upgrade to windows 7

scotty1971

is there anywhere i can upgrade this cheaply,i'm a student at university so have a valid e-mail address,most places i have looked i can download the ultimate version,but can't find anywhere with the premium version,my laptop is not compatible with the proffessional version which seems to be the cheapest version.i'm upgrading from windows vista.
the only thing it says is not compatible is the

cisco peap module version 1.0.13 which says i have to upgrade to a windows 7 version,but by looking around most people upgrade without any problems with this

cheers

scott
any help with this would be most appreciated

foxystoat69

I was pointed towards this website when trying to get Microsoft Office 2010 a few weeks ago.Hope this helps?

http://www.software4students.co.uk/Windows_7-software.aspx

scotty1971

thanks for that,can anyone tell me whats the best version premium or ultimate,i just want to do an in place install and not a custom install

cheers

scott

Hammyman

scotty1971 wrote: »

my laptop is not compatible with the proffessional version which seems to be the cheapest version.i'm upgrading from windows vista.

If it can run Vista, it can run Windows 7 and will run Pro just fine.

scotty1971

it says when i run the windows 7 upgrade advisor it says i can upgrade to 32bit windows premium or ultimate,but dosen't mention professional

Donnie

scotty1971 wrote: »

thanks for that,can anyone tell me whats the best version premium or ultimate,i just want to do an in place install and not a custom install

cheers

scott

Ultimate.

Hammyman missed that you want to do an in-place upgrade.

Hammyman

Ultimate has everything but unless you need to access a domain, Home Premium is more than enough.

prowla

Ultimate costs more, so Pro should be fine.

Donnie

prowla wrote: »

Ultimate costs more, so Pro should be fine.

Sheesh...does anyone actually bother to peruse the thread before posting?

DatabaseError

if I'm reading the OP correctly, the only immediate pro/ultimate upgrade issue is a driver for the Cisco module, I really can't understand why other versions would have compat. issues with it, unless it's a simple as the extras supported by pro/ult, ie XP mode, having the issue.

Best thing to do is pop to Cisco and look for a driver for the module, once you have that upgrade to whichever is best value for you, probably Pro.

prowla

In acknowledgement to Mr Grumpy, above...

So it looks like the OP has Vista Home.




But beware that Windows 7 isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread, as some would have you believe. In particular driver support can be lacking (vendors seem disinclined to release Windows 7 drivers: I have a HP machine with no audio, and NetGear & Belkin wireless USB dongles that don't work), and the XP & Vista compatibility modes may not solve things.