Comments on: Windows 7 Home Premium for $50?

By: woody

woody — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:32:38 +0000

Yes. You may have to call – instructions come up when you try to activate – but the person who answers the phone will step you through it.

I’ve never had any problem at all activating Windows, if the correct version is installed and I have a “birth certificate” on the computer case.

By: john

john — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:06:44 +0000

it has the key on the side of my pc so i can use that yes?

By: woody

woody — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:29:37 +0000

John -

If your original Windows was Vista Home Premium SP1, for example, the answer is yes: you can use a Vista Home Premium SP1 CD to re-install. Make sure you get your key first, using something like Magical Jellybean. Instructions are in all of my books, I think.

By: john

john — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:42:57 +0000

i could’nt just get another vista home premium with sp1 and insert it in the cd tray and then use the key on the side of my pc to reinstall vista home premium with sp1?thats really what i want to know if i can use any vista home premium with sp1 cd and install it on my system?

By: woody

woody — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:46 +0000

John -

Your best bet is to contact the company that sold the computer to you.

By: john

john — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:50:52 +0000

hi woody another won for you if you can if i had windows home premium with sp1 preinstalled on my pc is there any way of reinstalling it if i half to with out the cd i have the key on the side of my pc for windows home premium it doesnt say sp1 though and i didnt get a vista home premium cd with it?

By: woody

woody — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:07:49 +0000

Except in rare situations, it’s junk. See “Windows Vista All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies.”

By: john

john — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:47:20 +0000

hi woody another question for you hope you can sum this up for me its about ready boost for vista is it any good and is there any thing wrong with it i would like to use it if it work properly and good?

By: woody

woody — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:38:35 +0000

Colin -

Very few people need the extra items in Professional, a fewer still need the extras in Ultimate.

I’ll have details in Windows 7 All-In-One For Dummies, but there’s a good overview on Ed Bott’s blog.

By: Agn

Agn — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:19:01 +0000

Isn’t it a bit too early to jump to any conclusions? People are sometimes so eager to see what they want to see.

It could very well be a time-limited offer price; after your quote (if one can call it that) about “pre-selling” and the start June 26th, it says: “This will be available for 16 days through July 11, 2009, on Bestbuy.com”.

The above said, I think there are several reasons why we will see cheaper upgrades and full versions, or just slightly adjusted prices. One of them is that a lot of development went into Vista that could be used in Windows 7. Getting a new success OS out there etc. etc. But it does indeed look good.