windows 7 ultimate turned out to be dodgy

after all the fun of installing it i started getting the message that it was genuine. which to be honest i expected because it was £20. but it lasted for the best part of 2 years so not all bad.

now im going to buy a proper one. but the question is, what do i get? im not to worried about having to do all that install stuff again but this time i wont be using Ultimate as its too expensive and i only use the laptop for surfing the web and emailing and watching pictures and videos.

so which is the 'easiest' version of win7 to install. should i do the XP install then upgrade? can i get all the function on the TB to actually work this time around?

ive heard upgrading from a fully working XP can mean everything works on the upgrade but i dont know if this include win7? i have the CF-19 back up discs so can revert to XP and upgrade or just do a fresh install.

i probably wont use all the functions available for things like win7 pro but ill settle for whatever installs easily and whatever does cost me too much.

thanks for your help

 

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