Microsoft remains mum on Windows 8 upgrades from Vista, XP

[JMH]

Microsoft today declined to confirm whether users of Windows XP and Vista will be able to upgrade their PCs to Windows 8 when the latter launches later this year. On Monday, Microsoft spelled out the editions it would offer customers working with 32- and 64-bit Intel and AMD processor-powered PCs and tablets.
In that blog post, the company also noted the upgrade paths to Windows 8 for existing machines, saying that people now running Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic or Home Premium could upgrade to the consumer-oriented Windows 8. Systems running Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate will be upgradable to Windows 8 Pro.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...indows_8_upgrades_from_Vista_XP?taxonomyId=64

 

[zigzag3143]

Microsoft seems to be talking out of both sides of their mouths (yet again). From the same article.

The omission of the problem-plagued Vista and the nearly 11-year-old XP from Microsoft's explicit upgrade path seemed odd

In the FAQ, Microsoft said that Vista users who upgraded would retain user accounts and files, as well as Windows settings. XP-to-Windows 8 upgrades would only preserve user accounts and files.


When asked today whether Vista and XP users would be able to upgrade to Windows 8 RTM, or "release to manufacturing" -- the label used to designate the final code -- as they were allowed in the Consumer Preview, a Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment. "[We have] no information to share outside of what's in the blog,"

 

[Temmu]

not surprising.
win 7 could not upgrade from xp.

best thing to do? drop the partition, put in the upgrade disk, install, and put in the xp or vista disk when asked for proof of upgradeablenesses.