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Upgrade question, incomparable software?
Hello, everyone, advice please:
Several years ago I bought 2 new identical Dell XPS 8000 desktop computers from Best Buy. They are both running Windows 7 Home Premium, and have the i7 processor, both are 64 bit. I registered them. No problems. Now the most heavily used one is having occasional lock-ups and various problems (not responding for 10-15 seconds to commands, etc. I have AVG and Malwarebytes on it, and both say there are no problems, viruses, etc. I think it is just getting old and worn out. I recently bought an identical but lightly used Dell XPS 8000 refurbished computer as a back-up, from a non-profit organization, They guarantee the unit professionally refurbished to factory specs, and running perfectly, and on its way to me. I subsequently found out it is running Windows 7 Pro, with a restore partition. They did not have theregistration key. I went online to buy a Windows 7 Pro upgrade for my 2 Home Pro computers so all programs would match, and found online that there were no serious advantages to doing this. And the prices ran from $140 -299, so that's out. I then wondered if I can download Wndows 7 Pro on the new computer when it gets here, onto a disc in case the operating system ever goes down. All 3 computers are 64 bit, and running Windows 7. My original 2 are Home Premium, the new one is running Windows 7 Pro.
Any advice?
Thanks,
dustman