Windows 7 - cheapest version

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WabeWalker

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After 18 months, my Core i7-VISTA 64 system is starting to exhibit problems.

A clean installation of the operating system tends to iron out the kinks, but unfortunately I didn't get any discs with this system.

It's time to buy Windows 7.

Basically, I'm looking for the cheapest version I can find. Could somebody here link me to Newegg's Canadian website? I went there and searched around, but I couldn't figure out which one I needed?

By the way, this is for my gaming system. That's all I do on that computer is game.
 
WabeWalker said:
After 18 months, my Core i7-VISTA 64 system is starting to exhibit problems.

A clean installation of the operating system tends to iron out the kinks, but unfortunately I didn't get any discs with this system.

It's time to buy Windows 7.

Basically, I'm looking for the cheapest version I can find. Could somebody here link me to Newegg's Canadian website? I went there and searched around, but I couldn't figure out which one I needed?

By the way, this is for my gaming system. That's all I do on that computer is game.
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Hi, WabeWalker,


The Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM should be the cheapest.

Hope this helps.

Chuklr
 
rflcptr said:
What kind of problems?
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Nothing major. Just all sorts of niggling little problems that weren't present on day one.

Such as the clock not synchronizing with ANY time server anywhere. I've spent literally a dozen hours trying to solve this quite frankly ludicrous problem. I've Googled every potential solution that's been posted on the net - but I remain defeated.

I can't sync my clock. Oddly enough, from what I've been able to gather, that appears to be why when I launch the Games For Windows Live client I'm unable to purchase titles. I can play the ones I buy through steam, but I can't actually buy titles from the store. I'd like to be able to buy Fable 3 in the fall, and right now that would be an impossibility.

I'm also having a problem with cookies. After buying Fallen Earth I attempted to setup a user account - the webpage insisted that I allow for cookies. After completely disabling every security measure in internet explorer, and after switching over Firefox, the problem remained unresolved.

That's two problems within the space of a week which I've been unable to solve. The GFWL issue has existed for about six months now, but it was only last week that I was able to realize I couldn't sync the clock with a time server, and that this was somehow linked to my GFWL problem.

I know what you're thinking - maybe I've got a virus.

Yes, maybe I do have a virus. A clean install would likely fix that. It's just a good idea, I think, to re-install you OS every 18 months.

Complex operating systems tend to break down over time, and doing a fresh install just causes a lot of little troubles to vanish.
 
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