Srode, read the header at the top of the page in your link. The info applies to a Free upgrade to win 7.

Ed

Thanks Ed, I missed the 'Free' part - I was confused - as was said MS website says it works on XP with a clean install which is the only way I would want to do it anyway. I'll be preordering for sure - under $100 for an upgrade to 64 bit proffessional Win7 is a pretty good deal I think.

Look here - http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/ref=pe_59010_12457290_pe_t3/?node=1296307011

I lists only Vista, not XP for the upgrade.

I know it applies to Amazon, but I believe it is the same for all vendors.

Well I will say this...
IF you're allowed to upgrade from XP to Windows 7 at such a cheap price (which I doubt) then there is something sad wrong with the system.

Not that I wish ill will towards those who still use XP.... but on the other hand I payed almost $400 to go from xp32 to Vista64 Ultimate64. Only fair that the still-existing xp users jump the same (or similar) hoop.

BTW... there is no such thing as an "upgrade" from a 32 bit system to a 64bit system. If you want to go 64 then you must pay the full version price.... at least that's the way it was back when i made the jump

I may have dreamed this but...

I read somewhere (Amazon? Microsoft?) that if XP users buy an upgrade to Vista, then they will be able to upgrade to Windows 7 for a very small additional amount, bringing the total expense to just over one hundred or so bucks.

I pre-purchased the upgrade from XP after running Microsoft's compatibility test. Wouldn't it identify an upgrade issue if there were one? The only thing it flagged was my M-Audio Delta 1010LT as having no compatible drivers.

As a current Vista Ultimate 64Bit owner I see no need or benefit in moving from Vista to Windows 7, a lot of the new features available in 7 will be offered as a free download to current vista owners such as DX11, and I have not had a single issue with vista since the first SP with any of my hardware and software including Vegas 8 and now 9 ...
I may revisit 7 after the first SP is released, until then Vista is a keeper for me....XP owners will see the biggest benefit in upgrading to 7....

FWIW the full marketing/pricing details have not been released, nor will every detail be for some time... Looks like MS is planning on selling family packs too.

That said, if you're doing a clean install, go for an OEM disc & save the $. XP Pro was ~$125, Vista HP ~$100, & if rumors are right, 7 should be a little north or south of that. With OEM you lose the tech support, but never had a case where MS solved anything for anyone I've ever known. And I'm very hesitant re: upgrading an install to 7 -- an upgrade with the RC really, really stunk... so bad I wonder how they could improve it enough to just say it works.

"I see no need or benefit in moving from Vista to Windows 7"

Depends... I look at it like win98 vs. win98 SE. Core's pretty much the same with the exception of re-introducing some DX stuff from XP that was left out of Vista. If no developers take advantage of that, sticking with Vista code, so what. If they take advantage, could make 3D & vid faster, better, stronger as the ads say.

I ordered 2 upgrades - one home version and one premium version. Here's what I've found from a variety of source including Microsoft -

You can upgrade from XP to Windows 7 - just requires a clean installation to do it - no biggie - I can do that easily and would prefer that route as it's clean - upgrades leave too much junk behind.

You can choose either 32 bit or 64 bit regardless of what you have on your computer now as it's a clean installation with XP - with Vista you need to stick with what you have or do a clean installation.

I'll install mine after I hear it's running smooth for most others - I can wait because I have XP 32 and 64 bit versions working fine and under no pressure to hurry.

What isn't clear to me is for the XP Virtual machine free download running on Windows 7 - can you choose XP32 if you are running the 64 bit version of Windows 7 - would be great if you can - then you have both 32 bit and 64 bit without wasting an extra license on a dual boot set up.

Blink, who made you purchase the Vista upgrade? Were you forced to? Did you receive any benefit from it? You chose to upgrade because you perceived some benefit, and you paid for that benefit.

I've never used Vista nor will i ever, so it seems. I saw no benefit whatsoever, so i refused to pay for it. If i ever upgrade to Windows 7 and i have to pay a penny more for it than you do then that is a problem with the system. I chose not to take the Vista upgrade. I shouldn't be penalized for that choice, other than that i may have missed out on the benefits Vista would have brought me, if any.

Sony Creative Software doesn't charge more for people upgrading more than one version step at a time either.

"can you choose XP32 if you are running the 64 bit version of Windows 7 -"

Yes... & it's integrated more with the main OS -- you can run any XP apps you've set up in the VM from 7 by putting their shortcuts in a special folder.

Then again should be able to install any XP versions you have now inside Vms in 7 -- the vms don't seem to be different -- just 7's integration with it... Can do a bunch of neat stuff like even boot to the Vm from the boot menu!