Turn a counterfeit copy of Windows XP into a free Vista license!
April 29th, 2006 by 
Dennis Fraederich [MCP]
Perhaps you have bought a license of Windows XP Home, Pro or Media Centerd Edition 2005 from your local dealer and afterwards it turned into a counterfeit while trying to validate it through WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) program.
And now you may think what can you do? You tried to buy a genuine license and got a imitation copy. Here is your chance. After it failed to validate it you’ll see an online shop on the WGA program website where you can buy a genuine license of Windows XP Home, Pro or Media Center Edition 2005. OK that isn’t very special but here is you real deal! You will get a copy of Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium or Business for free when it’s available in january of 2007.
Here are the choices you have:
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Buy Windows XP Home and get Windows Vista Home Basic for free, price is 109€
- Buy Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and get Windows Vista Home Premium for free, price is 139€
- Or buy Windows XP Pro and get Windows Vista Business for free, price is 169€
The offer is available only when validation through WGA failed AND you purchase at this online shop! Offer is available until 06.30.2006!
Source: Windows Genuine Advantage
Posted in Windows Vista, Windows XP | 
25 Comments »
April 29th, 2006 at 11:58 am
ultimate not service?
April 29th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
There are no offers for Windows Vista Ultimate. Maybe it’s only available through OEM partners, and not available as retail package.
April 29th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
as remarked above vista price & the future vista price plus or minus ?
^^&I don’ speak English very well.
April 29th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
The prices in my article mean that you i.e. pay 109€ for WindowsXP Home and when Vista is available next year you will receive a free license of Windows Vista Home Basic. You don’t have to pay for it.
April 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
thank dannis. It purchases still to, it is a time prematureness and tus formal come into the market transfer neither the price is clear still it does not to be,
April 29th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
This is because Ultimate is a new product edition that never existed in the Windows XP product, thats why there is no corresponding upgrade path available through WGA.
April 29th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Wicked Post Dennis…that would so prompt me to get Vista if i had a copyed version of XP and no vista currently
April 30th, 2006 at 4:09 am
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May 2nd, 2006 at 11:23 am
Can someone please help? I dont see this offer anywhere when going through the geniune advantage site. This is the only option for online purchase I get.
Buy a genuine product key online
Once you have completed the purchase process you will receive the Windows Genuine Advantage kit. The Windows Genuine Advantage Kit helps customers who received counterfeit copies of Windows convert their system to genuine Windows. The kit includes:
An e-mail that includes a new product key and a link to an online conversion tool (please allow up to 48 hours for payment processing). The conversion tool will scan your system and try to convert your counterfeit copy of Windows to a genuine copy. Learn more about the scan.
A Windows XP CD you can use if you need to reinstall Windows XP (please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping).
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Perhaps the offer is only open to certian countries like America!
May 3rd, 2006 at 4:15 am
Have a look here:-
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=377585&SiteID=25
A bit puzzling!!
May 4th, 2006 at 10:44 am
[…] Some of you (and Microsoft USÂ of course too!)Â didn’t believe in us when we wrote five days ago (http://www.msblog.org/?p=556)Â about an offer from Microsoft to purchase a genuine WindowsXP Home or Pro copy and you’ll get Vista for free. Here is a proof so you can be sure that you always get valid information from msblog.org […]
May 5th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
Topazali,
Check the latest post made by Phil in the link http://forums.microsoft.com/genuine/showpost.aspx?postid=377585&SiteID=25
May 8th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
this offer only good in germany
May 10th, 2006 at 11:32 pm
Lucky
May 11th, 2006 at 4:56 am
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May 24th, 2006 at 9:48 am
i required windowsxp Vista edition product key.
May 25th, 2006 at 1:33 am
???
June 3rd, 2006 at 11:34 pm
thanks for having this here
June 28th, 2006 at 8:42 am
I would like a free copy of widows xp pro product key that is good.
July 17th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Need A valid key
August 4th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
yea need a free wga
August 19th, 2006 at 6:54 am
no!
September 13th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
for gods sake doesnt no-one know where i can swap a counterfeit product key for a genuine one……FOR FREE
October 16th, 2006 at 12:32 am
That’s a good deal, but people wouldn’t want to do it.