Which Win8 Version?

Jack15911

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I'd like to do a clean Win8/8.1 install on my Gateway SX2370 currently Win 7 (SP-1) Home Premium 64-bit machine with 6GB RAM, new a year or so ago, IIRC.

It's a deceased relative's, and in the past he was pretty bad about letting earlier PCs get infected, thus my desire for a clean install. For this reason I think I want to avoid an upgrade.

Amazon lists many versions. My needs are small, since most of my work I do on a Mac, so - what version of Win8 do I need? MS Windows 8.1 Full Version? Something else?

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $87.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and...

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $87.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-09 20:55 EDT-0400

 
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Jack15911

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Thanks. I had found your previous answer (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2079682/windows-oem-full-version.html), but it only referred to two versions. I was concerned that I might need one of the others you hadn't discussed in that previous answer.