Microsoft is going to stop support with Vista in 2017 and windows 7 in 2020 has any one ever tried or used a Windows 7 OEM software ? using that would at least give us three more years before having to go to Windows 10 .. not every body has the money to go run out and buy a new pc .. :huh:
Windows 7 OEM software
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The only difference between a retail copy and an oem is the licensing in that an oem can only be used on 1 computer ever unless you buy a license for multiple computers. They do not transfer from the computer it is activated on to another one. Other than that operational they are the same. When buying an oem copy be careful to only buy one that has never been used.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- Operating System
- Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
- CPU
- Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
- Memory
- 8 gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Alienware 25 AW2521HF
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 &1680x1050
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB x2
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- Operating System
- Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Poweredge T140
- CPU
- i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
- Memory
- 8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB & 360 GB x2
Hi,
I went from OEM Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 (build 6002) to Vista Pro, then to Windows 7 Pro & now I'm on Windows 10. All for purchasing a Windows 7 OEM license @ £30.00.
I went from OEM Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 (build 6002) to Vista Pro, then to Windows 7 Pro & now I'm on Windows 10. All for purchasing a Windows 7 OEM license @ £30.00.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP-Pavilion m9280.uk-a
- CPU
- 2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
- Motherboard
- ASUSTek Computer INC. NARRA3 3.02
- Memory
- 3582 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory (4 Gig)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS NVIDIA Geforce GTS450
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition 7.1 Audio (HP drivers)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP w2408 24.0" (Dual monitor)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 * 1200, 1920 * 1200
- Hard Drives
- 3*500 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
Plus 2x USB (160Gig each) external HDD
BluRay & DVD Weiters
HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L SCSI CdRom (Bluray RW) Device
AlViDrv BDDVDROM SCSI CdRom (Blueray) Device
TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom
- Internet Speed
- 40 Meg
I use the OEM Windows 7 as you can buy the Premium keys on fleabay for £7 each, and that got me to Windows 10 Premium without issue. At that price, I'm happy to buy a license for each of my laptops 