David wrote:[color=blue]
>
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
> news:edszakd9JHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> I doubt it very much since it sounds like you have an OEM version. You
>> cannot use a Retail Upgrade. You need to contact the OEM manufacturer
>> of your computer for the exact info.
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>[/color]
>
> Thanks Peter,
> Just needed that clarifying..
>
> regards,
> dAVE[/color]

Windows upgrades have always worked on OEM systems in the past. MS Help
and Support website has numerous articles describing how to workaround
problematic upgrades on OEM systems.

FWIW opinions at the MS Technet site below support the view that
upgrading OEM Windows to Windows 7 won't be any different.


[url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/9c80645c-ce1e-420e-a65c-c9754cf7faf8/[/url]