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Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favourite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.
This product is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) package, and the licence governing the installation and use may not convey the same rights as a full retail package. OEM product packages may not contain the same printed documentation or bundled software and hardware which forms part of the full retail package. Prospective purchasers should make themselves aware of any such restrictions before purchasing.
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87 of 89 people found the following review helpful
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Try and make head or tail of Microsoft's policy shift on the definition of a system builder. It used to be effectively "a builder of a system" but it appears now to be, depending upon where you read on their huge corporate site something akin to " a builder of a system for sale onto a third party". So if you build a system for your own use then it could be construed that you are not a sytem builder! If so, then to install this software on a PC that you have built for your own use appears to be technically illegal, but if you sell the machine to a 3rd party then it isn't. So that's cleared up that! The packaging also states that the preinstallation OPK package needs to be downloaded before installing Windows 7. Having read other reviews elsewhere it appears that this is not necessary and was certainly my experience.
So, Windows 7 64-bit itself. There are so many reviews on the product itself, I won't add to the debate other than to say that when installed on an SSD drive, boot-up time from start to user account logon (including the system pause for BIOS entry option) is around 15-20 seconds. Following user account logon being entered, it takes around another 15 seconds to load and use. All in all, very pleased with Windows 7 and a vast improvemnt over Vista.
So, Windows 7 64-bit itself. There are so many reviews on the product itself, I won't add to the debate other than to say that when installed on an SSD drive, boot-up time from start to user account logon (including the system pause for BIOS entry option) is around 15-20 seconds. Following user account logon being entered, it takes around another 15 seconds to load and use. All in all, very pleased with Windows 7 and a vast improvemnt over Vista.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Bustofa
Bought this to run on a MacBook Pro already running MAC OSx. Installed Parallels 7 and then W7 without any problems. Runs fine.
66 of 70 people found the following review helpful
This product dose just what it says on the tin, can not believe I did not upgrade sooner,my original vista system was so slow compared with windows 7!!
It is very easy to install I would defiantly recommend this to anyone who is undecided,go for it you will have no regrets.
If you are doing a full install I would advise downloading windows easy transfer this really makes the job very simple make sure you gather your driver discs, eg. for printer, monitor etc.
I was unsure about buying the OEM version over the Full version, as you only get one installation per serial number. But if, like me, you don't intent to be upgrading your motherboard anytime soon, this is the option for you, and its about £50 cheaper than the Full version.
You can re-install it onto the same machine if you need to re-format for any reason, as long as no components have been changed. eg. CPU Motherboard etc.
I hope this helps if you sitting on the fence.
It is very easy to install I would defiantly recommend this to anyone who is undecided,go for it you will have no regrets.
If you are doing a full install I would advise downloading windows easy transfer this really makes the job very simple make sure you gather your driver discs, eg. for printer, monitor etc.
I was unsure about buying the OEM version over the Full version, as you only get one installation per serial number. But if, like me, you don't intent to be upgrading your motherboard anytime soon, this is the option for you, and its about £50 cheaper than the Full version.
You can re-install it onto the same machine if you need to re-format for any reason, as long as no components have been changed. eg. CPU Motherboard etc.
I hope this helps if you sitting on the fence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
glad I bought this version
I was building a pc for a friend, and used this version instead of the retail version. It's great for the price, and windows itself is easy to install.
Published 15 hours ago by Jordan Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use!
I would say if you build PC's use this copy of windows works a treat no problems and really easy to install.
Published 3 days ago by ajay
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unreliable
Gave up using Windows 7 and went back to XP . Have a feeling none of the new widows are as good and
reliable as XP Was a waste of money
reliable as XP Was a waste of money
Published 3 days ago by Philip Pearce-Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
No Problemo
I was worried that I would have issues installing this as some other reviews have talked about needing separate licensing from Microsoft. Read more
Published 8 days ago by BB
4.0 out of 5 stars
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM
This operating system is well good to use. I've marked it down 1 star only because the installation instructions don't make it perfectly clear that you can just stick the disk in... Read more
Published 8 days ago by David Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
windows 7 or xp
as an xp user I was dubious about Windows 7 after as i had heard Vista(the successor to xp) wasnt that good but there was no need to worry as this OS is a doodle to use
Published 11 days ago by kengrey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid
Well, it's easy to install and it works. I can't fault it. I was too nervous to install Windows 8 on my new build but Windows 7 seems solid.
Published 12 days ago by Adrian Mallon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Laptop upgrade
I bought this to upgrade my laptop from 32 bit to 64 bit operating system, I decided to stick with Windows 7 rather than changing to Windows 8.
Published 14 days ago by John R Cole
5.0 out of 5 stars
The standard for PCs
Pros: Windows 7 is by far the best PC OS to date
Pros: This is a good price
Overall: I highly recommend this product
Pros: This is a good price
Overall: I highly recommend this product
Published 16 days ago by g-review
4.0 out of 5 stars
READ BEFORE INSTALLING
great item cheap and works a charm. just don't plug your graphics card in before you install the drivers for it. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Monty
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