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Need advice which version to buy
Hi all,
can anyone make me a bit wiser? I'm contemplating what to do (buy)...
The situation is as follows. The computer is now about 6 months old. Has an i7 cpu, 6gig ram and was delivered with Vista Home Premium x64 pre-installed.
I would like to get W7, but I want to have little(no) trouble installing it on a clean machine (in case the HD crashes and have to start all over again on a new HD, I seem to be doing that a lot lately) ...and... would like to be able to upgrade the current OS without losing installed software or data.
The questions I have are:
- can I upgrade my system using the 'full install version' of W7
- can I start from scratch using the 'upgrade version' of W7
For now the upgrade seems to be the choice, 'cause I have a running machine/system. However, if I need to be ready for another crash, I don't want to be forced to install Vista first before I can install W7...
Who has some info, do's, dont's, experiences, 'the answer' ???