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I need a legal new copy of Windows 7
Hi,
I have a laptop running Vista Home Premium 32-bit. Now that Micro$oft has discontinued support (and even Mozilla now, also) I'd like to do a clean install of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (the Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2GHz processor is a 64-bit device). I don't want to get a newer version of Windows, partly because I can't find any drivers for my laptop hardware beyond W7 and partly because I prefer the classic Windows GUI over Windows 8/8.1 and I won't touch W10 with a bargepole.
A search throws up lots of used copies with genuine product keys that are claimed to be guaranteed to work but I'm a bit sceptical whether the Microsoft servers will let me activate them. Can anyone give me a heads-up on the best way to do this upgrade? I think there are a few genuine brand-new retail copies around from UK sellers but they're still at ridiculous prices and it wouldn't be cost-effective for the life that's left in the laptop or for the remaining support for Windows 7.
Any info gratefully received.