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Need help choosing a new desktop
kitamesume:
assembling it is easy, its only nerve wrecking for your first few builds specially if you just shelled your pocket money into it.
why are you clinging into that XP disk anyway? the upgrade disk wont be able to upgrade the XP because XP itself is its own package, the upgrade disk should work as a stand alone, worse comes to worst you'll just have to download windows 7 trial and use the update disk on it.
Edit: the motherboard you chose btw wont be able to fit on the case, the motherboard is a full ATX with 7slots while the case is a mini tower m-atx case with 5slots.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294 this would be the equivalent in an m-atx form factor.
CanalDigger:
Haha I already noticed that about the motherboard and switched it with the equivalent Micro-ATX.
Also, the upgrade disk usually requires windows be already on the computer, since its not a full copy(MS wouldn't make money off only selling upgrade disks).
That Win XP disc is circa 2001 when I had my Dell, I was able to get a product key so I don't mind the going from XP to 7 Ulti.
Freedom Kira:
AFAIK you can't upgrade from XP to 7 using a Windows 7 upgrade disc. They're built on different kernels. I could be wrong, though.
CanalDigger:
This is straight from the website and it sounds like the upgrade disc is meant for people with xp or vista.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/upgrading-to-windows-7-frequently-asked-questions
Freedom Kira:
Nope. That FAQ page links to this page.
In case you didn't know, a "custom installation" is basically a clean install, using a Windows 7 install disc, not an upgrade disc. Users going from Vista would choose "upgrade" instead, or use the upgrade disc.
Close, but no cigar.
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