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Windows 7 E Abandoned
06-08-2009 8:57 PM
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Apparently those who have ordered the E European version will have their purchase honoured and receive the full version.
Customers will now be able to upgrade rather than perform a clean install as is the case with the E version.
Personally, I'd rather have the E one and do a clean install.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 8:32 AM
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From what I understand from the M$ blog referred to in the pcpro article ( http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/07/31/windows-7-and-browser-choice-in-e... ), I will now receive a version with IE8 installed by default but which will present me soon after install with a "ballot" screen allowing me to download, install and use by default and alternative browser BUT NOT REMOVE IE8 from the machine, and from past experience of IE I suspect I may never be able to remove it.
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 8:33 AM
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Quote from: poppy Personally, I'd rather have the E one and do a clean install.
Absolutely.
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 8:39 AM
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 9:31 AM
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What swayed me was the price - I ordered it from PC World for forty-odd pound a month or so ago for several reasons:
It had good reviews.
The price was good and I knew that it would be a lot more to upgrade at a later date.
The main reason was that it was the full version - I hate this upgrade and recovery disk business. When I used desktops I always had them made up and had the full XP disk. It is the one thing that I don't like about laptops - they never seem to give you the proper disk.
I am looking forward to getting W7 because with a clean install I will be able to set my laptop up just as I want it and can then get my dual boot with Linux spot on.
As I understand it, those of us who have pre-ordered the E version will receive it as Microsoft are honouring the deal. Probably they don't have any option as they would be in breach of contract if they didn't supply it.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 9:35 AM
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You can remove IE8 from Windows 7 using the add remove windows components link
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 1:26 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim I think those who ordered E will receive the full version for the same price - that was what the rest of the world was getting all along.
All of Europe received the same treatment. In the US and Canada the pre-order offer was for an upgrade version at a lower price than Europe paid. But a full version is better than an upgrade version. As I understand it, you can transfer a full version to a new computer if, for example, your old one dies but, under the terms of the Microsoft licence agreement, an upgrade version is tied to the computer you first install it on.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 1:58 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim You can remove IE8 from Windows 7 using the add remove windows components link
Well, why don't $MS simply instruct all OEM's to do this?
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 2:00 PM
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The EC problems are related to standard consumer products bought separately from a PC.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 2:01 PM
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In the License it only differentiates between a normal retail licence and a Windows Anytime Upgrade which is where you purchase an upgrade between products in the same family. For example from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate. This isn't the same as from XP to Vista for example.
Certainly I transferred XP upgrade licenses without any problem.
Quote 15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE.
a. Software Other than Windows Anytime Upgrade. You may uninstall the software and
install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this license between
devices.
b. Windows Anytime Upgrade Software. The first user of the software may reassign the
license to another device one time, but only if the license terms of the software you upgraded
from allows reassignment.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 3:28 PM
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 3:39 PM
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Also the earlier versions from XP backwards you didn't need to have the old operating system installed just put in the old install disk at the point in the install program where it requested it.
Note - to use a Vista upgrade disk on a clean install is very simple - just install it without putting in the key and then install again over the top of it this time putting in the key. They allowed this because the previous system of putting in the old install disk wasn't allowed.
Also upgrading from XP 32 bit to Vista 64 bit there is no way on earth I would try an upgrade install.
Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 4:16 PM
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 4:18 PM
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Re: Windows 7 E Abandoned
07-08-2009 4:45 PM
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Linux seems straightforward in comparison, even with the large number of distros.
Agree with randpwar - Vista has been no bother to me either and does all I want, although don't ask much of it.
Only fancy W7 because of the full disk version, and also for the experience I suppose.
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