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| Thread ID: 137053 | 2014-05-19 08:50:00 | Windows 8 Pricing | Nick G (16709) | PC World Chat |
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| 1375246 | 2014-05-20 05:41:00 | The only way to get W8.1 is either by OEM, or if you wanted to do an upgrade from W7 directly from MS. windows.microsoft.com The OEM WONT allow you to upgrade from W7 as the option is not available, so any data on the drive would have to be saved else where, and put back later, as well as install any other programs you may want. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1375247 | 2014-05-20 06:41:00 | Got no issues with having the hard drive wiped. So as long as I'm happy with having the HDD wiped, the OEM version will work fine, even though its not a new computer? |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1375248 | 2014-05-20 07:39:00 | Got no issues with having the hard drive wiped. So as long as I'm happy with having the HDD wiped, the OEM version will work fine, even though its not a new computer? Yes, OEM is all I ever buy. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1375249 | 2014-05-20 09:36:00 | Yes, OEM is all I ever buy. Sweet! Well at the least, its a $50 saving. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1375250 | 2014-05-20 22:51:00 | I'm pretty sure the Windows 7 and 8 DVD I've got is OEM. The Win8 DVD was from DSE when it first come out. I made sure to ask them before I brought it, will it install without a previous version of Windows. They said yes. And yup it did install from a clean hdd I've never upgraded from a previous version. I've always wiped the hdd / done a clean install |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1375251 | 2014-05-21 01:55:00 | This might sound like a stupid question, but is either Windows 7 or 8 usable from a fresh install, no internet connection? | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1375252 | 2014-05-21 01:56:00 | This might sound like a stupid question, but is either Windows 7 or 8 usable from a fresh install, no internet connection? I don't consider it usable if Windows Update doesn't work :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1375253 | 2014-05-21 02:00:00 | If its got drivers for the adapter it'll install them. Dont want internet disable it in the BIOS. Or in windows after | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1375254 | 2014-05-21 03:08:00 | The way to look at it is. I had Windows XP for about 6 years. Sop if you divide the $150 by 6 you get $25 a year or 50 cents a week. So is it worth 50 cents a week to have the latest operating system ? I'd say yes. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1375255 | 2014-05-21 04:07:00 | This might sound like a stupid question, but is either Windows 7 or 8 usable from a fresh install, no internet connection? Define usable? I would say it should be, BUT if you have a good graphics card etc you will want the right drivers, otherwise performance will suck. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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