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Currently I am using Windows XP on Old Dell desktop PC with SSD. It is running quite well for my small task. I had a budget of $500 to upgrade my old desktop PC to Core i5. Can any one refer me where I can buy cheap windows 7 licenses so that I can upgrade my PC and OS within my budget.
You can pre-order an upgrade version for Windows 7. I have added the link below for specifics on the different versions. Since you advised you have been using Windows 7 trial copy without any issues, you should be compatable. I have also added some other links with information in regards to Windows 7.
What model dell do you have? Maybe instead you should go to Windows 10 Pro instead. The license probably for W7 and W10 I think would cost the same and going with W10 will future proof as you will be able to use the license on a new fresh install as well and not worry oh what happens in 2020 with W7 ends will I have to buy another license. If you just wanting a O/S then I say go with W10 Prox64.
I don't think Microsoft is selling W7 anymore. At least that is what I have heard. They want you to buy W10 which really bites big time. If you look around you can still find W7 for sale. Google is your friend
Windows 10 pro will cost you about $200.00 and windows 10 home $119.00. . To much since you can find windows,7 for under $20.00 and it runs a hole lot better.
I've had pretty good luck finding what I need on Kinguin.net
Just buy the license key (Win7,10, whatever)for ~$30-40 and match it to a downloaded ISO. Since you save a lot of money with Kinguin, it behooves you to go ahead and plop down the additional few bucks for the purchase insurance.
Another option is to buy a half destroyed laptop or computer that has the OS you want. A friend recently bought a "fixer-upper" laptop with a trashed display and missing optical drive for $30-- but it had a retail W10Pro license and Office 2016 (plus the RAM he really wanted). A Win7 era computer could likely be had for even cheaper.
This is much better option instead of upgrading to window 7 OS, finding a half destroyed laptop with built in Windows 10 operating system. I will activate it by using phone call
Are you aware that the latest 8th generation of Intel Core CPU's have more cores than previously? In the seventh generation you'd have to buy an i5 to get a quad core CPU, but with the introduction of the 6 core models in the 8th generation this have changed.
In short, if you want a quad core you should buy an i3, preferably the
quad core 3.6 GHz 8100. Its specs are close to the last generation quad core 3.5 GHz i5 7600, although the latter has turbo. On the other hand the 8100 cost about half as much as the 7600.
I am not aware of this fact with latest 8th gen Intel core CPU have more core. On the other hand it defiently goes out of my range, or I add extra budget to buy a decent hardware.
Maybe you misunderstood me. My point is that you can save money by picking a i3 with 4 cores (instead of a i5 with 6 cores) if you think it's enough. Wait another month for lower priced boards and you can save some money there as well.
Is it worth upgrading a system that came with XP? Were I in your situation, I might consider whether $500 buys me something better than the cost of upgrading an old system. Even using new parts, it might be an option. You can likely move the SSD to the new system. With careful planning and using some used parts, it may well prove to be cheaper. Heck, buying a used prebuilt system might also be worth considering.
To answer your question, the cheap Windows 7 OEM licence keys can be fine - I bought one and it worked without any problems.
Do note that such sites typically do not sell legitimate keys for the software they sell, Windows included. The usual sort of Windows Keys you will find here would be things like licenses meant for poorer nations, volume license keys that have been leaked out, legit keys bought with stolen credit cards and resold, etc. Similar issue with transferring an OEM-installed key to another computer (though it likely wouldn’t even work in the first place).
There are legitimate ways of getting Windows for cheap, however. OP should see if they quality for an academic discount, work discount (like the Home Use Program), or any other legitimate discount programs. Or simply bite the bullet and get a legit copy at retail price so as to avoid issues.
My preferred option is to just buy or otherwise obtain a junked computer with legit, transferable software. Most people just aren't aware (or don't care) that their old and moldy $75 computer might be running $750 worth of software...
The other software can probably be transferred just fine; off the top of my head, ESET's anti-virus will allow you to run on any X computers (X being the number of clients you bought for) so long as you don't run any more than X instances at a time. I'm just commenting on what the Windows license agreement states.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
