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| == 历史 == | | == 历史 == |
| === Windows Vista === | | === Windows Vista === |
| A user interface prototype for [[Windows Product Activation|Windows Activation]] included in [[Windows Longhorn build 4093 (main)|Windows Longhorn build 4093]] contains a page where the user would have been able to buy a product key online for the current or a higher edition, however, the ability to upgrade across editions hasn't actually been implemented before the development reset. The first build known to include Windows Anytime Upgrade is [[Windows Vista build 5219 (winmain_idx02.050830-2010)|Windows Vista build 5219]].
| | [[Windows Longhorn Build 4093.0.main.040819-1215|Windows Longhorn Build 4093]] 中包含的 [[Windows 产品激活|Windows 激活]]用户界面原型包含一个页面，用户可以在此页面中在线购买当前版本或更高版本的产品密钥，但是，在开发重置之前，实际上尚未实现跨版本升级的功能。已知包含 Windows Anytime Upgrade 的首个版本是 [[Windows Vista Build 5219.0.winmain_idx02.050830-2010|Windows Vista Build 5219]]。 |
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| All editions of Windows Vista (excluding Enterprise) were stored on the same retail and OEM optical media and they both contained a license key for the edition purchased that determined which edition was eligible for installation. Users could purchase a digital license from an online merchant and use it to initiate the upgrade through components stored on the hard drive by the OEM of the computer, through an Anytime Upgrade DVD supplied by the OEM, or through retail installation media that was compatible with Windows Anytime Upgrade. It also provided an option for users to purchase an DVD online containing the upgrade if none of these options were available.
| | Windows Vista 的所有版本（不包括 Enterprise）都存储在相同的零售和 OEM 光学介质上，并且它们都包含所购买版本的许可证密钥，用于确定哪个版本符合安装条件。用户可以从联机商家处购买数字许可证，并使用它通过计算机 OEM 存储在硬盘驱动器上的组件、OEM 提供的 Anytime Upgrade DVD 或与 Windows Anytime Upgrade 兼容的零售安装媒体来启动升级。它还为用户提供了一个选项，如果这些选项都不可用，可以联机购买包含升级的 DVD。 |
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| Microsoft also released retail packaging for Windows Anytime Upgrade alongside the launch of Windows Vista that initially only included a upgrade license but was later modified in May 2007 to include both a DVD and a license. Microsoft would later cease digital license distribution on 20 February 2008 in an effort to streamline the upgrade process and after that date, users were required to purchase the aforementioned retail packaging in order to use Windows Anytime Upgrade and [[Windows Vista build 6001.18000|Windows Vista Service Pack 1]] would later remove the option to purchase a license online. | | Microsoft 还在 Windows Vista 发布的同时发布了 Windows Anytime Upgrade 的零售包装，此包装最初仅包含升级许可证，但后来在 2007 年 5 月进行了修改，同时包括 DVD 和许可证。Microsoft 后来于 2008 年 2 月 20 日停止数字许可证分发，以简化升级过程，在此日期之后，用户需要购买上述零售包装才能使用 Windows Anytime Upgrade，而 [[Windows Vista Build 6001.18000.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840|Windows Vista Service Pack 1]] 后续会删除联机购买许可证的选项。 |
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| Windows Anytime Upgrade performs a full reinstallation of the new edition while retaining the user's data, programs and settings and can take a considerable amount of time, up to a few hours due to the components for the upgraded editions being only pre-installed on the upgrade disc. | | Windows Anytime Upgrade 在保留用户数据、程序和设置的同时执行新版本的完全重新安装，并且可能需要相当长的时间，由于升级版本的组件仅预装在升级光盘上，因此可能需要长达几个小时。 |
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| Support for Windows Anytime Upgrade on Windows Vista was discontinued with the release of Windows 7 in October 2009.
| | 2009 年 10 月发布 Windows 7 后，停止了对 Windows Vista 上 Windows Anytime Upgrade 的支持。 |
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| === Windows 7 === | | === Windows 7 === |