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Best place to buy a Windows Vista Key

  • 13-10-2009 11:04pm
    #1
    Vyse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭


    Built a new computer recently and teh guy in the shop put Windows Vista Ultimate onto for me. The evaluation period runs out in a few days so I need to know where the nest place to get a key is.

    I have a copy of XP but apparently it only supports up to 3Gig RAM. You need a 64-bit OS to support more (something I didn't know when I bought my 8Gigs). Would I actually be better off waiting for Windows 7?


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  • #2
    skibum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭skibum


    I would wait for 7, using the trial version, when that expires next june I'll pay for the key.


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Yeah, wait for 7. It comes out on the 22nd of this month.


  • #4
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,137 ✭✭✭homer911


    There are some sites out there that claim to show you how to extend the evaluation period by an extra 30 days if you are really stuck


  • #5
    Dacelonid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Dacelonid


    Iirc the 30 day Windows 7 trial period can be legally extended twice, ie a trial period of 90 days


  • #6
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Wait for Win7. It's out in a week.


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  • #7
    MrMagic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭MrMagic1


    skibum wrote: »
    I would wait for 7, using the trial version, when that expires next june I'll pay for the key.

    Although the Release Candidate of Windows 7 will keep running until June 1, 2010, it will however shutdown every 2 hours starting March 1, 2010

    From the wiki


  • #8
    Vyse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭Vyse


    The release candidate for 7 is no longer available right? I'll probably wait for 7 so. Best place to buy? I heard that you don't need to a re-install of all your stuff. Is this true?


  • #9
    Dacelonid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Dacelonid


    Not sure how the recent agreement between the EU and Microsoft will affect it, but originally, there was no upgrade option for Windows 7, it was only the full retail version, which meant you would have to backup all your personal stuff yourself.

    As I said that might have changed with Microsoft agreeing to giving the user the choice of which web browser to install.


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