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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:00 AM

More Answers from Windows 7 Upgrade Install Hack post

As stated in my, “ Answers from Windows 7 Upgrade Install Hack post coming on Monday ,” post, here is a collection of many questions I have posted answers to from my, “ Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:00 AM

Identity of the Windows 7 Upgrade “Hack” Revealed and more!

Shortly after I published my Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know blog post, there was one particular statement that several people seemed to focus on. The statement in that blog post I am referring
Posted by mssmallbiz | 17 Comments
Monday, November 02, 2009 8:00 AM

Are Beta, RC, and RTM codes full product licenses to upgrade to Windows 7 from?

One of the questions I received from my Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know post, in addition to seeing this topic discussed by people in comments in several other places is, “I downloaded the Windows
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:00 AM

What versions of Windows qualify for the Windows 7 Retail Box upgrade?

A question that has been raised by several people so far after reading my, “ Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know ” post is, “You mentioned that you have to have a full license for a qualifying version
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:34 PM

No, OEM Microsoft Windows licenses cannot be transferred to another PC

Earlier today I put up the , “ Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know ,” post here on my Blog and shortly afterwards I received the following question offline: “If I have an old PC with an OEM Windows
Posted by mssmallbiz | 16 Comments
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:07 AM

Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know.

UPDATE: "Hack" identity and more answers from Windows 7 Upgrade Install posted HERE First, the feedback, excitement, etc. we’ve been seeing since the launch of Windows 7 last week has been phenomenal! Thank you to all of you for providing your
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:01 AM

Collection of Windows 7 How To Videos Updated

Shortly after putting up my Collection of Windows 7 How To Videos to help you get the most from it post, a few Partners were telling me they were having issues with some of the links apparently pointing to staging servers instead of externally facing
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:43 PM

Collection of Windows 7 How To Videos to help you get the most from it

In the continuing effort to help you find the information about the additional benefits that Windows 7 brings to the marketplace as well as how to get the most from it, I wanted to share a collection of Windows 7 videos that the Windows Team has posted
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:40 AM

Making understanding Microsoft Windows License choices easier

Here is a topic that has been discussed numerous times in a variety of different forums and on that people still seem to have questions or misunderstandings about.  The topic I am referring to is the Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System license
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:10 PM

Windows 7 RTM’s! Availability for Partners and Customers

A question being asked by many is, “When will Windows 7 Release To Manufacturing (RTM) and when will I be able to get Windows 7 RTM code?”  Just today it was announced that Windows 7 has Released To Manufacturing!  Today after all the validation
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Friday, June 26, 2009 9:15 AM

Get Windows 7 at NO COST when you buy a PC with qualifying Windows Vista on it starting today!

Announcing the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program! Starting today, June 26 th , the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program kicks off. Through this offer, anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate
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Friday, June 05, 2009 2:02 PM

Bing and the Microsoft SMB Community Blog - Find it fast!

By now you’ve probably seen the information on Bing in many places, including several of my recent posts like: Get a sneak peek at the Bing commercials launching tonight Are you ready to “Bing?” Well, this past week I have received a few questions from
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:48 AM

More Windows 7 Resources and Training Sessions for you

As the interest continues to grow and the requests for more and more information regarding Windows 7 increases, I am happy to share out even more Windows 7 resources and learning/training opportunities with you. If you missed any of my earlier Windows
Posted by mssmallbiz | 12 Comments
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:47 AM

Software Assurance: What you need to know, resources for you, answers, and more

One of the topics I get asked about quite a bit or see being asked about is around the topic of Software Assurance (SA). I have several posts on the Blog about this topic; however, I thought it might be very helpful to package up some of the top questions,
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Friday, March 20, 2009 3:14 PM

Windows Desktop Licensing Resources for You from the Microsoft OEM Team

You may recall my post last week from Larry’s question about Microsoft OEM Windows licensing. In there, there were several topics like what qualifies for the Windows Vista Business Upgrade, etc. Well, our Microsoft OEM Team has some pretty nice, customizable
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