XP ending. Upgrading problems.

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  • LittleJo
    LittleJo Posts: 482 Forumite
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    Hi
    I have had a quote of £130 to change me to Windows 7.
    Left to me I would still be on DOS 3.1
    Jo
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    LittleJo wrote: »
    Hi
    I have had a quote of £130 to change me to Windows 7.
    Left to me I would still be on DOS 3.1
    Jo

    What OS are you currently on, and what version of Windows 7 were you looking at changing to?
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • LittleJo
    LittleJo Posts: 482 Forumite
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    Hi
    I am on WINXP SP3 and want to go to WIN7
    Jo
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    There are 3 editions of Win7 available to most people:
    Home Premium
    Professional
    Ultimate

    Normal price of Home Premium is around £130, but you can get it for less:
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium-64bit-Full-Program-with-SP1-W7H64MSP1-/190893941916
    I have no knowledge of the company or how they operate, but they've sold a lot of them!
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • LittleJo
    LittleJo Posts: 482 Forumite
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    Hi
    The £130 price is installed with a disc and licence.
    Thus updateable.
    Jo
  • victor2
    victor2 Posts: 8,040 Ambassador
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    Run Windows Upgrade Advisor first, to get an idea if your system is capable of running it.
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=20

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    LittleJo wrote: »
    Hi
    I have had a quote of £130 to change me to Windows 7.
    Left to me I would still be on DOS 3.1
    Jo

    The change is unlikely to produce £130 of value
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    closed wrote: »
    The change is unlikely to produce £130 of value
    It will produce £130 of value... to Microsoft!
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    LittleJo wrote: »
    Hi
    The £130 price is installed with a disc and licence.
    Thus updateable.
    Jo

    Haven't we spoken about this before?

    Not another who asks and then does nothing....
  • cinderfella
    cinderfella Posts: 419 Forumite
    Why not do the sensible thing & do things the German way. They are giving out Ubuntu to XP diehards.

    http://www.tomsguide.com/us/germans-windows-xp-ubuntu,news-17558.html

    In fact if Ubuntu seems a little hard to master, you can always take a course in it. Evening classes would be the perfect solution & the cost minimal.

    :beer:
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