hmm... from what i have surveyed in the past (just 1week+ ago), y460 seems to come with win7hp, compulsory... leaving no options for freedos. topup for ultimate seems impossible too. if you already have a win7u, you can transfer it to your laptop tho, by changing the key after you reinstall.

i uh, also downloaded my copy of win7 after failing to create the recovery disc (killed 2 pieces of dvd there). but i did reinstall some of the junks for the touch buttons... lolz

hmm... i would say y460 is a good buy if you're really in need of a laptop now. the things that comes with it is pretty standard and some desirable (e.g. hdmi, bluetooth, switchable graphics, i5-i540, ati hd5650). only thing that might put you off is the 500gb (5000rpm), 1.3mp webcam, could-be-better keyboard).

about the drivers, it's best that you download... dun be so malas to download... i also spent quite a no. of days understanding the laptop.

btw, i applied lcd screen guard (rm14) and failed with some bubble trapped (due to last minute dust getting inside). had to scratch the bubble out and the lcd screen guard pun look like scratched... =.=" i wonder the film can be removed and how??? 

i also diy'ed a palm skin from the transparent film (slightly adhesive) used to protect new printers' shiny parts. just cut the shape and hide the uneven cuts into the edges of the keyboard. a good temporary solution to keep the laptop from scratches.

pls do not discuss on piracy..let alone being proud of doing that 

Wow, one step ahead of time ...download the drivers first then buy ...well, a good choice of laptop ..

1. Its glossy. Hardly to find non-glossy on consumer notebook nowadays...
2, Let the others answer
3. If its the same version, its possible.

That applies to Windows Vista only. All Win 7 retail & OEM DVDs will follow their own version's respectively, there's no version selection before installation and after finish installation, it'll straight away ask you to enter product key(even tho you didn't enter the key, you'll still getting the same version that your DVD has, i.e. Windows 7 Home Premium DVD -> Windows 7 Home Premium only.) Other than that, it's not advisable to discuss here.

Only Dell provide upgrade options because they'll build your system after you ordered/customized. Other OEMs will get their own OS that come with the box, so limited upgrade options.

hoiyoh... really the finally lor... welcome to the y460 club!

You are able to do the upgrade, just not from the OEM factory --> means you have to re-install the OS(recommended) or can try the windows anytime upgrade(not sure if it works).

Correct, because it's another license unless the laptop OEM does provide OS selections before you purchase. The license from branded OEMs(Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer etc) is different from the license you bought from retailers so it cannot be mix/added together.

Most 32bit programs are able to install onto a 64bit system under the program files(x86) folder. Most of the recent 32bit programs do run fine under Win 7 64bit, i.e. Firefox, VLC player or recent games like SF4, BFBC2, Metro 2033, Assassin Creed 2 etc. Some programs might not work well with 64bit if they don't update/upgrade their versions to cope with. I would suggest you to install your software just to see if it does work like usual. 

Gratz on your purchase .

For touch sense buttons, it's better to install all of them. Even though you only need the OneKey Recovery, it'll take a while to figure out why the button won't function after you've installed it