Upgrade Option - Upgrade The Vista Or Clean Installation
If I sell a computer with Vista (OEM) with a Windows 7 Upgrade Option, will the customer be able to really upgrade the vista installation or do they have to do a clean installation of Windows 7?
View Replies (Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:44 AM)
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