Hi David,
You should be able to buy a legal copy of Windows 10 from Amazon for around
twenty bucks less than what Microsoft charges.
Sometimes, you can find a legal recycled license from Ebay. These recycled
licenses can cost around thirty bucks. They just send you the key and you
go to the Microsoft web site to get your download. Always buy from a dealer
from Ebay who has loads of excellant reviews.
Also, you might still be able to upgrade Windows 8.1 with an authorized copy
of Windows 10 at no cost. That is also downloaded from a Microsoft server
but, I will wait for more details if some one else can please post about
that.
Good luck,
James B
-----Original Message-----
From: David via Talk
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 1:07 PM
To: WE English Mailinglist
Cc: David
Subject: Installing Win10
To the tech guys on this list,
In about 6 months Microsoft will end the support for Win7. My Good old
working-horse of a computer might then be retired to make it for a
backup system.
I do have a computer stored away in a closet, which has a broken version
of Win8.1 on it. That is, it does not start up, only presents some kind
of an error screen, informing me the Windows is not a valid version. Was
a computer I bought second-handed, and apparently the seller was no
honest guy. Now, I wonder if I might go for a full version of Win10, and
simply wipe out the old hard drive on that computer, and do a totally
clean install of Win10.
I would be buying the Win10, through the Microsoft store, and hence get
a downloadable of the operative system.
Never been using Win10, and only have paid half an ear to any discussion
on the matter. But I seem to remember something about it being possible
for a blind to install the OS all without eyes. Is that correct, and
does it even apply when I will be doing a clean - all from scratch -
installation?
Could of course go and buy a brand new computer, but they tend to be
loaded with all kinds of bloatware, over here. And the store I saw the
other day, offering to install a clean win10 on their new systems, asked
a price for the windows, about 20% more than what I see it advertised in
Microsoft Store. Would then be a better business to get the broken win8
machine of mine going.
Thanks for all input you can give me on the matter. I will not be doing
my choice all at this time, but will be nice to know what to do, once
the right time or offer comes up.
--
David
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