David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 03:34 PM |
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Upgrade from Vista Business to Windows 7?
I have a laptop that came with Vista Business - and I hate Vista with a passion! It is rubbish, and has proved to be that way over and over again.
The fact that Microsoft is starting to withdraw support for it is a bit of a give-away too (e.g IE 10 will NOT be available on Vista). Even XP is far
superior!
Normally I use Linux Mint and I'm very happy with the way it does its business, but sometimes I just have to use Windoze. I have used Windows 7
and I have to say that it is a decent operating system (despite being Windoze!).
So, what's the path to upgrade? What are the cheapest options? I'm not inclined to waste a whole heap of money on it, so cheap is good!
Ta.
[Edited on 16/4/11 by David Jenkins]
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RazMan
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 04:28 PM |
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Win7 is by far the best OS that Micro$oft has ever produced IMO and well worth splashing the cash for. I have it running on my ickle netbook and my
monster 8 core workstation - steady as a rock. You can trial it in a few different ways (some legal  if you are not sure.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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BenTyreman
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 05:00 PM |
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Have you got all the Vista service packs installed? Makes a big difference.
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40inches
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 07:04 PM |
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Do you have any kids/grand kids at school? If so you can upgrade to Win7 Pro for about £40
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 08:06 PM |
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I let it update as and when it tells me to, so I guess I've got all the service packs.
Kids are 30+ each, and no grand-kids (I keep dropping hints such as "having any kids yet?" )
[Edited on 16/4/11 by David Jenkins]
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907
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 09:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I keep dropping hints such as "having any kids yet?"
What..... to the wife?
Paul G
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