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How easy is it to install os on a laptop

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Hi,
Thinking of buying this laptop which comes whith no operating system, how easy it it to install vista on this laptop and is there a step by step guide to do so.
is this worth the money???
From ebuyer
Free Delivery
£349.97

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Many thanks

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  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
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    Installing an OS is pretty easy - just answer the questions on-screen.

    I'd highly recommend skipping vista and installing 7, though
  • With an install disk it's dead simple.

    No that isn't worth the money, you could get one with the same spec and an OS and from someone more reliable than ebuyer for the same cost
    It's taken me years of experience to get this cynical
  • Agreed,

    Spec looks good, but the lack of OS could be expensive and a pain.

    Kev
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,984 Forumite
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    Some laptops are easy and some are a pain (in particular Acer).
    And it depends which OS; Vista should be one of the more straightforward and that machine looks to have plenty of welly.
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
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    Installing an os is extrememly easy to do, yes im sure you can find a guide to help but you shouldnt need 1 as its self explanatory
  • asininity
    asininity Posts: 1,615 Forumite
    OMG! Quick hide this thread... Change the title anything! Quickly!!! Donnie will be round soon and you'll all be sorry!

    Anyway if its windows you want why not wait for 7 to come out.
  • hi, regie
    what do you recommend for the sam money and spec with operating system.
    regie.
    thanks clem
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,843 Forumite
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    Have a look on Amazon for the prices of the various variants of Windows 7 (when available). Then probably decide that paying retail for the operating system is not such a good idea as buying a laptop with an operating system already installed which has cost the manufacturer considerably less than you would pay!

    Best to decide first what features you want in a laptop, otherwise your question becomes rather like "I want to buy a car, which should I buy?"...
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