Family Pack

townsbg · #1 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 06:04 AM

Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

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Today, most homes have more than one PC in them. When you run Windows 7 on more than one PC on a home network, you can do more with features like HomeGroup. HomeGroup allows people to connect to PCs on their network and share files, music and photos with the whole family – easily. The Windows 7 Family Pack is an easy and affordable way to get all your PCs in your household running Windows 7 through licensing to install Windows 7 Home Premium on up to 3 PCs.

The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available starting on October 22nd until supplies last here in the US and other select markets. In the US, the price for the Windows 7 Family Pack will be $149.99 for 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses. That’s a savings of more than $200 for three licenses. This is a great value and we’re excited to be able to offer it to customers.

Thats a good deal considering that an upgrade license for home premium is 120 USD.

andyyuan · #2 (**permalink**) 28-09-2009, 04:04 PM

The HomeGroup function is powerful. I think it is convenient for home use. Great function!
But I think there is not very much difference with Vista. But Windows 7 occupys less storage

townsbg · #3 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 04:58 AM

I just found out that the upgrade license applies only to Vista & XP. If you have any other version you will have to buy a full license. Something to think in mind if you are thinking of doing an upgrade. I saw this on the MS website on the purchase page.

BAD · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 03:52 PM

I like the idea of a Family Pack. We have three home computers. Two run Vista Home and one Vista Ultimate. I have two questions.

I understand that in order to upgrade my Vista Ultimate computer to Win 7 Home I will have to do a clean install. Which is a pain. I think I've only done it once before. Are there online instructions for this.

The programs are being released later this month and the announcement of Win 7 family Pack says they will be available as long as the supply lasts. This would indicate that I should move fast if I want to buy the product. I usually wait a few months before upgrading to a new operating system. Let them get the bugs out . . .

To take advantage of this offer I guess I may have to move fast. Where should I buy Win 7 family pack?? I want a hard copy with discs. I checked Amazon and they don't have it listed.

Thanks.

Barbara

townsbg · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 05:55 PM

Windows 7 Family Pack available for pre-order early online

Thats all I can find on it. It doesn't look like it will be available until the 22nd.

leesmithg · #6 (**permalink**) 11-10-2009, 01:31 PM

They (Microsoft) should run a family pack for 5 computers, with the option of mix and match operating systems.

I have pre-ordered Windows 7 Professional 64 - bit (Full E) and Windows 7 Professional Upgrade 32 - bit academic.

I could also then have ordered a Home Premium for my daughters PC.

Only other family pack source is here that I know of.

I paid £39 for the upgrade delivery, via here & I pre-ordered the Full 64 - bit Windows 7 Professional E version from amazon for £89.97 from amazon.co.uk on pre-order.

BAD · #7 (**permalink**) 11-10-2009, 03:41 PM

Thanks all. I found one seller that listed the Win 7 Family Pack. B&H Photo.

Microsoft | Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack | GFC-00236 | B&H

Now, the thought installing Win 7 on our three computers has me very nervous. It is my understanding that a clean is the best way to go. The thought of three clean installs means many hours and problems. I'm no techie and I have drivers and incompatibilities buzzing in my head.

I'll have to give this upgrade idea some more thought.

Barbara

townsbg · #8 (**permalink**) 11-10-2009, 10:00 PM

Most of my Vista drivers also worked on 7. The only exception was for my sound card. I think that the driver situation is better now for 7 than it was for Vista when it first came out. You do have the aspect of installation time though.

With 7 you can only update from the same version of Vista. I think that a clean install is a better idea anyway. BTW that 3 pack is an upgrade license which means that you have to have a legal serial number for XP or Vista first (More info). I'll be upgrading a full license of Vista Business to 7 pro. I don't know how that will work but I'll have to do a clean install because I'm not replacing Vista and I already have the 7 RC on my computer. The only other upgrade license that I have done was from Vista business to ultimate & when I did that I already had Vista business on my computer.

bootneck02 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-10-2009, 10:48 PM

Yes I had problems going from XP to Vista with my sound card which was a Creative sound blaster, I waited for 3 months for drivers and then I changed to a Auzen X-Meridian who had drivers, but had no trouble migrating from Vista to Windows 7.