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  • 15-02-2012 4:50pm
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    snip123456789
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭


    anyone now were to get windows 7 for cheap


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Not a student (or relative of one) by any chance?

    http://www.software4students.ie/


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    snip123456789
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭snip123456789


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Not a student (or relative of one) by any chance?

    http://www.software4students.ie/

    how quick do they deliver and they windows 7 say its only an upgrade version help


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    its an upgrade version but you can use it to install windows like normal theres plenty of guides online just google upgrade windows full install or something similar and youll find the info youre looking for you basically have to install windows twice its a bit of a pain but very doable ive never ordered from them so i dont know how quickly they deliver stuff


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    Nibs05
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭Nibs05


    Serephucus wrote: »
    its an upgrade version but you can use it to install windows like normal theres plenty of guides online just google upgrade windows full install or something similar and youll find the info youre looking for you basically have to install windows twice its a bit of a pain but very doable ive never ordered from them so i dont know how quickly they deliver stuff

    I was researching installing windows 7 upgrade and I've discovered it is illegal to fresh install a windows 7 upgrade on a new computer. Is this true ?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    I've never actually looked. :P Couldn't tell ya, but I'm sure it's on Google somewhere. I don't think there'd be a bunch of guides on the internet for it if it was.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Nibs05 wrote: »
    I was researching installing windows 7 upgrade and I've discovered it is illegal to fresh install a windows 7 upgrade on a new computer. Is this true ?

    Nope, in fact a friend of mine was having trouble installing the upgrade version on a fresh system and microsoft activated the key for him when he rang them up.


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    Nibs05
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭Nibs05


    From Microsoft blog,

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2009/10/27/regardless-of-what-any-hack-says-a-windows-7-upgrade-is-an-upgrade-what-you-need-to-know.aspx

    all posts on the web regarding this are dated in 2009, I don't think anyone on boards have had any issues fresh installing windows on new builds, and it's a lot better than getting it from torrents and such.
    My nephew is in secondary school, so it's possible to get 7 cheaper for my build even though he wont be touching my computer ?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Nibs05 wrote: »
    My nephew is in secondary school, so it's possible to get 7 cheaper for my build even though he wont be touching my computer ?

    As long as the account is in his name
    I think he needs to use his school email address if he has one too


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    You're supposed have owned a previous version of windows to use the upgrade license. Most people will have owned some version of windows that they are not likely to ever use again.


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    defrein
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭defrein


    I have a few copies for sale if you are interested?


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    snip123456789
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭snip123456789


    snip123456789 wrote: »
    anyone now were to get windows 7 for cheap

    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29181&agid=185 they say that its english only here but theres one for 6 euro cheaper that says it only has german


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