1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?


2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?


Thanks in advance.

It will be in stores by january 30th

There are two SKU's with media center

Home premium and Ultimate.

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"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>
>
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>[/color]

Octavio,
January; I beleive;if not sooner, and yes; media center is in versions; home
premium-and ultimate.

Jeff

"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
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> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>
>
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>[/color]

January 30, 2007 and the equivalent is going to be Vista Home Premium and it
will be on sale

"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
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> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>
>
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>[/color]

"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
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> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?[/color]

30th of January.
[color=blue]
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?[/color]

The Home Premium and Ultimate SKUs both contain Media Center.

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3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came bundled with my Gateway computer
that was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if operating systems
that came bundled like that in a computer will allow the upgrade to Windows
Vista be considered "upgrade" and the program will cost me an upgrade price?
Or will it be considered full price?

4. Josh, what is "SKU?





"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>
>
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>[/color]

Upgrades are going to be available too

Jeff

"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:OxNzQayDHHA.952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came bundled with my Gateway
> computer that was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if
> operating systems that came bundled like that in a computer will allow the
> upgrade to Windows Vista be considered "upgrade" and the program will cost
> me an upgrade price? Or will it be considered full price?
>
> 4. Josh, what is "SKU?
>
>
>
>
>
> "Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>>
>>
>> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
>> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came with my Gateway computer that
was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if operating systems that
came bundled like that in a computer will allow the upgrade to Windows Vista
considered an "upgrade" at upgrade pricing? Or will it be considered full
price?

4. Josh, what is SKU?

It's the version-can't remember exactly what it stands for though, but it's
the version

Jeff
the two versions that will have media center are Home Premium and Ultimate


"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ewgoacyDHHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came with my Gateway computer that
> was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if operating systems that
> came bundled like that in a computer will allow the upgrade to Windows
> Vista considered an "upgrade" at upgrade pricing? Or will it be
> considered full price?
>
> 4. Josh, what is SKU?
>
>
>[/color]

SKU "Stock Keeping Unit" usually used to identify the product number for
stock keeping purposes.

"Jeff" wrote:
[color=blue]
> It's the version-can't remember exactly what it stands for though, but it's
> the version
>
> Jeff
> the two versions that will have media center are Home Premium and Ultimate
>
>
> "Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ewgoacyDHHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > 3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came with my Gateway computer that
> > was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if operating systems that
> > came bundled like that in a computer will allow the upgrade to Windows
> > Vista considered an "upgrade" at upgrade pricing? Or will it be
> > considered full price?
> >
> > 4. Josh, what is SKU?
> >
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

ahh
thx

Jeff

"black clouds" <blackclouds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DB36AA80-FC30-43B5-8028-4BBA6229E1C7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> SKU "Stock Keeping Unit" usually used to identify the product number for
> stock keeping purposes.
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> It's the version-can't remember exactly what it stands for though, but
>> it's
>> the version
>>
>> Jeff
>> the two versions that will have media center are Home Premium and
>> Ultimate
>>
>>
>> "Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:ewgoacyDHHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>> > 3. My Windows XP Media Center Edition came with my Gateway computer
>> > that
>> > was purchased in July of this year. Do you know if operating systems
>> > that
>> > came bundled like that in a computer will allow the upgrade to Windows
>> > Vista considered an "upgrade" at upgrade pricing? Or will it be
>> > considered full price?
>> >
>> > 4. Josh, what is SKU?
>> >
>> >
>> >[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Question to any one who knows and to Microsoft: Does the Windows operating
system that came with a computer bundled with the other programs qualify for
"upgrade" price when the bundled operating system is updgraded to Vista?


"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>
>
> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>[/color]

Yes,
If XP, Win2000, etc. (see MS Vista site)
But, apparently, you will have to keep your current Windows install, and install from there (either
upgrade your current install (bad idea) or clean install to separate partition, and only x86 to x86
and x64 to x64.


"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message news:%23hqUS$zDHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| Question to any one who knows and to Microsoft: Does the Windows operating
| system that came with a computer bundled with the other programs qualify for
| "upgrade" price when the bundled operating system is updgraded to Vista?
|
|
| "Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
| news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| > 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
| >
| >
| > 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
| > Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
| >
| >
| > Thanks in advance.
| >
|
|

Most preloaded pc's are exactly that scenario-so-yes.
If it's xp-don't know bout other o.s.s'

Jeff

"Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
news:%23hqUS$zDHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Question to any one who knows and to Microsoft: Does the Windows
> operating system that came with a computer bundled with the other programs
> qualify for "upgrade" price when the bundled operating system is updgraded
> to Vista?
>
>
> "Octavio" <octavioven@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ue2BXPyDHHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 1. When will the program will be available for sale in the retail stores?
>>
>>
>> 2. Does Vista has a Media Center Edition like Windows XP? If so, will a
>> Media Center Edition be available also for purchase in the reatil stores?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

There is no "upgrade penalty" when upgrading to Windows Vista. It does not
upgrade as prior Windows versions did, so there is no reason to tell folks
not to upgrade.

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"DCR" <dcr@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:hPn9h.17443$tb6.8439@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com...[color=blue]
> Yes,
> If XP, Win2000, etc. (see MS Vista site)
> But, apparently, you will have to keep your current Windows install, and
> install from there (either
> upgrade your current install (bad idea) or clean install to separate
> partition, and only x86 to x86
> and x64 to x64.[/color]