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so my old computer has windows vista home and has the windows key on the side of the computer.. i just finished building my new pc. am i able to download the same software to a blank disc and use the same key for my new pc ?? or do i have to buy the software all over again

and does it have to be a disc can i download it do a USB driver and do it that way ??

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Don't use Windows Vista. Upgrade to 7 or 8.1. Buy a new liscence.  

 

I should be studying.

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Yes a new one 

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There is not one 780 running vista. Guarantee it.

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I'd post a link to g2a.com for a cheap Windows 8 Pro licence (bellow 40€), if that website weren't down ATM...

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Don't use Windows Vista. Upgrade to 7 or 8.1. Buy a new liscence.  

 

i got windows 7 home edition

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i thought vista was a newer version of windows 7 ?

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i thought vista was a newer version of windows 7 ?

 

lol, no. Vista was the operating system before 7. It is regarded as terrible. 

I should be studying.

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I'd post a link to g2a.com for a cheap Windows 8 Pro licence (bellow 40€), if that website weren't down ATM...

im not a fan of 8.. just personally dont like the set up and look of it.. i seen it on that site for 13 bucks ahah just really dont want it thats all

BUILD : CPU-Intel Core i7 4790K | MOTHERBOARD-ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK1 | RAM-G.SKILL RipjawsZ 32GB | GPU-ZOTAC GeForce GTX 780 OC | CASE-Corsair Graphite 760T Black | STORAGE- SATA III 240gb SDD & Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU-EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W Gold | COOLING-Cooler Master Seidon 240M Liquid

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https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html

 

Cheap Windows copy

 

It isn't down for me

Just few minutes ago it was down for me. Now it's back up.

 

 

im not a fan of 8.. just personally dont like the set up and look of it.. i seen it on that site for 13 bucks ahah just really dont want it thats all

Suit yourself. I personally prefer Windows 7 over 8, though...

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ok so i just checked my system.. they product key on computer is for vista.. but my actual windows version is windows 7 home premium with its own product key.. i forgot i gave this computer to my friend to fix one time and install a new windows on it

BUILD : CPU-Intel Core i7 4790K | MOTHERBOARD-ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK1 | RAM-G.SKILL RipjawsZ 32GB | GPU-ZOTAC GeForce GTX 780 OC | CASE-Corsair Graphite 760T Black | STORAGE- SATA III 240gb SDD & Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU-EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W Gold | COOLING-Cooler Master Seidon 240M Liquid

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im not a fan of 8.. just personally dont like the set up and look of it.. i seen it on that site for 13 bucks ahah just really dont want it thats all

I'm in that camp as well, however, 8.1 did make significant changes which for me, make it tolerable.  The two biggest things is the start button that lets you flip between desktop and start tiles/apps etc.  and the bigger of the two in my mind, you have a taskbar to show what's currently open and running and when you go to any app or program you have the standard minimize/resize/close with the X.  

I'm not sold it's better than 7, but after toying with 8.1, I have it to a point where I'm ok with it.  And because I got 8.1 pro for less than 20 bucks, why not?  Linus did testing that shows 8.1 gets slightly better framerates, and 8.1 is supposed to be a lighter OS all the way around.  So. Yeah, I'm 8.1 in spite of all my anger over 8.0.  

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ok so i just checked my system.. they product key on computer is for vista.. but my actual windows version is windows 7 home premium with its own product key.. i forgot i gave this computer to my friend to fix one time and install a new windows on it

 

You can use that Win7 key with new system as well. But only in one system at the time, AFAIK. I've heard people running several under one license but can't be certain.

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