Why are you upgrading to an OS that's already pretty close to end-of-support? If you're doing a clean OS install, might as well go right to Windows 8.1. Anecdotally, you'll even get better performance on lower-end hardware (like your Atom with only 4GB of RAM).
Assuming you go with Windows 8, there are only two editions to choose from: Windows 8 (with no fancy name, I'll call it "Basic") and Windows 8 Pro. There technically are others, but you can't buy Enterprise or RT at retail so they don't count. The "Pro" name really is more like "Business." The main things it adds are the ability to join a Windows domain, group policy support, and encrypted file system support. Unless you need one of those, "Basic" will probably suit you just fine, and will probably save you about forty dollars. The only home-ish feature that requires Pro is Windows Media Center, but nobody uses that anyway. For your home needs, you very likely don't need Pro. (And if you do need it, you'll know that you need it.) Assuming you don't need Microsoft support (you probably don't), look for the OEM installer as opposed to the full-retail one; that will save a few more dollars. Short version: you probably want this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416776 David Smith -----Original Message----- From: tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:tech-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Matt Lawrence Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 8:38 AM To: tech@lists.lopsa.org Subject: [lopsa-tech] "Upgrading" to Windows 7 It's time for me to quit fighting and go ahead with an upgrade of my one Windows system at home to Win7. I hate to spend the money, but it looks like the way to go. So my questions are: What flavor of Win7 to buy and what do you recommend for anti-virus? The technical details are that it's a dual core Atom with 4GB RAM that I have a spare 300GB drive to install on to. -- Matt It's not what I know that counts. It's what I can remember in time to use. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/ _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
