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Microsoft Windows Upgrade to 7 for Personally-Owned Computers

Upgrade from an existing version of Windows to Windows 7.

Availability

Eligibility

Microsoft Windows 7 download is available to UB students who have paid the Comprehensive fee.  Students are entitled to only one upgrade, either 32-bit or 64-bit. Microsoft only provides a license to upgrade to Windows 7 under the UB Agreement. You must have a qualifying operating system on your computer to be eligible for an upgrade. All computers bought from major manufacturers are shipped with an operating system.  

Qualifying Operating Systems under the UB Agreement:

  • Apple Macintosh (for use with Boot Camp, Parallels, VMWare, etc.)
  • Windows 98 2nd edition
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 Basic or Home versions
  • Windows 8 Pro

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