tiny
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Re: [Free] Vista Ultimate or Office directly from Microsoft.
said by Talon88  :::: Can I install the monitor app at WinXP & request a copy of Retail Vista Ultimate? Or Do I need to run & mon at Vista & get Vista Ultimate? Also, Is the offer include Canadian? a)I'm running it on a XP machine and requested Vista Ultimate.
b)Taken from the OP:
Note the following restrictions:
* Participation is currently limited to US residents of 18 years and older.
You need to provide a US address, maybe you can do it if you give a US address from someone you know.
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brandon
Some truth included in this post.
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Hurley, MS | reply to tiny
I put it on my wife's computer.  |
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ropeguru
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I think I will sign up also. I have a spare machine sitting in my server rack that is turned off. Will be glad to put it on there and let it run for 3 months. Might even decide to use it once in those three months.
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TSI Gabe
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Chatham, ON
| Reminds me of this
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI
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After reading MSeng's experience, I put it on a virtual machine running XP Pro SP1. If I have no problems, I'll move it in a week or so to the host machine as it said in the EULA that it can be moved to another machine as long as it is then uninstalled on the first one.
I thought the survey was interesting. I belong to that Microsoft Survey Panel so I'm used to surveys. One of the questions asked to asertain my level of computer expertise pertained to something I have never had a need to do and so had not slightest idea what the correct answer was!  It also insisted that I answer a question about cell phone usage. I don't have a cell phone. It also asked a very confusing question about either home or mabile computing...I couldn't tell what it was asking really. There was a big emphasis on mobile computing in that survey and I don't do any mobile computing...I leave the house in order to get away from the computer! I sure wouldn't drag one around with me.  There was a question about what OSes you own and all the way back before 95 was listed...but what OS was conspicously missing from the list? 98SE! Microsoft must really hate that OS and those of us that still use it on a computer...nah...someone wrote a not so great survey and no one at Microsoft proofed it.
Gee, I have Avira Security Suite Beta 8 and now Microsoft thingy on this machine. I hope it doesn't blow up. (It froze twice already today from the Avira beta). I will put it on the host machine after I cleanup my older hard drive so I can make a current True Image first. I think this is very good idea. I like giving feedback to companies.
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Bordruh
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I wonder if this would work in a VM setup? That way I dont have to sacrifice any hardware and If things go realy bad just dump the virtual disk.
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI
| That's what I just did...put it on a VMWare machine running XP Pro SP1. I have one running SP2 but it has very little on it except for Avira Security Suite Beta 8 and Firefox so I don't think it would be right to put it there. It should on a machine I use a lot and I use the virtual machine with SP1 a lot.
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Bobkd4dii
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Hollywood, FL | Went for it, What the heck, MS already has spyware on your machine with the WGA crap. A free copy of the overpriced Vista could come in handy when XP joins it's ancestors.
Bob
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jferello
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"This offer expires on 12/31/2007, while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are your sole responsibility."
Does that mean that at the end of the 3 months they could say they have no more "suuply" to give out?
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Wayne, NJ
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I signed up for this program via the link you provided.
So far nothing from MS.
I remember when I did that Microsoft video thing and received
a copy of Vista Business for my troubles.
As of 3:54 pm est, still nothing from Microsoft.
They don't like me. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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Anyone get the email to confirm yet? I haven't.
I should ask, how long did the email take to arrive? |
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tiny
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| said by Rob :Anyone get the email to confirm yet? I haven't. I should ask, how long did the email take to arrive? It took maybe 1 minute to receive the confirmation email last night. |
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Snowcat
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Nashville, TN | I did it this morning, and I got the email right away.
I have been wanting to try out Vista, but have been turned off by the cost and first edition problems. With SP1 coming out very soon, this is a good time to get it. |
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Heshup
Are Those For Me?
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From hell
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said by jferello :Does that mean that at the end of the 3 months they could say they have no more "suuply" to give out?
Ya and I will be the m***** F***** to show up on his door step. Sure he will have my a$$ put in jail but I bet I make the big news. Don't think he will like or want that.
I got my email from MS before I could click an check the email.
If they be one thing I am not scared of that is Bill Gates. Never have and never will. Hell I more scared of my wife. LOL!
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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said by tiny :said by Rob :Anyone get the email to confirm yet? I haven't. I should ask, how long did the email take to arrive? It took maybe 1 minute to receive the confirmation email last night. Hmm.. I tried with 2 gmail accounts and nothing. Tried with my bellsouth account and received it right away! I checked my gmail and it wasn't in spam. Maybe MSFT doesn't like gmail haha. |
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tiny
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3 edits | I used my gmail account and Firefox for the whole registration process and it worked flawlessly. |
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DotMac4
Shill H8r
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Huntington Beach, CA | reply to tiny
I'll certainly do it for the office license. They can watch me run Vista Ultimate on my Mac all they want. In addition to getting free stuff hopefully it will lead to better interoperability with Macs as well as VMs. |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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hmm..I'll suffer for a few weeks to get the free office lic.. can just stick it on the work lappy.
so far no reply (signup email) from M$ yet..
edit: Seems ole billy boy didn't like my gmail or a couple of my domain email accounts... got the sign-up / auth email at my comcast account (which I never use, lol) Taking first survey now.. this may be intersting..
reboot?
no wai. |
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Heshup
Are Those For Me?
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join:2001-06-20
From hell
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May make a note: to everyone that you have to reboot everyday or so in order to let uncle bill have his info sent to him. That was in the terms for getting this free software. The info is sent after each reboot.
I am keeping mine in standby and then going to reboot everyday. If any of you are like me, my Computers run 24/7
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
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I just ran through it too. I installed the Feedback Program in Wine under Linux. God knows how that will work. Maybe it will report any Wine applications I run (just Goldwave.) Hmmm... |
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