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• Seven Perfectly Legal Ways to Get Windows 7 Cheap (or Even Free)

  Windows expert Ed Bott offers up an excellent guide to getting Windows 7 on the cheap , along with some great advice. It's a must-read: Only suckers pay retail. If you’ve read any reviews of Windows 7, you’ve seen references to its price list, which... Posted Nov 06 2009, 01:03 PM by pthurrott with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Get Tinker and Texas Hold 'Em ... For Free

  Microsoft will soon make the Vista-era Ultimate Extras games Tinker and Texas Hold 'Em available for one and all, for free, via Games for Windows Live: Tinker and Hold 'Em are coming to Games for Windows! Need a break? If you like classic platform... Posted Nov 05 2009, 05:00 PM by pthurrott with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Video games, Vista

• Talking Windows 7 Upgrade Media with Microsoft

  So I had an in-person discussion yesterday with Microsoft about how its Windows 7 Upgrade media does (or does not) work. I'm going to update my Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media article to include this information, but I wanted to communicate... Posted Nov 04 2009, 12:31 PM by pthurrott with | with 39 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Commentary

• A Bit of Backpedaling and an Apology from Microsoft

  In a very long-winded post, Microsoft's Eric Ligman (he of the "you are probably a pirate" post ) does some furious backpedalling from his previous position on doing clean installs with Windows 7 Upgrade media. That is, where he previously... Posted Nov 02 2009, 04:05 PM by pthurrott with | with 47 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Personal, Commentary

• Windows 7 Workaround Does Not Allow for Multiple Installs with One Product Key

  In the wake of Microsoft's illogical and wrong-headed attack on the so-called Windows 7 installation "hack"--really just a workaround designed to let legitimate Windows customers upgrade their activated copies of XP or Vista to Windows 7... Posted Nov 01 2009, 10:25 AM by pthurrott with | with 46 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Commentary

• Enough, Microsoft. No One Is Endorsing Piracy. Obviously.

  I love the self-righteous nature of this little Microsoft post , which quite clearly addresses the "hack" I published the other day without actually providing a link or naming names. Unfortunately, it looks like it is time to have this conversation... Posted Oct 29 2009, 01:30 PM by pthurrott with | with 174 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Commentary

• Microsoft Signature Software

  I was reading another great Todd Bishop article about Microsoft's attempts to sell crapware-less Windows 7-based PCs and came across an interesting bit. Sure, selling crapware-less PCs is great. But Microsoft is formally defining what it calls Microsoft... Posted Oct 28 2009, 10:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 95 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Commentary

• Finally, Some Answers to Windows 7 Upgrade Questions

  Ed Bott just uploaded a very timely post about the Windows 7 upgrade issues that have arisen this week. You may recall my previous posts and article in which I have tried to sort through the mess of how it is you can clean install Windows 7 with Upgrade... Posted Oct 27 2009, 03:40 PM by pthurrott with | with 76 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Confirmed: Windows 7 Family Pack Disc is Identical to Upgrade Media

  Just in case this was a concern: I've done a file compare between the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade media and the Windows 7 Family Pack media and they are indeed identical. The weird thing is that you only get one product key with the Family Pack... Posted Oct 26 2009, 10:26 AM by pthurrott with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media: The Answer

  I was so hoping to have better news to share, but with all the conflicting reports and my own troubles testing this while on the road, it's been a messy 24 hours. However, after staying up late last night and working through a few different scenarios... Posted Oct 23 2009, 09:45 AM by pthurrott with | with 181 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Windows 7 Question of the Year, Answered? (No. Updated.)

  I've gotten a number of emails from people who received an Upgrade version of Windows 7 in the mail and installed it on a new or formatted PC without having to resort to any tricks (like the Vista-era "install it twice" hack ). If true,... Posted Oct 22 2009, 03:47 PM by pthurrott with | with 113 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Special Deals on Windows 7 PCs

  A number of special offers from Microsoft's PC maker partners... Acer · Acer® Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 Notebook - All Thin. All Light. All Day. Keep going all day with this sleek, ultra-thin laptop. With over 7 hours of battery life, you can... Posted Oct 22 2009, 11:57 AM by pthurrott with | with 38 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Windows 7 Offers

  From Microsoft: Together with its partners, Microsoft is introducing a time-limited series of offers known as " 7 Days of Windows 7." This includes amazing deals on hardware, upgrades, support and other options. Watch for new offers to be released... Posted Oct 22 2009, 11:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 33 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• Windows 7 Launch Day Facts

  From Microsoft... More than a billion people around the world use Windows every day, and millions have provided input on what they want to see in an operating system. This feedback was built into the product. Windows 7 saw the largest beta testing program... Posted Oct 22 2009, 11:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 46 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7

• See You in New York!

  I'm heading to New York City today for the Windows 7 launch. If you're going to be in town, and are 21 or over, please do stop by the Windows 7 launch party I'm co-hosting with Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, and Tom Warren . Others you may know from... Posted Oct 21 2009, 11:13 AM by pthurrott with | with 42 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Personal, Travel and events, Book: Windows 7 Secrets