windows 7 preorder start time?

hey, does anyone have an idea of when the preorders will start for windows 7? I know that it starts tomorro (June 26), but do you have any idea what time? midnight? i really wanna nab one of those preorders! its more than half off!

 

I Just Wish We Could Pre Order In Australia!!!!!

Dam You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

me thinks it starts midnight, but with people on the west coast 3 hours behind us easterners in the states I think it will actually begin at 3 AM (EST).

 

i feel you man! well...kinda..i just moved from germany, so i've face my fair share of situations like that...but...well not anymore....soo....so i guess i'm just rubbing it in you face huh? sorry bout that...and from what i hear, at least for gaming, austrialia is considerably worse than europe...

 

Ima preorder premium tommorrow (will it ask me if i want 64bit because i don't want 32bit i want 64)

do they send it to you in the mail?

 

I think they will email you a download link to the ISO, which you can then burn onto a DVD and proceed with the install. It would be cool if they email you a download link to get started ASAP, and mail you an actual disc later on once they manufactured it.

 

that wuld pwn....i doubt it though....

hey do you think these upgrades wil be gone fast?

cause my parents can't help me until after work tomorrow like 5 o clock. I would buy iit myself but i have no credit card

I have teh cash though

 

Judging from how fast the Windows 7 Beta download limit cap went... yes it will go incredibly fast. However...

Microsoft did not mention what the cap was on getting this promotional pricing for the Windows 7 upgrade, other than that it ends on July 11th. Based on this knowledge, I'd say that you are safe as long as you do it within the first 24 hours .

 

MS did mention the cap as "July 11 or while supplies last".

 

dangit....

I may wake up early tomorrow and ask my parents before they go to work.

hopefully they last the first 24 hours...

but "till july 11th" is a long time. hopefully they have a lot....or they are just saying while supplies last so more ppl will buy it.

 

is it possible for non-US folks to pre-order in the US if we've a shipping address there? :]

 

woohoo, i preordered windows 7!!!!
via amazon btw

 

I have a best buy gift card so i'm trying to get it from there...pretty slow going ATM either it's being hammered or just being put online.

 

Me too! I haven't seen this excitement since win95

 

Turns out the ability to pre-order kicked in precisely at midnight. I just placed an order via Amazon (one of the 3 participating stores in this promotion; other two are Office Depot and Microsoft's own store).

I just found out that if you place it through the Microsoft store, you'll have an option to download it (on October 22nd I believe) in addition to getting a DVD-copy. However, at the time of this posting Microsoft's store is down for maintenance mysteriously...

 

Yeah, i saw that, odd! Best Buy's still slow poking around getting the site up for Professional....I would have ordered a while ago on the other sites if i wasn't shackled by my gift card

 

I'm excited, but the "happy-factor" is quickly subsiding because I have to wait until October 22nd to get the DVD to install the upgrade. Oh well, I'll live. Vista is rocking anyway for me. I'll miss it dearly.

 

Just Ordered from BestBuy...Wished I didn't have to pay tax but oh well...

85 bucks isn't bad....however it looks like they failed to use my gift card...hopefully they did or i'll be livid!

 

Lucky you. I'm still a poor college student.

 

Why is W7 Ultimate upgrade twice as expensive as W7 Pro upgrade? Nuts!

Edit: Nevermind, Amazon is having a sale on Pro and Home edition upgrades.

 

Yes!

cheers ...

 

will the uk version work in australia as i have a mailing address available there and this means i wiuld be able to get the full version -IE8

 

That is what MS states

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2244741/microsoft-details-windows

cheers ...

 

Which version are you guys choosing? $49 is a steal for Home Premium but I'm sorta considering Professional. That Location Aware Printing sounds very useful to me since I use my laptop in different places but everything else in Professional I'm not to sure about.

Can anyone weigh in on what they see as the advantages of Pro vs HP?

 

This chart would make it simple:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/compare-editions

cheers ...

 

^^^^^I've seen that before. Charts don't mean squat if they're not fully explained or at least provide a little detail about how and when a feature might be used by a user.

That's why I asked the question. But w/e I give up.

 

Windows OS features in a nutshell.

Windows 7:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7

Windows Vista:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_Vista

Windows XP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_XP

One of many in-depths features explanation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/windows_7.asp

cheers ...

 

Forgive me if I'm completely missing something. I'm in the market for a new laptop and I had been waiting at least until today because of the Windows 7 upgrade. I was under the impression that newegg, best buy, dell, sony, etc were going to be giving free upgrades (when it comes out in October) to Windows 7 starting today when you bought a new computer.

Either I'm not seeing on their sites or I'm just misunderstanding...is this not the case anymore?

ETA: Scratch that...I'm now seeing it on Sony and Dell, but not Newegg and Best Buy.

 

Really cooool. Even I have ordered one. But need to wait till Oct 22nd.

 

[ twiddles thumbs] waiting is the hardest part.

 

Rightly said bro, waiting is the toughest thing

 

I'ma preorder one in a couple of hours...
one thing though

How do u know if it's 64but or 32bit??? I WANT 64Bit

 

I think both 32-bit and 64-bit discs will be included. Not sure though.

 

......argg, if they aren't ima be angry cause im preordering it in 15 mins

 

will this preorder be any different from the one which new buyers (after 26th) will be getting for free? like... no box? got box? hee..

 

I found the following link on Amazon which many people say both 32-bit and 64-bit media will be supplied in these upgrade packs.

http://www.amazon.com/32-bit-or-64/...ing=UTF8&s=aps&asin=B002DHGM50&store=software

 

thank you. somebody called and asked microsoft and they said both 64bit and 32bit were included

 

You could cancel the pre-order anytime.

 

was that image backup thing in vista premium also? because if not then I don't need it

 

Full system backup is not available in Vista Home Premium too.

 

well then I don't need it

and I have just called for myslef and asked microsoft about the 64bit and 32bit

they said BOTH were included

 

Awesome! I decided to pick up 1 home premium upgrade and 1 pro upgrade. Pro is going on my desktop, Home premium on by MBP

 

Thanks for the information.

 

The upgrade disk contains both 32 bit and 64 bit, you can choose either of them while upgrading.

 

Uhm, I have a question. If I use this one on a non genuine OS will it be upgraded and be genuine?

 

can this upgrade be used for XP --> Windows 7?

 

YES haha i just preorderd from amazon

I can't wait til october 22

 

You will be able to buy a Windows 7 installation disk at "upgrade" price, providing proof of the XP license.

A clean install must be performed since there is no upgrade path from XP to Windows 7

cheers ...

 

You don't need any proof to buy the upgrade media.

 

ya i have a genuine win XP but somehow i got the feeling that the windows 7 upgrade is only for vista users... is there a MS site i can confirm?

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