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David

David Report 27 Oct 2019 17:50


A couple of years ago I had the free upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10.

Something went wrong with my PC and I got rid of it. Replaced in with

another with Win 7. At the end of this year support for Win 7 ceases.

Q) Could I use Win 10 on this PC with the former administration number ?

Or will I have to purchase a new one ?

Ive seen second hand PC's with Win 10 loaded for sale eBay

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 27 Oct 2019 18:22

No you will have to shell out for Windows 10 again.

The cheapest way to do this is to download Windows 10 (free) and save the installable package to a bootable DVD-R or, more common these days, a bootable USB Key. A lot of sellers offer Win10 ready to go installed on a USB Key just needing a key.
OEM ( install on one computer only ) keys are as cheap as chips on eBay and Amazon. M$ don't like this but it is a result of consumer rights in the EU. After brexit expect different terms.

There are plenty of how-tos on the net giving the details of what to do.

Installing Windows 10 over Windows 7 can create all sorts of problems and can take ages. Far better to save your data to backup and reformat the hard drive - an option which the installer will give you. If your memory is DDR2 go for a 32bit install, DDR3 64bit and expand it to 8 GB usually 4x2GB.

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David

David Report 27 Oct 2019 19:27


Thank you Rollo, I appreciate your reply, will study it.

The used PC I saw on eBay had a much greater

capacity HD so perhaps it's time to change again.

Thank you.

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