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Windows 7 upgrade question ?

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  • 31-03-2010 11:02am
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    threein99
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    Hi im thinking of buying Windows 7 upgrade , Iv never upgraded my operating system before so im a little unsure about it , if I buy Windows 7 upgrade does that include both an upgrade and the full windows 7 install disks or are they both sold seperately ?


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    What you buy is a license to upgrade an earlier license of windows to windows 7

    the old windows license is revoked and you can't re-use it
    if the old windows license was bound to the motherboard as the vast majority of home user windows licenses are then the windows 7 license is now bound to that same motherboard and it lives or dies with the computer , you can't re-use it elsewhere later


    Big question , are you sure your computer can handle windows 7 , most vista machines can, earlier XP ones may not


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    threein99
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    What you buy is a license to upgrade an earlier license of windows to windows 7

    the old windows license is revoked and you can't re-use it
    if the old windows license was bound to the motherboard as the vast majority of home user windows licenses are then the windows 7 license is now bound to that same motherboard and it lives or dies with the computer , you can't re-use it elsewhere later


    Big question , are you sure your computer can handle windows 7 , most vista machines can, earlier XP ones may not

    Yeah iv downloaded the windows 7 advisor and it said the laptop would be able for windows 7 , can you do a clean install with an upgrade ?


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    Biggins
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    If you have XP, Microsoft recommend a full up-grade by the way.


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    threein99
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    Biggins wrote: »
    If you have XP, Microsoft recommend a full up-grade by the way.

    Iv got vista at the minute , but its a piece of crap so gonna have to get rid of it for my sanity.


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    Biggins
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    threein99 wrote: »
    Iv got vista at the minute , but its a piece of crap so gonna have to get rid of it for my sanity.
    That I (and many) can understand - and agree with you.


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    XDivaX
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    So is the window 7 upgrade really worth it?


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    Biggins
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    XDivaX wrote: »
    So is the window 7 upgrade really worth it?
    I would say "yes".

    Have a read of this earlier thread: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055846066


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    I would try some vista tweaks first, - on the stickies somewhere


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