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cbold77   10-31-2009 at 04:38:38 PM

Is there an advantage to istalling the full version of Windows7 vs the Upgrade if I already have Vista??

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The_Prophecy   10-31-2009 at 05:21:26 PM
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I would go for the retail or OEM version of 7 simply because the install is much safer. Upgrades have a much higher potential for problems down the road.

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silverron   10-31-2009 at 11:08:19 PM
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Agree with The_Prophecy = make it simply in a complex world!

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Attila_the_pun   10-31-2009 at 11:33:42 PM
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you can still do a clean install with the upgrade version.

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The_Prophecy   11-01-2009 at 02:37:09 AM
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Yes you can, but the OEM version is often cheaper and doesn't require two installs to set up properly.

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JackNaylorPE   11-01-2009 at 02:40:05 AM
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Go OEM

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cbold77   11-02-2009 at 09:24:20 AM
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cbold77 wrote :

Is there an advantage to istalling the full version of Windows7 vs the Upgrade if I already have Vista??



Thanks for the input.Make my decision a little easier

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cranbers   11-02-2009 at 11:49:56 PM
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This is one of those complicated questions with many answers. Do you need to buy a full version, no. Just buy the cheaper upgrade or else oem install. As far as can you do an in place upgrade from vista, that is it copies all settings and programs over to windows 7 from vista, then yes. AS long as your not moving from 32bit to 64bit and your going to an equal or greater then version. Very complicated question.

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cbold77   11-03-2009 at 01:55:33 AM
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cranbers wrote :

This is one of those complicated questions with many answers. Do you need to buy a full version, no. Just buy the cheaper upgrade or else oem install. As far as can you do an in place upgrade from vista, that is it copies all settings and programs over to windows 7 from vista, then yes. AS long as your not moving from 32bit to 64bit and your going to an equal or greater then version. Very complicated question.




I went ahead and brought the Full Install (Promotional Version) because it was priced lower than the cheapest Upgrade. Now I need to know if I will have to do a clean install or should I Partition for a Dual Boot?

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