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jmiles301

Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 229

07-07-12 09:18 PM

Hello all,

I'm looking to upgrade to Win7-64 and I'm planning on doing so through this online discount retailer with these two options..

http://www.discountmountainsoftware...i7prfuveo1.html

or

http://www.discountmountainsoftware...i7prfuveo6.html

But I don't understand what the difference is between the "branded" version and the other?

What's the primary difference and does it matter which one I go with?

I will be upgrading from XP...

Thanks.

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1245

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 515

07-07-12 09:21 PM

You can not upgrade win xp to win 7. You must do a fresh install. The banded version might have dell or hp stuff on it.

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jmiles301

Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 229

07-07-12 09:23 PM

I'm planning on doing a fresh install (both of those options were full versions), but I just don't understand the difference between the branded and otherwise, and there is a relatively big price difference between the two, percentage-wise.

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1245

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 515

07-07-12 09:32 PM

Quote from jmiles301:

I'm planning on doing a fresh install (both of those options were full versions), but I just don't understand the difference between the branded and otherwise, and there is a relatively big price difference between the two, percentage-wise.

Do the cheaper version. If the brand adds software or advertising, you can always uninstall the extra stuff. Make sure before to do the install, you have the correct hardware drivers. Most important is the motherboard. With that you can download everything else.

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1245

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 515

07-07-12 09:37 PM

One more tip. Hard drives are so cheap, I would use a fresh one, keep the old one in case you have any issues. You can go back.

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jmiles301

Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 229

07-07-12 09:38 PM

Quote from 1245:

Make sure before to do the install, you have the correct hardware drivers. Most important is the motherboard. With that you can download everything else.

How can I check that to ensure I have what I need?

I just ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...upgrade-advisor) and it stated that I need to do a full custom installation of Windows 7, but it didn't stat that there was any problems in doing so...

The only hardware issue that I know of is that my ATI card will not work on the 64-bit system, and that did come up in the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor report..

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