Windows Home w/Vista coupon at Newegg for $90

[Geraldo8022]

I thought this had to be with an install on a new machine, but nowhere does Newegg state that. If it does it seems Newegg would have its "neck stuck out a mile". With Paypal discount it would be $75 shipped. I am ok with Home.

 

[Solema]

Link? And what version of Home? Basic or Premium? If it's just Home Basic, deal is cold. Home basic is barely an upgrade to XP.

 

[whitelight]

i think it's home basic.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116169

 

[ir0nw0lf]

Upgrade path via the coupons:

XP Home --> Vista Home Basic: $49 + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Home --> Vista Home Premium: $79 + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP MCE 2005 --> Vista Home Premium: FREE + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Pro --> Vista Business: FREE + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Pro x64 --> Vista ???: FREE (?) + tax (where applicable) + s/h

Estimates are s/h to be $10-$20.

There is no 100% confirmation on if you need to buy a computer system, piece of hardware, or simply the OS itself, to qualify. General concensus is you only need to buy the OS itself.

EDIT: If you plan to want to go to Vista Home Premium, it's cheaper to buy MCE 2005, since the upgrade is essentially free.

 

[DrumminBoy]

Originally posted by: ir0nw0lf
Upgrade path via the coupons:

XP Home --> Vista Home Basic: $49 + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Home --> Vista Home Premium: $79 + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP MCE 2005 --> Vista Home Premium: FREE + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Pro --> Vista Business: FREE + tax (where applicable) + s/h
XP Pro x64 --> Vista ???: FREE (?) + tax (where applicable) + s/h

Estimates are s/h to be $10-$20.

There is no 100% confirmation on if you need to buy a computer system, piece of hardware, or simply the OS itself, to qualify. General concensus is you only need to buy the OS itself.

EDIT: If you plan to want to go to Vista Home Premium, it's cheaper to buy MCE 2005, since the upgrade is essentially free.

If I were to buy MCE 2005 now, would I need an included coupon to receive the free upgrade to Vista or will any copy of MCE 2k5 be eligible?

 

[DaGeek]

depends on who you buy it from, you should get the coupon with it when you purchase it if its from a "reputable" company, newegg is not the only one giving the coupons, also if you buy a computer from a "local" pc builder you would recieve the same things without a coupon using the buy local bonus pack

 

[Inspector Jihad]

are these upgrade versions? cause i have a computer which needs a full install of windows

 

[Audhumla]

I thought it has already been proven that none of these coupons work. Only applicable if you buy a computer with this order from an OEM.

 

[bigsnyder]

Where do you redeem the coupons at? Directly from Microsoft?

C Snyder

 

[Dealbuyer]

This Is A Good Deal...

However, Thinking Back To How Long It Took Me To Upgrade My Machine To XP...

I Think I'll Just Save Some Time & Sanity By Waiting to Get A Machine That Already Has Vista Installed.

Yeah, That's The Ticket - I'll Tell The Wife That I Need a New Computer To Use The Brand New Operating System... Humm.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: Audhumla
I thought it has already been proven that none of these coupons work. Only applicable if you buy a computer with this order from an OEM.

Proven how? The upgrade coupons will work if 1) you buy from a reputable vendor 2) you purchase the correct software that ships with the vista upgrade coupon. It is not necessary to purchase a machine.

 

[dew042]

Sweet. Have fun with your "upgrade" to Windows Unstable Edition.

dew.

 

[aimanzym]

long time ago deal. posted before.

 

[PC911mickster]

Has anyone successfully submitted the upgrade coupon at the Moduslink website?
FYI...Moduslink is the company actually handling the Vista Upgrade program for M$. Their website is stating Country/State/Zip combination is not valid when the data is totally correct and Microsoft is aware of the problem. I've seen a couple of posts at HardForums saying it's straightened out but it wasn't when I tried last night. It doesn't work for the Office Upgrade either.
So has anybody actually completed their submission?
I'd like to know what the secret is.

 

[QuixoticOne]

There's almost no point in upgrading from XP HOME to Vista HOME BASIC,
unless for some reason you really want to run DirectX10 or otherwise
use some of the very few features of vista home basic that are any
different than XP HOME. I suppose a small set of people might benefit slightly
from running Vista HOME BASIC 64 bit edition, but for most that'd be negative
in performance / compatibility rather than positive.

For the most part otherwise XP HOME SP2 + updates will offer virtually all the same
features as Vista HOME BASIC at a decent level of security and probably better
compatibility / stability than Vista will have for at least 6 months.

IMHO the minimum worthwhile upgrade would be to aim for VISTA HOME PREMIUM
if you're likely potentially interested in doing DVR / TV / HDTV on your PC or
if you want to do fairly mid to high end gaming in DX10.

And for that XP MCE Upgrade edition -> Vista Home Premium upgrade edition,
I don't really see that you'll save a ton (maybe none?) of money given paying
shipping and the cost of the XP to VISTA upgrade etc. The main advantage would be
you could "run MCE now while you wait" but it's only like 2 months before Vista H.P.
is out, so you'd have to really want/need it to bother setting up a whole new MCE
system only to totally reinstall in 2 months...

And IDK for sure but if you buy OEM edition XP you may end up with a license
category of OEM for Vista if you do the upgrade from XP OEM... in which case you're
going to be more limited in being able to change the OS over to a new computer if
you want to upgrade your motherboard / hard drive / etc. and keep the license
to use VISTA on the new machine since they limit OS transfers to new machines to
"retail product" vs disallowing it in general "OEM product" unless you're just replacing
something that's broken... Though if you can coupon upgrade
XP OEM to VISTA UPGRADE RETAIL that wouldn't be so bad...

 

[bigsnyder]

Originally posted by: PC911mickster
Has anyone successfully submitted the upgrade coupon at the Moduslink website?
FYI...Moduslink is the company actually handling the Vista Upgrade program for M$. Their website is stating Country/State/Zip combination is not valid when the data is totally correct and Microsoft is aware of the problem. I've seen a couple of posts at HardForums saying it's straightened out but it wasn't when I tried last night. It doesn't work for the Office Upgrade either.
So has anybody actually completed their submission?
I'd like to know what the secret is.

How 'bout a link to the upgrade site?

 

[QuixoticOne]

How 'bout a link to the upgrade site?

See:
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/665135
https://upgradeweb.moduslink.com/vista/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/expressupgrade.mspx

 

[QuixoticOne]

Sorry the post duplicated.

 

[QuixoticOne]

Originally posted by: Audhumla
I thought it has already been proven that none of these coupons work. Only applicable if you buy a computer with this order from an OEM.

That is the great question. I just read the following which doesn't give
cause for optimism that the coupons + XP OEM CD purchase will work.

See this link for the whole context of the discussion:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/message....php?start=60&catid=18&threadid=668977

Scary snippets for those who're relying on similar NewEgg Deals:

poppagene

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Date Posted: Nov/07/2006 6:12 PM
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according to the box the software comes in,

AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION AND ACCEPTANCE. Distribution of individual software licenses or hardware units contained in this Microsoft System Builder Pack ("package") is not authorized unless you accept this license. You accept this license when you open this package. By accepting this license, you agree that you are a system builder. If you do not open this package, you may distribute it to another system builder. "System builder" means an original equipment manufacturer, or an assembler, reassembler, or installer of software on computer systems. If you choose not to accept this license, promptly return the unopened package to your distributor. Individual software licenses or hardware units cannot be returned after this package is opened.

poppagene said:...
wishbone said:
Looks like from poppagenes post that anyone who installs software is a systembuilder If you open the package then you accept the agreement

Apparently not! Here is a response I received today from my email inquiry last week about standalone OEM XP purchases that contained the Vista Express Upgrade coupons like being sold through Newegg. I emailed using the email address found on the physical Vista coupons - MSTUPVISTANA@ModulusLink.com. Modulus Link is the company that is actually administering them Vista Express Upgrade program for Microsoft..

Hello xxxxxxx,

Thank you for your interest in the Vista Express Upgrade program. In response to your question below, the purchase of an OEM version of XP containing the Vista Express Upgrade coupon and a receipt showing only that purchase is not sufficient to qualify for the Vista Express Upgrade program. This program is open to end users who reside in the US or Canada and who purchase a new PC. In order to qualify for an upgrade under the Vista Express Upgrade program you must purchase a new PC with XP preloaded between 10/26/2006 and 3/15/2007.from an authorized system builder and provide a receipt (or copy) showing a qualifying PC purchase between these dates An authorized system builder can be either a major PC manufacturer such as HP, Dell, Gateway or an approved local Microsoft Authorized System Builder who has registered for this program. Other OEMs and third party system integrators not participating in the Vista Express Upgrade program and purchasing Microsoft XP OEM products containing the Vista Express Upgrade coupon directly from a website like the example you provided below for are not permitted to participate in this promotional offer. For more details and a complete list of approved local system builder participating in the Vista Express Upgrade program please visit the Vista Express site via the link below

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/expressupgrade.mspx


Thanks,

Jamie
Modulus Link Vista Express Upgrade Program Advisor Specialist

 

[QuixoticOne]

Anyway because of all the uncertainty about the validity of the express upgrade
coupons I'm personally going to stay away from getting any XP products + Vista Upgrade
coupons; I'll just wait for Vista itself to be available.

Good deals on existing PC systems though with XP preloaded and Vista Upgrage Coupons
may still be worth looking into, though, if you want the machine anyway.

For people that DO believe this XP CD + Vista Upgrade coupon deal is valid/useful, though,
here's another option that could be a better deal on getting Vista Home Premium --
not too bad of a deal for XP MCE really. BTW another risk is still whether when
you apply for a Vista Express Upgrade from an XP OEM CD will you get an
OEM licence of Vista which then would be less transferable to new PCs / components?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116171
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista - OEM
AMD & Microsoft combo deal, ends 12/14
$109.99

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(Not available in HI, AK and PR)

 

[bigsnyder]

People are leaving comments on Newegg that the upgrade works.

 

[SEAL62505]

Just curious, but if you get the xp mce 2005 version (which would be 32bit, right?) would you then only get 32bit Vista home premium? (Is there a 64bit version even?)

 

[QuixoticOne]

Originally posted by: RuffRyder1672
Just curious, but if you get the xp mce 2005 version (which would be 32bit, right?) would you then only get 32bit Vista home premium? (Is there a 64bit version even?)

That's an excellent question.

XP MCE is certainly only 32 bit, so you're correct there.

There *are* distinct 32 bit and 64 bit versions of most Vista editions
(except 'Vista Home Starter' which isn't to be sold retail in the US anyway).

I have seen numerous conflicting reports about how one can get Vista 64 --

a) Some people say that most all Vista versions will come with one or two discs
that will contain all 32 and 64 versions of Vsita and that only your particular key
will determine which Vista Edition will install.

b) Some say that either the 32 or 64 versions of a given Edition can be used
with a given key,

c) Some say that 32 and 64 versions won't be distributed, only 32 bit, and that
if you want 64 bit you'll have to call / order the 64 bit disc...

d) Some say that certain Vista Editions e.g. Ultimate will come with both
32 and 64 discs, but other Editions may not....

So who knows what the real story is. But there is a 64 bit Vista, and many people
say that you should be able to use either 32 or 64 at your choice with most
Vista Editions as long as you get / can get the 64 bit install disc anyway...

Another interesting question is how they deal with 32/64 in terms of license checking
and stuff since some people will install 32, maybe eventually install 64 and run it for
a while until they figure out there's some software / hardware incompatibility they
can't live with, switch back to vista 32, wait until new drivers / patches are available,
then try 64 again... etc etc. so hopefully they don't lock us out because we keep
switching between 32/64 because 64 doesn't have the needed compatibility for
months or years....

 

[SEAL62505]

Another question then too... 64bit is supposed to offer better performance, right? I have heard complaints about XP pro 64bit. Is it just because of crappy driver support? I am most curious if 64bit is already the clear cut way to go in Vista...

 

[QuixoticOne]

Originally posted by: RuffRyder1672
Another question then too... 64bit is supposed to offer better performance, right? I have heard complaints about XP pro 64bit. Is it just because of crappy driver support? I am most curious if 64bit is already the clear cut way to go in Vista...

As far as I've heard performance is about the same for 64 bit or 32 bit.

The main benefits of 64 are --

a) If you have 4 or more Gigabytes of RAM in your box, depending on your hardware and
BIOS you're probably going to "lose" some of your RAM if you run a 32 bit OS because
your hardware cards take up space that also has to all fit in 4 GB Virtual memory.
Whereas when you run a 64 bit OS, you can have 8 GB or more for more advanced
Vista Editions of RAM with a motherboard that supports that no problem.

b) If you have a specialized application that uses HUGE amounts of memory just for
that one application, as in, several gigabytes of RAM for that given program, it'll
work better in 64 bit mode since it can access a lot more RAM than the less than 3.xx GB
limit it would have on a 32 bit system. For certain scientific, engineering, or
high end simulation / modeling / database / image processing applications this
may be a big deal. For the average person, they won't need this.

Here's more info -- though I have seen some of his statements contradicted
by others (the 64/32 bit versions all on the same disc set or not)
so don't believe everything as gospel, but overall it should be 98%
trustworthy:

Windows Vista Feature Focus: 64-Bit (x64) Support
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ff_x64.asp


Windows Vista Review
Part 2: Understanding the Vista Product Editions
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_02.asp