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Windows 7 VERY Cheap

Posted on June 27th, 2009 at 08:54 woody 20 comments

Would you believe a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade for $39.99?

If you own any version of Windows, and you can get to a Micro Center store this weekend, you can pick up a coupon that will allow you to buy the Win7 Home Premium upgrade for $39.99. You have to go back to Micro Center to redeem the coupon and buy the product between October 22 and November 4.

It’s strictly while supplies last, but you don’t have to pay anything now.

I’m admittedly a HUGE Windows 7 fan, as you all know, but this is ridiculous.

UPDATE: Costco is offering the Win7 Home Premium upgrade for $44.99. Order online. No need to go to the store, get a coupon or come back and redeem it: order now and it’ll be delivered in October. Offer expires July 11.

MORE UPDATES: Reader JS wrote to tell me that the $44.99 offered by Costco doesn’t include shipping. There’s also a non-member surcharge if you aren’t a Costco member. Since Costco (and most online stores these days) charges state sales tax, at least in some states, you may get socked for that, too, depending on where you live.

Most of the companies listed on the Microsoft order site don’t charge shipping. If any of you have experience with those companies’ sales tax charges, or with shipping overseas, please post your comments here!

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20 responses to “Windows 7 VERY Cheap”
1. Merdiwen June 27th, 2009 at 09:17
  
  You’re kidding. They’re kidding. Someone’s kidding, right?
  
  Seriously.
  
  Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade is going to shelve for the same price as brand new video games, not even counting the coupon. This is probably the best anti-piracy move of all; Windows will be so affordable that normal people might buy two or three just to have a backup. That’s half the price of Vista home basic upgrade on Amazon. I forsee a mass migration from XP/Vista to Win7 in the near future.
2. Tim June 27th, 2009 at 10:53
  
  Ok, Woody, you sold me. I wasn’t going to upgrade, but after reading what you said and watching the promo video on Amazon I changed my mind.
  
  Such a sweet deal too! I just hope it’s very easy to install.
  
  I read though that all patches and updates might be necessary to make the upgrade work properly? I hope they work all that out before release date. I wonder if Safari will be compatible with the new OS?
3. J June 27th, 2009 at 19:30
  
  Woody, what is your recommendation for what version Home Users should buy? Especially for Windows XP users, since it sounds like they would have to do a clean install…
4. rcprimak June 28th, 2009 at 02:58
  
  Of course, this is only for the upgrade. If you currently are sticking with Windows XP, you are out of luck, unless you are planning on buying a new computer for Windows 7.
5. woody June 28th, 2009 at 04:51
  
  J -
  
  With a few exceptions, US home users should get Windows 7 Home Premium. The “clean install” problem is, surprisingly, quite complicated. I’m working on a Windows Secrets article that goes into the details.
6. woody June 28th, 2009 at 04:53
  
  Time -
  
  I don’t recommend an in-place upgrade, even though it’s physically possible in some cases. It’s complicated.
  
  It looks like Safari 4 works with Win7 right now, although there are problems. You can bet that Safari developers are losing sleep over it.
7. Dan June 28th, 2009 at 06:03
  
  I show that i have 12 patches from june 9th not sure what to patch and what not to?I run vista and need help please.
8. Tim June 28th, 2009 at 07:01
  
  Woody-
  
  So are you saying that we’ll have to uninstall Vista before installing Win7?
  
  If so, does that also mean we’ll have to reload all hardware drivers?
9. Tim June 28th, 2009 at 10:10
  
  Woody-
  
  To anyone interested, if you buy Win7 from Amazon you can select free shipping when you checkout. They also offer same day as release delivery, and 2-day shipping, as well as first-class normal shipping.
  
  Amazon is charging $49.99 for Win7, but that price could go down.
  
  Details are available on their site.
10. woody June 28th, 2009 at 23:13
  
  I”m working on an article for Windows Secrets Newsletter that covers the details. It’s a bit complicated. More than a bit, actually.
11. Colin June 29th, 2009 at 01:13
  
  Woody-
  How important is it that I upgrade from Vista to Win7? I’m debating what I should do.
  Also, I’m using the Win7 Ultimate Beta right now, and it has Previous Versions, which is where I can go back and restore a file to a certain date. It also has the option to create a disk image backup. Are these features only available in Win7 Ultimate, or are they also in Home Basic?
12. woody June 29th, 2009 at 04:52
  
  Colin -
  
  The reasons for upgrading to Win7 are legion. I honestly believe that, a year from now, a large percentage of all the PCs in the world will be running Win7. Perhaps a majority.
  
  Previous versions is a feature in all the Windows 7 line. You probably want Win7 Home Premium, although there are a few features in Pro that you might want. I’ll have an article in Windows Secrets Newsletter on the topic shortly.
13. Mike W June 29th, 2009 at 05:02
  
  Can’t wait to read this Windows Secret article. Great newsletter, especially the paid version.
14. Cliff June 29th, 2009 at 20:32
  
  Woody -
  
  Could you please do a review/comparison of Vista SP2 versus Windows 7 for 64-bit users?
  
  I just installed SP2 and am getting cold feet, but had trouble uninstalling SP2 on the first try.
  
  I am trying to figure out what to do. Please advise.
  
  Cliff
15. Jacy June 29th, 2009 at 21:39
  
  Walmart.com charged me .97 postage, and $3.31 sales tax.
16. woody June 30th, 2009 at 04:22
  
  Cliff -
  
  If you can accept the fact that the Windows 7 RC will die – and you’ll probably want to re-format your hard drive when it does – I’d say forget Vista and go straight to Windows 7.
  
  I’ve been using 64-bit Windows 7 for months now, and it’s great. The big issue is the drivers, but if you have 64-bit Vista running, you already have the drivers.
17. Cliff Sather June 30th, 2009 at 04:56
  
  Woody -
  
  In response to your comment, a dumb question: What is the Windows 7 “RC”? That is, what does that mean?
  
  Thanks.
  
  Cliff Sather
18. Cliff Sather June 30th, 2009 at 05:14
  
  Woody -
  
  Another dumb question: what do you think of registry editor/cleaners for Vista 64-bit? Are they safe? Effective? Worthwhile?
  
  Cliff
19. woody June 30th, 2009 at 07:37
  
  I rail against Registry cleaners in my books. Not worth the chance that they’ll screw up.
20. woody June 30th, 2009 at 07:38
  
  RC = Release Candidate
  
  Any version of Windows 7 you can get right now is the RC. The final version won’t be out officially until October 22.
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