Solved Upgrade to Windows 10

[witten1972]

I was suspicious too, although the website is legit, and I also contacted customer service last night and got a response this morning. it would have been a red flag if they didn't answer my questions. I asked why the Pro version is so cheap, compared to 7 Home Premium version and they said it had to do with overstock.

How' your Dutch?

Windows 7 Home Premium 32/64 bit €54,98
Windows 7 Home Premium - 32-bit, 64-bit Download - Wind

Windows 7 Professional 32/64 bit €28,88
Windows 7 Professional - 32-bit, 64-bit- Download We Ca

At first glance it all seems legit to me...
But since I can't upgrade my Vista Home Premium to 7 Pro I'll have to update to 7 Home Premium...

 

[townsbg]

Those are OEM copies which means that they will only activate on one system ever. They are not transferable to another computer. That explains the price.

 

[witten1972]

Those are OEM copies which means that they will only activate on one system ever. They are not transferable to another computer. That explains the price.

I see, thanks buddy! I thought those were Retail versions. Just goes to show how little I know :huh:

Just out of curiosity, but what happens if I install that OS and my hard drive crashes, will I be able to re-install it on a new HDD (same PC)?

 

[townsbg]

From the webpage (translate into English) :

Quick overview

OEM | 32/64 Bit | Download License

A hard drive would not constitute a significant enough of a hardware change to invalidate a license-you'd have to reactive if you do reinstall but it should go through. A motherboard change would invalidate it. I don't think that it would activate even if it is the same manufacturer and model.

 

[witten1972]

Ok gotcha...
One final question (for now )
Do I have to erase my Primary partition before installing that Windows 7 Home Premium OEM version?

Just to be safe I'll make an Image with Acronis True Image so I still have my Vista to fall back on, in case something goes wrong...

 

[townsbg]

You can upgrade according to the upgrade path as posted by lottie however the bit version must match. If you have 64-bit installed you must upgrade to 64-bit. An image wold be a good idea though. Also make sure that you have your program installers.

 

[witten1972]

Yes I have 64 bit & that Windows 7 version is also 64 bit, so no problem here.
And I have all the executable's of my programs on a separate Data partition...

Not sure if they'll work on 7... let alone Windows 10 I'm planning to upgrade to!
But these are worries for later