Vista Upgrades for Recent XP System

I bought a new system pre-loaded with XP back in November, with an offer to upgrade to Vista for free (with rebate) when it was released.

I applied online and paid for the upgrade (can't apply for my rebate until i have the upgrade in my hot little hands) and it's now been a couple months since the release of Vista and still no disc in the mail.

I've sent a couple of emails to inquire on the status of my order and the first one just told me to wait 2-3 more weeks (after an initial waiting period of 6 weeks) and now my order is no longer trackable online and i haven't heard back from microsoft yet.

Anyone else having similar problems? Anyone else successfully received their upgrade?

Mind telling us what company? Dell?

Lenovo.

A friend of mine has got such a problem , it caused by the company not his computer company apparently .

I'd phone where I bought the computer and ask them , its not their fault but maybe they can help ?

Update:

According to the man, it's finally in the mail, and should arrive within 3 weeks. We'll see.

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Originally Posted by donnied

Update:

According to the man, it's finally in the mail, and should arrive within 3 weeks. We'll see.

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I like happy stories , never give up ! :) Especially when you pay for it .:dry:

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Originally Posted by donnied

Update:

According to the man, it's finally in the mail, and should arrive within 3 weeks. We'll see.

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3 weeks?
Where are they shipping from- Brazil?

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Originally Posted by peat moss

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Originally Posted by donnied

Update:

According to the man, it's finally in the mail, and should arrive within 3 weeks. We'll see.

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I like happy stories , never give up ! :) Especially when you pay for it .:dry:

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:lol: Well you do get what you pay for . Oops wrong quote .

I heard manufacturers are balking big time at sending out these free-discounted Vista upgrages.

Why? Because point blank. Problems, problems, problems.

From non to barely functional computers after upgrading.

From inadequate hardware to poor/no driver support.