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March 14th, 2015 15:00
Upgrading to Windows 7 x64
I have a Dell Precision T5400 here, which is still running Vista, 32-bit. I've heard that this machine came with a license for Windows 7 64-bit. Is there any way to confirm this? Do I have to find a copy of the Win7 disks to make use of this license?
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Philip_Yip
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March 14th, 2015 15:00
If it has a Windows 7 license, it'll have a Windows 7 COA on it:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/a-clean-install-of-windows-7/the-oem-or-retail-license-and-product-activation-windows-vista-7/
If the COA says Vista its not licensed to run Windows 7. Even if it has the Windows 7 OEM license, it'll be difficult to install without installation media. Microsoft have recently broke the Digital River .isos and instead made a non-functional software recovery tool which deliberately blocks out Dell OEM licenses.
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March 14th, 2015 15:00
It does not, it has a Vista COA.
Thank you, at least I know. When I have a business reason and funding for an upgrade, I suppose I will purchase a Windows 8.1 license, though by then it may be Windows Azure.
At this rate, I'll be running Chromium in another six years. I might do it now if I could get the software I needed.
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March 14th, 2015 16:00
Hold out to late summer and see if there are any promotional deals on Windows 10. The Vista userbase is poor and support for it has fell. If the system isn't performing well then you can install Windows 10 Technical Preview. This is a version for testing only however Vista is long obsolete and its probably more reliable to run Windows 10 9926 than Vista.
Windows 10 TP 9926 can be downloaded from here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/preview-iso
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March 14th, 2015 16:00
Thanks.
Performance is adequate, but I would like 64-bit. Depending on what jobs come in, I may actually need it. On the other hand, I would rather not deal with the risks of using even a very good beta; I am not sure, for instance, if McNeel's Rhinoceros modeler will operate in that environment.