I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get a legit version of windows 7 for $100 or less? Doesn't matter if its upgrade or full I guess. I have seem OEM's for less but dunno if I should get one or not. I am only looking for it for my one machine here. On windows XP pro atm.
Buy Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade 32 Bit (OEM Branded), GFC-00020-32brd(4)
Their seller rating is so-so but they apparently do a decent amount of business was cheapest I could find it on short notice.
You can use the tutorials here to learn how to do a full clean install with an upgrade version.
An OEM version is perfectly OK. The only difference to a retail version is that you cannot move it from one system to another - it has to stay on the PC where it was first installed. I run OEM versions on two systems and never had a problem.
I bought another Win7 Home Premium OEM two weeks ago from Newegg for $84. They are currently $99.99, but keep looking for their frequent sales. Best is to subscribe to their daily ads.
In order for an W7 OEM to activate, the PCs BIOS must have SLIC 2.1 activation supported. If it is an older PC that version will not activate.
Newegg......
10% off any Windows OS with promo/coupon code.
Probably a limited time offer.
Newegg Coupons (10% of SSD, 15% off Office Software and so on)- a new batch YMMV
I believe that some student discounts for win7 Pro are still available if you are a college student :)
I have it activated on a 2002 Dell C640 laptop, and multiple older P4 machines from HP and dell. I have not heard that Win7 will not activate on older personal pc's .....news to me. Don't know if Business machines are different but none of mine have had any issues.
Not sure I would want to activate on a pIII (some people have installed on PII's, but not sure that the software was OEM) but I haven't had any troubles with any P4 I have installed on.
Well I got my Laptop through the college I had went to, its a Dell Latitude D530, got it in 2008 or 2009.. Its was over price at around $1500+ but it was payable via tution..so yea needed a machine...
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