Microsoft announces upgrade Windows 7 time plan and version details

Microsoft has announced plans to upgrade Windows 7, but Microsoft has taken the initiative to upgrade Windows Vista for the previous generation.

In fact, Microsoft has established a fixed pattern for the Windows 7 system upgrade plan, and has released relevant details to ensure the smooth implementation of Windows 7 upgrades.

Microsoft's timely update program allows users to upgrade their copy operating system without requiring a reinstallation. It works for the same generation of operating systems, for example, Windows 7 simplified version can be upgraded to the Home Premium version, the user does not need to install the CD-ROM to achieve upgrades, very convenient.

However, the cost of this Windows upgrade program at any time is relatively high, while the upgrade cost is more expensive than the final version of Windows 7.

The specific version upgrade Price is as follows:

Windows 7 Starter to home Premium: $79.99

Windows 7 Starter to Professional: $114.99

Windows 7 Starter to ultimate:$164.99

Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional: $89.99

Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate $139.99

Windows 7 Professional to Ultimate $129.99

As Windows 7 goes on the market, Microsoft has finally given a clear answer around how earlier versions of Windows were upgraded to Windows 7. Last Friday, Microsoft unveiled details and prices for the Windows 7 upgrade plan.

Microsoft has also decrypted the price of the Windows 7 Family pack that was announced earlier, and the version of Windows 7 can be installed on multiple computers in a home. Microsoft said the package would enable consumers to upgrade three computers from earlier versions of Windows to Windows 7 Home Premium, costing US $149.99 and saving more than $200. According to the price system announced by Microsoft, the cost of upgrading a single computer to Windows 7 Home Premium version is 119.99 dollars.

Microsoft expects many consumers to buy a preinstalled operating system computer when they buy the Windows 7 version they like, so although Windows 7 is not officially released until October 22, Microsoft has allowed consumers to book Windows 7. And through Microsoft's Technology Guarantee program, consumers ' bookings will be cashed when they buy a new computer.

However, for those who have purchased Windows 7 but later want to switch to a different version of Windows 7, Microsoft has unveiled a Windows upgrade plan that could be launched at the same time as Windows 7 releases.

Once Windows 7 is marketed, the U.S. consumer buys a retail-packaged Windows 7 o'clock and Microsoft comes with an upgrade key. This will enable them to upgrade from any one of three ways: Upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium version to 79.99 USD; upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 The professional version is USD 89.99 and upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium Edition to Windows 7 Ultimate version to 139.99 USD.

Microsoft said that consumers upgrading Windows 7 o'clock can use the attached key, through a series of ScreenTips to achieve, the entire process takes approximately 10 minutes, and does not damage the user's existing programs, files or settings.

In Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK or the United States, people can also upgrade Windows 7 directly by upgrading payments online.

By contrast, upgrading from an earlier version of Windows such as XP or Vista to Windows 7 is a little cheaper. If the user buys separately, the Windows 7 Home Premium version is 119.99 USD, the Windows 7 Professional version is 199.99 USD, and the Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Price is 219.99 USD.

Microsoft has envisioned a scenario where some of these consumers may need to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to another. For example, a person can buy a laptop and a Windows 7 Starter version, the main application of which is to install e-mail, but later he found that the notebook is more suitable for use as a daily PC. In this case, the user may want to upgrade his laptop to the Windows 7 Home Premium version.

If a user is using Windows 7 Home Premium, upgrading to the Windows 7 Professional version will enable him to join a commercial network and take advantage of the features of Windows XP mode, making it possible for earlier Windows Applications written on XP can still run on Windows 7 computers today.

Windows 7 Ultimate is the most full-featured version of Windows 7, which includes some of the security control rights required by home users.