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    Upgrade from dell oem xp to windows 7

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by danielbb, Jul 13, 2010.

  1. danielbb

    danielbb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    I would like a genuine copy of windows 7, as a student i have be offered an upgrade to win 7 pro for £30.

    However the oem xp pro disc i use is not the oem disc that came with my laptop, i still have access to another genuine dell xp pro sp1 oem disc (ie iits not been downloaded) it fully passes wga and wpa.

    My question is can i upgrade successfully from this validated version of xp im running?

    Thank you.
     
    danielbb, Jul 13, 2010
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    As long as you have a valid license for your "base" OS (and you do), you can legitimately buy and use a Windows 7 upgrade. You will have to do a clean install, though, as Windows 7 doesn't allow you to "upgrade" directly from XP.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 13, 2010
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  3. danielbb

    danielbb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for your help, appreciated.
     
    danielbb, Jul 13, 2010
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