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- Before placing Windows® Vista™ Express Upgrade order

We suggest that you check the items listed below to place your upgrade order:


1:	Please have a proof of your date of purchase.

2:	Please have your VAIO's model name, serial number readily available. And check eligibility for the upgrade order. - To ensure your VAIO is eligible for the order, please click here

3:	Please have your Certificate of Authenticity (COA) number readily available. (You will find a COA label attached to your computer. On notebook computers the COA label will be located on the computer's bottom side. However, the location may vary depending on model.) - To check the COA label location, please click here.

4:	Please have your contact e-mail address.

[Note]
A proof of your date of purchase will need to show that you purchase a qualifying VAIO during campaign period.
* A receipt/invoice with model name information, date of purchase
or
* Warranty with a stamp of a computer reseller or date of purchase
or
* A full statement of credit card with model name information, date of purchase

Please have one of these items readily available for placing order.

- Steps to order Windows® Vista™ Express Upgrade

Step 1 -

Visit the VAIO Windows® Vista™ Express Upgrade campaign site.

Step 2 -

Learn more about qualified models, known issues with Windows Vista operating system and eligibility for upgrade.

Step 3 -

Access to the VAIO Windows® Vista™ Express Upgrade page.
Please click here.

Step 4 -

Place your order by filling out all requested information on the online application form. When placing an order, you will be requested to input your VAIO PC model name, serial number and Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) number. You can make a payment with a credit card.

Step 5 -

Send a proof of purchase date Send your proof of purchase date by E-mail, Fax, post or online.

Step 6 -

Obtain the Windows ® Vista™ upgrade kit After application is verified, the Express upgrade kit will be sent to you from the end of February 2007.

Privacy Guideline

The information you provide will be confidentially kept under privacy policy at Sony and used for following purposes only;

(1) To process your order for purchasing upgrade kit at Sony and IP soft.
(2) To respond to your inquiry in relation to ordering upgrade kit at Sony and IP soft.

Sony will not share your personal information to any outside organization for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. Your information may be shared with agents or contractors of Sony for the purpose of performing services for Sony. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third party agents with the minimum amount of information needed to complete the requested service or transaction.