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Buying Windows 7

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  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,608 Forumite
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    XP is OK, but out of support now.

    That is not what the Microsoft website says. It talks of 8/4/2014.
  • Im_just_careful
    Im_just_careful Posts: 921 Forumite
    I would start with a clean install of XP.

    If a "major brand" it is likely that some sort of restore image is available that would take it back to as new, then do all the updates.

    Also I would fit more memory assuming that is possible (up to 3 or 4 GB assuming it is 32 bit XP).
  • prowla
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    giraffe69 wrote: »
    That is not what the Microsoft website says. It talks of 8/4/2014.
    You're right - thanks for correcting me; it is no longer for sale but Microsoft have Extended Support to then.
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