Can I Upgrade From Vista To 7 For Free ?
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and he mentioned that he upgraded his vista to 7 for free because he bought his new pc in the summer and it came with vista. I also bought a laptop during the summer for school and it came with vista. I've tried searching for this around the Internet but came up with nothing. Does anyone know if this is true and if so, can I still upgrade it? Where exactly do I need to go to upgrade it?
View Replies (Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:17 PM)
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