REPOST - Disappointment With Alternative Media Program?
Feb 14, 2009
I subscribed to the alternative media program and I do not yet what to makeof the six DVD set that I received from Microsoft. I had hoped to order the64-bit media but something got screwed up and they sent me 32-bit media andthe DVDs were dated 2007. Was this a clearance sale? SP1 was on a separateDVD. A more useful product would have SP1 incorporated into the install DVD.When I tried to run the install DVD from Vista, it told me that I could notdo an upgrade because the version of Vista that I was running was morerecent that the version on the DVD. I subscribe to Vista update loyally. Idid not want to do a clean install and screw up months of work, especiallywhen I really wanted 64-bit media. I had a look at the other four DVDs. Theyall contain folders labeled 'Sources' and one humungous SWM install file. Mycopy of Vista does not know what to do with these compressed SWM files and Icannot Google anything.
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Feb 14, 2009
I'm posting this question to relevant newsgroups, I hope you don't mind.
I subscribed to the alternative media program and I do not yet what to make
of the six DVD set that I received from Microsoft. I had hoped to order the
64-bit media but something got screwed up and they sent me 32-bit media and
the DVDs were dated 2007. Was this a clearance sale? SP1 was on a separate
DVD. A more useful product would have SP1 incorporated into the install DVD.
When I tried to run the install DVD from Vista, it told me that I could not
do an upgrade because the version of Vista that I was running was more
recent that the version on the DVD. I subscribe to Vista update loyally. I
did not want to do a clean install and screw up months of work, especially
when I really wanted 64-bit media. I had a look at the other four DVDs. They
all contain folders labeled 'Sources' and one humungous SWM install file. My
copy of Vista does not know what to do with these compressed SWM files and I
cannot Google anything.
Can someone please resolve my puzzlement? Did I receive anything of value
from Microsoft? Do I have any entitlement to 64-bit media?
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