M$ giving free upgrades from XP32 to XP64

FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
edited May 2005 in Science & Tech
I dont have a 64Bit rig yet, but if you do, this might be of use.

Microsoft is giving free upgrades from WinXP 32 to WinXP 64. You pay 12$ shipping. This only works for XP Pro. Not home.


Check http://microsoft.productorder.com/clientx64/ for full details.

Comments

  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    I just tried and the system is "We were unable to process at this time".... ;D

    Also... My OEM COA will not enter. Their form is messed up. I think they wanted the serial number under the normal code from the COA sticker...
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited April 2005
    ;D could they be running this form on their new windows xp 64 bit os?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited April 2005
    QCH2002 wrote:
    ...My OEM COA will not enter. Their form is messed up. I think they wanted the serial number under the normal code from the COA sticker...
    I'd bet it's the "preinstalled" thing that's catching you. I suspect a plain vanilla OEM license isn't going to cut it... :bawling:
    Technology Advancement Program Eligibility

    In order to be eligible to receive Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, your computer must have been ordered between March 31, 2003 and July 31, 2005 with Microsoft Windows® XP Pro (32 Bit) preinstalled.
  • beregidberegid
    edited April 2005
    nice of them to give you free upgrade to an o/s that you might not be able to find drivers for your hardware. this just in,microsoft giving away free problems...only 12 bucks shipping. lmfao.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    If you're looking to upgrade to the OS in the first place, you're more than likely going to know about the driver issues. It hasn't been released mainstream yet, so resources haven't been placed into creating drivers for Windows XP 64. It was the same with Windows 2000 when it was first released. It was hard to get a lot of hardware to work. It didn't take very long for drivers to start springing up everywhere after it was released, though.
  • beregidberegid
    edited April 2005
    hardware manufactors have said they will support the x64 o/s but they have no time frame on when these drivers will be released.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Exactly. Which means it could be tomorrow, or a few months from now. Either way, there will be drivers available. There was no reason to develop drivers for it while still in testing, as something could change which renders the driver useless anyway.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Well I emailed Microsoft on Monday and they responded.... here is the email.
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited April 2005
    I'm a little confused by this. The number on the General tab is a 5-3-7-5 number. Is this not a PID?

    This doesn't work on custom built systems with no sticker, does it?
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited May 2005
    Do you also have to return your old WinXP 32bit CD?
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited May 2005
    Sorry danball1976 I can't positively answer either of your questions. :confused:

    I have yet to get a 64bit rig, so I haven't put much effort into this at all.

    I am guessing once you activate your XP64 key they will ban you XP32 key, or prevent it from activating it again.

    I think I know a way you can get your PID. PM me if you need it.
  • SoLoSoLo DirtySouth, USA
    edited May 2005
    i think that they WILL send you a copy of winxp64 but it will have to be activated in 30 days.!!!

    can it be that difficult to see?
    just a guess.
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