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Desktop PC upgrade to WIn7

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  • 04-09-2014 8:52pm
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    laughter189
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    I have a HP P4 with 3GB ram and XP

    So I now bought a Dell Win7 disk and want to upgrade .

    What do I need to do , as I know that the hard drive won't install W7 as XP is already on it .

    Any easy solution ?


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    laughter189
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭laughter189


    It must have been a funny question I asked - no replies yet


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    savemejebus
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    A Dell Windows 7 disk probably won't install on a HP machine. The easy solution is backup your data from XP and perform a fresh install of a legit version of Windows 7


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    laughter189
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭laughter189


    I heard that if the hard drive was completely formatted , or I had a brand new external HD , that Dell win7 would install on any brand name pc

    is that right or wrong /?


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    savemejebus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    It depends, the dell disk might be 'tied' to dell machines.
    If you have a windows 7 licence it is easier to just download an official image and burn a new dvd or put it on USB


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