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Hey I Recently saw that you can buy a windows 7 upgrade for $50 from microsoft if you are a student. I currently run a chinese version of windows XP, I was wondering if the upgrade will work?

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No idea about the $50 price, but...

Your computer would have to be up to spec. Is yours? Research this first.

The "upgrade" isn't an upgrade on XP, it's an entirely new operating system, so you'd get a new installation disk and everything.

I don't know much about Windows 7 specs, but I assume is more memory intensive than XP, yet a little less that Vista?
 
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No idea about the $50 price, but...

Your computer would have to be up to spec. Is yours? Research this first.

The "upgrade" isn't an upgrade on XP, it's an entirely new operating system, so you'd get a new installation disk and everything.

I don't know much about Windows 7 specs, but I assume is more memory intensive than XP, yet a little less that Vista?
Indeed you are correct they do ask alot lower specs than Vista and it's a complete new change in the OS. Imo windows 7 > all version of windows :)
 

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The website is there
Microsoft Office Discount for Students - It's Not Cheating

I am pretty sure my comp is up to spec, it runs with a run i7 processor.
So i just go get the disk from miscrosoft and I can upgrade to windows 7 regardless of what version of windows I have?
Yeah, you'll have to do a clean installation. If you've got 2 hard drives (or 1 with separate partitions), you could leave your XP partition as it is if you wanted (dual boot).

Not sure if professional comes with language packs, u might need ultimate for that, though don't quote me on that one.
 

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I bought this and am running it now.

I am not sure if you can run it other languages however so ensure you look into this.

oh and pay the extra and buy the disk otherwise i hear it is a pain to do a clean installation, or you can save yourself some money if you know someone else with windows 7 upgrade disks of any kind, and delete one file pick professional and use your key
 

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I bought this and am running it now.

I am not sure if you can run it other languages however so ensure you look into this.

oh and pay the extra and buy the disk otherwise i hear it is a pain to do a clean installation, or you can save yourself some money if you know someone else with windows 7 upgrade disks of any kind, and delete one file pick professional and use your key
Or you know.. You can download it
 

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i already have windows 7 professional x64 on my laptop (from a pirated rtm iso i torrented).

will buy the licence from itsnotcheating and activate my windows.

it should work, right?
 
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i already have windows 7 professional x64 on my laptop (from a pirated rtm iso i torrented).

will buy the licence from itsnotcheating and activate my windows.

it should work, right?
of course, but just get a crack just in case :p
 

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yea... the last 2 activators i used for windows ultimate completely fucked it up to the point that it wouldnt start up at all.

at least legit im only paying about 1/7th of the price.
 

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Sif not get a good crack/activator then sell the itsnotcheating one on ebay
 

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Okay if anyone has a problem cracking/activating Windows 7, pm me.
 

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Lols. I've got WIndows 7 Ultimate 32bit installed. (OEM)

Works like a charm
 

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I has the same as Shinji. But not OEM.
 

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