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oh ok got it
thanks

i was also thinking that optical drives also need drivers but i dont think so...
i guess those are just plug and play type of devices...

and also another question...

once i install win7 and start it up...will i have to be connected to the internet to verify the OS?

because this computer that is being upgraded is in another country, and they dont have internet....yet...

Yes, you will have to activate it but you can do it by phone if you can't do it by Internet. If you decide to wait for the Internet, you have 30 days to do so.

Habitually, the phone call is toll-free.

oh ok thanks again....

yeah should be easy and quick by phone...

Just installed Windows 7 on my Dell last week. Nice and easy, the only hiccup was when I tried to validate it but it failed, I think because I set the time settings upon installing to New Zealand, and validation needed to be done in Southeast Asia. To be fair, I was in Malaysia at the time.

Anyway, I checked the Microsoft website and got the phone number to do it over the phone and it worked a charm. I really, really like Windows 7.

It's what Vista should have been. All the functionality without beating the crap out of your processor(s).

my "free trial" was about to end so I decided it was time to buy win7 along with a 1TB drive to install it on.

no regrets here =P

will my old xp compatible games work on windows 7 home?

I'm pretty sure they will. Don't forget to patch them too.
You can check that list to see a lit of games that works/doesn't work here :
Windows 7 Build 7600 (RTM) Game Compatibility

Note : If it works on x64, I'm pretty sure it'll work x86

This post has been edited by Lebon14 on Mar 3 2010, 08:46 PM

THANKS. One off topic thing to ask: which processor to get with 3Gigs or RAM and Windows 7 home? Core i5 or Core 2 duo. I was very confused when the shop attendant explains that to me just now.

He said something of a turbo boost for the i5. I checked it on internet and it really is! Won't the boost brings up chances of overheating more easily?

Reviving this topic I suppose because I don't think this warrants a new topic.

I'm building a new PC soon. Got all the parts picked out and everything, gonna start ordering in a few weeks. Thing is, I need an OS.

I have a copy of Windows XP 32-bit that I can reuse. Correct me if I'm wrong, though, but I believe XP 32-bit won't address more than 4GB of memory? I'm going with 2 2GB sticks, as 4GB is pretty much the recommended minimum for serious gaming and I really don't want to have any less than that. Any clarification on this?

Assuming that what I said in the above paragraph is correct, my best bet would be to go with a 64-bit OS. I don't have 64-bit XP and Vista is out of the question altogether, simply because...well, it's Vista, so looks like W7 it is! I want to know what is the absolute cheapest I can get it for, and how to go about doing that.

I will say this now: My copy of XP is not legal. It works, but it's not legal. I'm not going to encourage further discussion about this as I don't want anyone to get into some trouble, but feel free to shoot me a PM if you have something to say about this.

So, while I have a working version of XP that I'd be content using (aside from the RAM thing), I also can't use it to use the $30 student upgrade, correct? I'm assuming the upgrade would check for whether or not my XP is legit before it lets me upgrade to Windows 7. Is the serial key hardware-bound? I have a Dell laptop and an Acer notebook. The Dell has a legit version of Windows XP. The Acer came with Windows 7 Starter, legit as well. Could I use the Windows 7 upgrade disc to do a clean install on a NEW PC (no prior OS installed), and use the legit XP/W7 Starter serial code to activate it? If not, looks like my next cheapest option is to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 Home, which costs $100. It'd be nice if I could save $30, though.

I know I'm probably teetering on the borderline of discussing illegal stuff, but I honestly don't know if I can do what I just described or not, and I think it's an honest, legitimate question. I'll gladly edit my post and remove the details if any mods have a problem with this, though. I just want to know whether or not I can do it legally.

@Dem : Yes, 32-bit XP doesn't adress more than 4GB of RAM and so is Vista 32-bits and Win7 32-bits. If you want to fully use your RAM, I suggest you choose and buy Windows 7 64-bits. It's a really great piece of software and you can rely on it.

Since you are building a new PC, you can buy an OEM Win7 DVD. As for the 30$ student upgrade : while I know you can do a clean install with an upgrade, I don't know if you can use the student version to do it. Also, you CAN'T use the key of another machine on another machine because the key is linked to the original machine's hardware.

Also, I highly encourage of buying Windows 7 : less trouble with viruses, updates and you also help Microsoft in the way.

Isn't the $30 student upgrade the same thing as a Windows 7 Professional upgrade, just a lot cheaper? Or is it a different thing entirely?

And yeah, that's what I thought regarding the keys being linked to hardware. I wouldn't mind if my netbook's Windows 7 Starter was deactivated so that I could use the key to use an upgrade on my new PC since I was planning to run Ubuntu on that netbook anyway. Ah, well, looks like I might as well just grab the OEM version.

I don't exactly remember if it's the same... I don't remember if it has additional restriction. But one restriction it has is to be a student I think.

Also, you CAN'T unlink the serial key and software. Windows 7 starter is only 32-bits and can only use 2GB of RAM. Home Premium is 32 or 64-bits and is perfect for 95% of people. Ultimate is useless in my eyes because it includes features that I won't even care about.

I say, get yourself a new key; OEM or retail and save yourself from trouble and headaches.

Yeah, I can get the student upgrade easily because I am a student myself. No problems there. I don't think the actual software they give you is any different than a retail copy of W7 Professional Upgrade, except cheaper...

My dad's friend's friend ( ) works at MS and he was able to get my dad a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Full for $50. Sooo jealous. Unfortunately that was a few months ago and he can't get any more for us for whatever reason. I'm most likely going to pick up the OEM Home Premium 64-bit disc then.