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Hello,
I built my self a cheap PC for my bedroom about 4 months ago. At the time I was on a budget and wanted to keep cost down. The last thing I needed was Windows. After searching around a bit a mate of mine was telling me about a website he bought his Windows 7 key from. He said if you have a genuine Windows 7 disc you can simply buy a key.
After reading about this site there was a few good reviews about it and hardly anything bad about them. So I took the reviews and my friends advice and bought a key (only £16). They emailed me the key and I installed Windows. It passed the windows genuine test and I was happy.
A month later my friend called me telling me he got a message on his pc saying he was a victim of fraud. He windows was not genuine. He bought it form the site I bought the key. So ever since then I have been waiting for the dreaded message my self. Nearly 4 months later that message appeared.
Luckily another friend of mine just recently upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7. He bought this Windows Vista from Currys when it came out a few years back so I shouldn't worry about this being fake. Now here is a problem I think I know how to fix but I just need some confirmation. As I mentioned before when I was building this PC I wanted to keep it as cheap as possible. So I bought a IDE Sony DVD ROM (now a writer) drive. Since this is a IDE drive am guessing it is a few years old. If I remember correctly you need a fairly new (or at least a dvd drive made in last few years) to be able to install Vista?. I have tried via the bios I select boot from CD. But it wont load the disc. It just then boots up to the fake Windows 7. I have also tried it via loading Windows 7 up. Putting disc in and see if it loads. As soon as I click setup it says this is not compatible with your system blah blah blah.
So am guessing I need a new SATA DVD drive?
Now for my Windows 7 question. I have seen on HotukDeals recently Windows 7 Professinal going cheap. This is a student offer. But you can also get the deal if you have a family member in education. Witch I do so I can get this offer. Now it is only £37 so it is not breaking the bank. My question is do I really need it? As I said I got Vista Home Premium here. But I can't remember what vista is like. Last time I used it was about 2 years ago. I remember having some compatibility issues. So should I just install Vista and use that or but Windows 7 Pro?
Last question. If I do decide to buy Windows 7 Pro. Will I be able to upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro (its the upgrade edition you see).
Thanks.
ocelot07 wrote:Hello,
I built my self a cheap PC for my bedroom about 4 months ago. At the time I was on a budget and wanted to keep cost down. The last thing I needed was Windows. After searching around a bit a mate of mine was telling me about a website he bought his Windows 7 key from. He said if you have a genuine Windows 7 disc you can simply buy a key.
After reading about this site there was a few good reviews about it and hardly anything bad about them. So I took the reviews and my friends advice and bought a key (only £16). They emailed me the key and I installed Windows. It passed the windows genuine test and I was happy.
A month later my friend called me telling me he got a message on his pc saying he was a victim of fraud. He windows was not genuine. He bought it form the site I bought the key. So ever since then I have been waiting for the dreaded message my self. Nearly 4 months later that message appeared.
Luckily another friend of mine just recently upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7. He bought this Windows Vista from Currys when it came out a few years back so I shouldn't worry about this being fake. Now here is a problem I think I know how to fix but I just need some confirmation. As I mentioned before when I was building this PC I wanted to keep it as cheap as possible. So I bought a IDE Sony DVD ROM (now a writer) drive. Since this is a IDE drive am guessing it is a few years old. If I remember correctly you need a fairly new (or at least a dvd drive made in last few years) to be able to install Vista?. I have tried via the bios I select boot from CD. But it wont load the disc. It just then boots up to the fake Windows 7. I have also tried it via loading Windows 7 up. Putting disc in and see if it loads. As soon as I click setup it says this is not compatible with your system blah blah blah.
So am guessing I need a new SATA DVD drive?
Now for my Windows 7 question. I have seen on HotukDeals recently Windows 7 Professinal going cheap. This is a student offer. But you can also get the deal if you have a family member in education. Witch I do so I can get this offer. Now it is only £37 so it is not breaking the bank. My question is do I really need it? As I said I got Vista Home Premium here. But I can't remember what vista is like. Last time I used it was about 2 years ago. I remember having some compatibility issues. So should I just install Vista and use that or but Windows 7 Pro?
Last question. If I do decide to buy Windows 7 Pro. Will I be able to upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro (its the upgrade edition you see).
Thanks.
You could boot an ISO of the OS from USB and install which might take longer but it'd work.
Personally I feel Windows 7 is more efficent and less resource intensive than Vista.
In place upgrades are only available if your going from Vista Pro to Windows 7 Pro with matching system bits.
Although I'm not to sure how it would work with an illegimate OS.
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