Dells Windows 7 Upgrade Program

keith_d99 · 20-10-2009 5:25pm #1

Hi all,

Does anybody know if Dell have started shipping out the upgrade cds yet???

Also does anybody know how much Dell charge for the upgrade cd? As in postage etc.?

Cheers,
Keith.

kaizersoze · 20-10-2009 11:41pm

Upgrade Dates

Upgrade kits will begin shipping approximately two weeks after general availability of Windows® 7. Actual dates will vary based on language availability.

Launch day is the 22 of this month. Don't know about shipping costs.

Orion · 21-10-2009 1:00am

tbh anything over €1 is wrong. They've been advertising free upgrades for months. But there's been stories on /. and El Reg about companies charging £30+ for the upgrade.

AlmightyCushion · 21-10-2009 1:39am

Macros42 wrote: »

tbh anything over €1 is wrong. They've been advertising free upgrades for months. But there's been stories on /. and El Reg about companies charging £30+ for the upgrade.

In my opinion a decent and fair postage charge is fine. When the vista upgrade was happening dell only charged me €6 which isn't too bad. Over £20 is really taking the piss though. It's a bloody cd not a whole new fecking laptop.

carrotcake · 22-10-2009 9:06am

I'm on the upgrade site now, and they're charging €20 for postage!

keith_d99 · 22-10-2009 9:35am

€20 to post a cd from Limerick?! Bad form!

Wonder if the license keys on the Vista Laptops are in fact Windows 7 keys? If that's the case you could borrow a Windows 7 cd - and download the drivers from the Dell website

carrotcake wrote: »

I'm on the upgrade site now, and they're charging €20 for postage!

AfterDusk · 22-10-2009 9:45am

Well I keep getting this message

This system is not in our database yet. It can take up to 10 days from date of purchase for your service tag to be processed, so please try again at a later time. If more than 10 days have elapsed since date of purchase, please verify that you have entered the correct service tag and review the eligibility criteria.

It has been more than 10 days since I purchased (9 October) and my system is eligible. I want my Windows 7!!

rhonin · 22-10-2009 9:52am

I keep getting a message saying "There was a problem processing your order. Please try again."

carrotcake · 22-10-2009 9:55am

neil2304 wrote: »

Well I keep getting this message

It has been more than 10 days since I purchased (9 October) and my system is eligible. I want my Windows 7!!

I had the same problem with mine as well. You should get on to customer service about it.

Prisoner6409 · 22-10-2009 9:18pm

Are there any potential banna skins installing a retail version of Win 7 Ultimate on a Dell Studio Laptop. My idea was to format the hard disk and do a complete clean install of Win 7, I'm just not that familar with Dell Laptops and am unsure if there may be something in the dells bios to prevent you using a non-dell oem o/s.

dreamers75 · 22-10-2009 9:20pm

Prisoner6409 wrote: »

Are there any potential banna skins installing a retail version of Win 7 Ultimate on a Dell Studio Laptop. My idea was to format the hard disk and do a complete clean install of Win 7, I'm just not that familar with Dell Laptops and am unsure if there may be something in the dells bios to prevent you using a non-dell oem o/s.

Nope go for it.

Should find all the drivers it needs too.

Actually i do that the minute i get a dell machine

snappieT · 22-10-2009 10:20pm

neil2304 wrote: »

Well I keep getting this message

It has been more than 10 days since I purchased (9 October) and my system is eligible. I want my Windows 7!!

I got this too. Phoned their call centre and was resolved within 10 minutes.

Dells Windows 7 Upgrade Program

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