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Upgrading to Windows 7
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 10:44AM
Hi I am planning to upgrade from Vista business to Windows 7
It's an old Dell vostro 200 with an OEM version of Vista Business. I plan to install a new hard drive, upgrade the memory and upgrade to Windows 7.
My question is if I install a new hard drive how will the upgrade version of Windows 7 know that I'm upgrading as vista will no longer be there? I don't want to pay for a full stand alone version of Windows 7. Is this possible?
Thanks for any help.
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 11:03AM
Maybe install vista on it first then upgrade.
Found this and it would just be a matter of downloading W/7 ISO on to a dvd from the internet and adding the keycode.
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 3:22PM
Here's 4 ways of doing the install, Option Four looks easy enough click here
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 3:28PM
Jock1e, bit worried about your link, seems way too cheap, even though on Amazon.
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 3:57PM
lotvic
Always got Amazon to fall back to if anything goes wrong.20 reviews and some of those had to phone up to verify it.
You only get the keycode mind and you have to download W/7 for it, So maybe that is why it is a bit cheaper.
At that sort of price I am tempted myself.
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 4:14PM
Thanks for the replies guys, 2 interesting options there. The key code on Amazon does look a bit too cheap but as you say Amazon to come back to and the reviews seem good.
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Posted September 10, 2013 at 6:30PM
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