Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate?

[kojo87]

Is there such a thing as Windows 7 Ultimate? first i heard there was and then i heard there wasn't. build 7100 claims to be Ultimate on startup and shutdown (but its just an RC). i've heard Microsoft was going back to only Home and Pro, trying to keep it simple like XP and unlike Vista. i've seen "official" box art pictures of a black Ultimate edition retail box but i haven't been able to find that for sale/preorder anywhere. does it really exist?

i already preordered a copy of Windows 7 Professional Upgrade. I am running Vista Ultimate x64 right now. that should upgrade to 7 Pro x64 fine right? i've seen charts where Vista Basic = 7 Home, Vista Home Premium = 7 Professional and Vista Ultimate = 7 Ultimate. now i think that was all BS.

 

[Tepid]

When I say upgrade I mean purchasing the package, not doing an actual upgrade, I am talking about doing a clean install, which you can do from XP.

I guess I made it more confusing. My Appologies.

I guess I am talking about previous licenes to new license, not doing an actual install upgrade. Licenesing only terms.

If you are referring to to doing an Install Upgrade, installing the OS over the top of the other. Then no, (it is like for like install).

 

[kojo87]

ok thank you for clearing that up. looks like that 1TB hard drive i bought wasn't so unwarranted after all. time to clone my disks! i will do a clean install of Win7 Pro on my desktop with a key i get elsewhere and use the upgrade key on my brother's laptop. glad i have this all figured out now. thanks for all the input

 

[Radenight]

The upgrade trick done in vista is not of course confirmed yet for 7.

It hasn't been confirmed but it also hasn't been denied or even really talked about in any depth by Microsoft during Win 7's development.. I doubt it will be "removed" for Win 7.. Maybe down the road but not for this release..