fails, that one could purchase
XP plus Vista Home-Premium for free = one price for two Windows Packages.

Only if your Key was checked as illegal.
People in Germany found this offer so strange, that on the forums was
discussed how to turn a genuine XP into a Pirated just to can purchse this
deal with Vista for free.

I myself have also considered this, because what Microsoft is trying with
those offers is simply a slap in the face for all honest purchasers.

SBJ

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:Ormox4e0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> If you run Windows Genuine Advantage on
> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/dow...yValidate.aspx
> you will be given options for converting your installation of Windows to
> genuine. It will be cheaper than buying a fresh copy and under the right
> conditions may be free (reporting a source for pirated software).
>
> "matucker" <matucker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8C58F5E6-A39C-4913-AA7D-3A8565AF3FEA@microsoft.com...

>
>

They are also catching a ton of pirated Volume Licences.

"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
newsB847AFA-D28C-4EB5-9EF4-A32F3D06EE18@microsoft.com...

> yes, there was also an offer if the WGA check fails, that one could
> purchase XP plus Vista Home-Premium for free = one price for two Windows
> Packages.
>
> Only if your Key was checked as illegal.
> People in Germany found this offer so strange, that on the forums was
> discussed how to turn a genuine XP into a Pirated just to can purchse this
> deal with Vista for free.
>
> I myself have also considered this, because what Microsoft is trying with
> those offers is simply a slap in the face for all honest purchasers.
>
> SBJ
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:Ormox4e0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

I am sorry, but that is not true, there has been no sign of genuine
advantage preventing Vista to upgrade existing illegitimate licenses of
Windows XP.
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"Montreal MCT" <MontrealMCT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Matucker,
>
> You will have to purchase Windows Vista full retail package. There is no
> upgrade from illegitimate copies. What you can (should) do now is
> purchase a
> full copy of Windows XP now so that you can be legal until Vista comes
> out.
>
> M
> --
> MDG, MCT
> MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
> Certified Small Business Specialist
> Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx
>
>
> "matucker" wrote:
>

Andre,

It is possible for me to throw a brick through a window of an electronics
store to get a new TV, but that does not make it legal. An upgrade license
is by definition a license to superimpose a newer OS onto an existing
licensed OS. Any other use is illegal.

M
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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> I am sorry, but that is not true, there has been no sign of genuine
> advantage preventing Vista to upgrade existing illegitimate licenses of
> Windows XP.
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> "Montreal MCT" <MontrealMCT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:207D94BC-1915-4790-BE31-B315579C3ECE@microsoft.com...

>
>
>

I am not questioning if the license is legal or not. What I answered was,
can legitimate copy of Windows Vista full version or upgrade license,
upgrade a illegal copy of Windows XP? Yes.
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"Montreal MCT" <MontrealMCT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Andre,
>
> It is possible for me to throw a brick through a window of an electronics
> store to get a new TV, but that does not make it legal. An upgrade
> license
> is by definition a license to superimpose a newer OS onto an existing
> licensed OS. Any other use is illegal.
>
> M
> --
> MDG, MCT
> MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
> Certified Small Business Specialist
> Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>

You are then at an advantage to me. Anyone with any Microsoft certification
who counsels someone that it is okay to use a pirated copy for any purpose
risks losing those certifications.

Pirated software is bad for the industry, and there is no legal or
legitimate purpose to it. (Refer my blog post dated 09/06/2006 entitled
'Software Piracy Hurts Us All'

M

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"Andre Da Costa [ActiveWin]" wrote:

> I am not questioning if the license is legal or not. What I answered was,
> can legitimate copy of Windows Vista full version or upgrade license,
> upgrade a illegal copy of Windows XP? Yes.
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> "Montreal MCT" <MontrealMCT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:38F62307-F0F8-4E4B-AC0C-5E0C124A7F4E@microsoft.com...

>