Why is the Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade nearly twice as expensive than the full version of Windows 7 Ultimate? That seems backward.
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Hi, you may be looking at an OEM version or a counterfeit version, which is very likely with an unusually low price like that.
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My concern was to get Windows 7, 64 bit. As far as the rest, I don't really know, but I have downloaded for free anything I have wanted to add.
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I'm sure the upgrade is free. They're doing this to keep people from waiting for the release of Windows 7 before they buy a new computer.
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Yes,l this was the full version, not an upgrade. This is now several versions old. You may want to look for version 4 or 5.
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Have you tried "classic shell" yet. Makes it operate like win 7, but faster. Also boots into desktop vs metro crap. I have not seen thAt metro screen in the 5 months i've had classic shell. But if you still need to go to win 7 you will need a key ($100) and a install disk or usb.
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An upgrade keeps other programs installed on the computer intact with no need to locate installation disks for those programs so in my opinion an upgrade is the preferred way to go. I am not sure if the upgrade must be from ultimate to ultimate version. My upgrade was from vista ultimate to windows 7 ultimate which was problem free.
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Windows 7 comes pre-installed and mine came with an upgrade disk for Windows 8, should I ever decide to upgrade.
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The 70 buck version is upgrade only. Course, down the road when your system crashes and you have to reinstall I wonder if they expect you to dig up the original version, install it, then install the upgrade over it? Strange, but yeah, the $70 dollar version is for if you already have some other version installed, I think as early as XP will work fine.
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Then my friend this is not upgrade, but entire system change! Normally u have to re-install the OS u use.
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The newer versions are more complete with "new" roads added (such as newly built plats, etc); they are more complete. Other than that, everything else is the same (THANK GOD!) so if you're familiar with an older version, you won't have to re-learn anything. Sure wish Microsoft could do that with at least one version of Windows. :-)
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it is a full version that's requires delete hard drive previously to installation. It cant be used as UPGRADE.
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The 640gb is supposed to be faster than the 750gb model, and from what I've seen it gets a higher percentage of 5-star reviews. Therefore it's probably a bigger selling drive, higher demand drives the price higher, it's just basic economics.
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Although I was a fan of windows 7 and absolutely hated windows 8, I would suggest an upgrade to windows 10. Its free and more user friendly than windows 7 with more useful features. I recently made the upgrade and didn't have any trouble at all learning the new system unlike windows 8 which I never felt comfortable with, even after a year and a half.
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I'm not an expert but don't know why you couldn't wipe the hard drive and re-install Windows 7. I'd rather have windows 7 but we're getting more used to 8.
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This is the more universal version. It lets you upgrade from xp or higher. This is consumer version. At least what we are selling is , We do not know what other sellers have to offer. .
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Hello Jesus, no this is not a Windows7 upgrade. I did a full install, from a freshly formatted disk, within a Dell OptiPlex 755 tower. All went very well. Then had to implement 150+ updates from Microsoft. Have had no problems thereafter. Sorry can't help you with the Mac environment. FRED
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You can get it with Windows 7 Home Premium, it is model 2311 (as opposed to this model with Windows 8, 2310). If you need the features of Windows 7 Pro, you can buy the "anytime upgrade" from Microsoft, although it's prohibitively expensive. Occasionally they sell on eBay for ~$40. If you live near a MicroCenter, they have the 2311 model for $350.