Does this box have information on the back of it regarding upgrade eligibility? Can it be upgraded from Visual Studio 2007? Thanks.
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Nope. Only VS2012 can be upgraded to VS2013. All others have to buy the full retail.
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Yes it is. It comes with many previous versions of the code preloaded into it as well. It is also upgradable for future code updates. Hope this helps.Ben
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Chris, I do not believe that this is a upgrade for Ultimate. Question, why would your license have expired? You can now download VS 2013 community edition.
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The upgrade versions will let you perform a clean install, only it will ask you to insert the genuine CD of an older OS during installation to verify you are actually upgrading. Microsoft certainly isn't going to take your word that you already have a copy! Save your money and buy the upgrade versions.
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No. In fact, they moved a bunch of stuff around for no apparent reason and the program is significantly buggier and slower. I wish I hadn't upgraded. If you do upgrade, wait until around December after they have released a whole year of patches and fixes.
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Can you upgrade 3 units to Ultimate 7 or is it only thisversion? thanks, dsk
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Yes. This license cannot be installed as an upgrade, it must be a fresh install.
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You will not be able to upgrade your current version of Windows. The product key resides in the BIOS which allows it to operate as a licensed machine. Any attempt to go to Microsoft for added features or upgrade will result in Microsoft asking for the product key which you will not be able to get. If you need it, the only way is to purchase another copy from Microsoft or potentially go through Samsung but I haven't tried that yet. Cheers.
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Yes, it will give you the option to upgrade from a previous Windows edition (which will let you keep all your documents and personal media) in the installation menu. You may also wipe your hardrive and make a fresh install as well.
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The short answer is that it as if in only ever had windows 7 on it. The long answer is: It had vista on it, but I installed as a 'clean' install. I don't like 'upgrade' installations, so I always choose 'custom installation' when I get to the installation screen. You still keep your old files, it moves all the old data on the disc to a file called 'windows.old'.Hope that helps!
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There is no reason why this machine could not be upgraded. I'm not a fan of WIN8 and you would have to buy the program separately but otherwise it should be fine running on the new OS.
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The old version of visual studio 2010 is the initial released version. The updates are missing. Once installed, Microsoft should provide the updates as long as you own it.
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I am just a casual user of Word and Publisher. The advantage of keeping with the version that you are currently using is that you probably are familiar enough with it that you know how to do what you need to do. Every upgrade has enough changes to the user interface that it is a pain to have to learn how to the same results with the new version. The only time I upgrade is when the people that I interface with upgrade. I upgraded to Publisher 2007 when the printer that I work with upgraded and no longer supported my previous version. So my advice is to not upgrade unless you have a specific reason to do so. With a new computer I always go with the latest version just because it usually also has an upgraded operating system and I will be having to learn all over again how to do even simple things anyway. If you are sharing files with others, you may need to upgrade just for compatibility.
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Yes, the current 1.1 upgrade is free for 1.0 users. Hope it remains free though :) But I can imagine they want you to pay after they ported all the nifty features from VMware Workstation.
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I did the upgrade, which was very simple. In all honesty the process was simplified by MS and worked great. My only other comment is that the 'learning curve' for Win 8 itself was not as easy as all of the other upgrades. This new OS is so radically different, that you will in fact be forced to work at learning it.
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I'm also looking for this upgrade but I have a feeling we've been given bad information. I don't see anywhere on the VMware website about a free upgrade for recently purchased product. Only a paid upgrade. Chris L, where is it that you are entering your serial number online?
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Not sure about W8 (still using 7 here), but you can go to the "contact us" section of their website (smead.com) and chat with a rep that can help, and send you an upgrade link if available. Since they can send you a link to upgrade I can't understand why they don't just release the product 'ready to go' on the shelf! Hope that helps a little.