Windows 7 $40

[SkyRider]

My local computer store said they could install Windows 7 on my P.C. for an all in price of $40.00. Does $40.00 sound fair?

 

[nihilism]

It is a fairly simple process, but $40 is fair. I am assuming you are providing the OS license, or they are using a non legitimate license..

 

[SkyRider]

It is a fairly simple process, but $40 is fair. I am assuming you are providing the OS license, or they are using a non legitimate license..

The store guy said just bring in my P.C. and I'll walk out with Windows 7 installed for the all in price of $40.

BTW: What happens if I buy a new P.C.? Does it come with Windows 7 already installed or do I have to pay $40 again?

 

[blue_bawls]

Chances are they are using an OEM licence and that cost is covered in the $40.00 fee, which I highly doubt but you never know. If you purchase a new PC it should come with an OEM licence for windows 7 and chances are it would come with windows 7 pre installed.

 

[nihilism]

The store guy said just bring in my P.C. and I'll walk out with Windows 7 installed for the all in price of $40.

BTW: What happens if I buy a new P.C.? Does it come with Windows 7 already installed or do I have to pay $40 again?

I suspect that the license will not be legitimate, which could cause you issues with updates, and use of MS tools. Even OEM, Windows 7 license costs more than $40, closer to $70, and that does not factor in labour.
With regard to a new PC. If you are purchasing a brand name system(HP, Lenovo, Dell, LG, Toshiba, MSI, etc) you will receive a windows 7(likely home edition) license. If you are purchasing a system built by the computer store, then windows would be an additional charge.

 

[WoodPeckr]

BTW: What happens if I buy a new P.C.? Does it come with Windows 7 already installed or do I have to pay $40 again?

Pretty much all new PCs come with W7 installed.
All you should check for is that it is a 64 bit version on W7. You want the 64 bit version because it runs better and more efficiently than 32 bit versions of W7.

 

[SkyRider]

which could cause you issues with updates,

I'm not fussed about updates as Windows 7 will probably be superseded by Windows 8 in a few more months anyway.

 

[Cobster]

Sketchy, a friend's father-in-law had the same thing done to his computer.
When I was over one day I realized it was an illegal copy of XP, so it's too good to be true.
Ask them if it's a legitimate copy and see how they answer. lol

 

[nihilism]

I'm not fussed about updates as Windows 7 will probably be superseded by Windows 8 in a few more months anyway.

Windows 7 is here for another 18-24 months at least. The updates are important as they plug potential security leaks that windows is known for.

 

[Cobster]

Ya I was going to say, is $40 for an illegal copy really worth it if you can't do updates?
You may as well spend another $100 for a good LEGAL copy of some kind of antivirus like Kaspersky suite or NOD32, etc.

 

[SkyRider]

Thanks guys for all the useful information. I managed to get by so far with Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 6 (or 7) browser but I fear they are getting outdated.

 

[SkyRider]

if your running something that old...i doubt you'd be able to run win 7 on it and if you could it would be really slow.

My P.C. is an old Compaq. Probably at least 10 years old. I have no idea what are the specs.

 

[Cobster]

Slap Linux on it, talk to WoodP about that.

 

[danibbler]

Sounds like this shop knows when it has a pigeon.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Naw!

All the pigeons flock to the Apple Store!....

 

[bassnut]

My P.C. is an old Compaq. Probably at least 10 years old. I have no idea what are the specs.

Forget abot Windows 7 your sytem won't run it. I doubt that your computer can handle it Xp required 128 MB Ram, Vista required 256MB Ram and Windows 7 requires ...... well here's a link that explains it all.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx

 

[islandman4567]

$40 for win7 probably means they are being installed with keys from MSDN licenses. They will stop working in a few weeks. A legitimate copy is not that expensive. Home premium is $100 and Pro is $140 and Ultimate is $199.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=39_530

not necessarily. I've spoken to guys that got their copy of windows 7 from torrents and they were fully updatable.
not that I condone that sort of thing, lol.

 

[WoodPeckr]

My P.C. is an old Compaq. Probably at least 10 years old. I have no idea what are the specs.

Some folks are still running Win98!

If your PC store says they can put W7 on your old PC they may be putting that basic starter version of W7 that goes on some netbooks because it is not as demanding as the full version of W7.

To find your basic PC specs:
Right click on My Computer icon and your specs will show on the General Tab.

Or click on: Start > Control Panel > System and the General Tab will shows your specs.

If your PC is a Pentium 4 with 1 Gig of Ram W7 will run on it.
W7 is not a big resource hog like Vista which required 2-3 Gigs of Ram to run well.



That said Linux WILL run great on your 10 yr old PC....better than Windows.

 

[SkyRider]

Some folks are still running Win98!

If your PC store says they can put W7 on your old PC they may be putting that basic starter version of W7 that goes on some netbooks because it is not as demanding as the full version of W7.

To find your basic PC specs:
Right click on My Computer icon and your specs will show on the General Tab.

Or click on: Start > Control Panel > System and the General Tab will shows your specs.

If your PC is a Pentium 4 with 1 Gig of Ram W7 will run on it.
W7 is not a big resource hog like Vista which required 2-3 Gigs of Ram to run well.



That said Linux WILL run great on your 10 yr old PC....better than Windows.

Thanks. Will try to find my computer specs as per your advice. I'm not a power P.C. user so I don't need a lot of firepower but I occasionally get a message from some websites that say my browser (Internet Explorer 6 or 7) is outdated and I could download Explorer 8 for free but whenever I try nothing happens.

 

[WoodPeckr]

I quit using IE many years ago.
You are better off downloading and using Firefox, Opera or Chrome browsers.