Comments on: Windows Anytime Upgrade Packs, in detail

By: Peter Piper

Peter Piper — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:41:24 +0000

Can you use this DVD to re-install Windows Vista on a machine that already has it, using the OEM serial number that came with your computer?

By: Diago

Diago — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:12:52 +0000

There are three types of upgrade.

Xp > Vista
Vista > Vista (w/o Anytime Upgrade Disc)
Vista > Vista (w/ Anytime Upgrade Disc)

The difference between the last two are $50-$100 and it seems the only way to actually purchase the AU is with said Disc.

By: KN

KN — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:48:19 +0000

We’re talking about two different upgrades here. There are the XP (or other older version of Windows) to Vista upgrades, which, like you said, are sold on marketplace or in stores.

Then the are the in version upgrades ( Vista to Vista), which are essentially WAU and are sold at http://www.windowsanytimeupgrade.com or other retailers as described above.

If look at the process from an end goal stand point, it’s actually not that confusing. You either want to upgrade To Vista or From Vista to a higher edition.

By: PL

PL — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:30:16 +0000

Not sure what you are talking about, they do not have two sites where they sell upgrades, you’ll end up at http://www.windowsmarketplace.com sooner or later from that site, although I cannot see anything other than info on the site you linked to.

If this really is separate from windows marketplace (which is also linked from inside Vista) then it’s just another level of confusion from Microsoft, like it wasn’t enough with the five editions of vista.

By: KN

KN — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:27:44 +0000

The website address above should be http://www.windowsanytimeupgrade.com, which works just fine.

As far as the marketplace goes, WAU is not sold there in any shape or form, which is why their support would not know anything about it.

By: PL

PL — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:06:44 +0000

I wonder if you could get that “spokesperson for microsoft” to clarify what he said about receiving a product key since the windowsmarketplace support does not seem to know anything about that.

By: peacho

peacho — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:47:04 +0000

Just happened to notice that the link you have to http://windowsanytimeupgrade.com/ doesn’t do anything. For me, it just comes up “Service Unavailable”. You think they could at least say a little bit about what the program is on that page.

By: Electronic Punk

Electronic Punk — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:35:36 +0000

I knew I could make you talk about Ultimate Extras.

By: PL

PL — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:11:54 +0000

“they receive a digital certificate download and product key.”

This is not true, this is a flat out lie, I upgraded a laptop from home basic to premium through windowsmarketplace and all you get a digital certificate to install before the upgrade, no new product key which means the next time I have to install basic first and then upgrade again.

I contacted microsoft about it and all they said is “you purchased an upgrade” they just didn’t get what I was asking.

Of course you should get a new key so you can install to the level you paid for directly, but that isn’t true if you purchase using windowsmarketplace.

By: Beau

Beau — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:42:25 +0000

Meh. Still not in Australia