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# 175193 20-Jun-2015 19:55
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Motherboard has died on Win7 machine and replacing it.

It is on a home LAN with 2 XP machines (and a win 8.1 laptop).

I remember it being a nightmare getting the LAN working (file & folder sharing), and I wonder if there's any advice
of what to do to help setting it all up again?

Thanks




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  # 1328471 20-Jun-2015 20:00
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Upgrade your two XP boxes to Win 7 - easier to set up a LAN, with a Windows 10 upgrade option as a bonus.




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  # 1328476 20-Jun-2015 20:11
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I presume I've only one licence for one Win7. If i install it onto the XP machines, won't they fail activation ?

 
 
 
 


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  # 1328481 20-Jun-2015 20:27
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ADKM: I presume I've only one licence for one Win7. If i install it onto the XP machines, won't they fail activation ?


You would need to buy two licences for Win 7.

(Home Premium $150 each or Pro $220 each)

You can re-use your existing licence for the broken PC.




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  # 1328524 20-Jun-2015 23:21
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You might be interested in the news about free win 10 to Insiders. http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/19/upcoming-changes-to-windows-10-insider-preview-builds/

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  # 1328529 20-Jun-2015 23:37
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If you're saying that insiders will get win10 free, that is 100% false. Its a rumor spread by people who only read half the info.

People running the preview will be upgraded to the RTM, but it will only activate if they have a valid upgradable licence or buy a win 10 licence.




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  # 1328588 21-Jun-2015 10:09
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nathan: .....

:)


great post

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  # 1328618 21-Jun-2015 11:36
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read between the lines
     1. look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated

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