WinXP or Win7...

[karachidude]

ISO
Microsoft.Windows.7.ULTIMATE.x64.OEM.DVD-BIE

I want something that will legitly update itself, not something that you will have to torrent updates. Does a release like this exist? I can find alot of "Ultimate" Win7 releases, but no "home" ones.

Go to my digital life and download it


http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?t=7126

check out the thread, it has everything u need

[Appzalien]

I just read the other day in a PC magazine where MS plans on completetly stopping any support of XP, including critical updates, in 2014. So you have 4 years until XP becomes a liability to use online. That may not stop me though, I think a good firewall and antivirus along with some reasonable site visiting limitations could carry me into 2016 or 17 easily.

BUT, and thats a big butt, Win7 will eventually be where you want to be, and by starting now, by the time 2014 comes around you probably will not care about XP anymore, You will know your way around 7 Like a champ by then if you play with it.

[Blackbeard]

Your laptop should run Windows 7 perfect, may not play hd games but it should run fine for basic stuff.

[1000possibleclaws]

There's the drivers issue which favors Win7, but is there really any other good reason to install it on a laptop I use purely for word processing, netbrowsing, and playing old games (Unreal, Unreal 2, System Shock 2, CS 1.6, baldurs gate...)

From these answers I feel that either one will work fine with what I'm planning on using it for. I'm thinking the main thing will be compatibility with old software vs. compatibility with new mandatory software like antiviruses and MS word. I'll install XP on this laptop and then Win7 on my desktop because my desktop will be using current day software. That way I'll have the best of both worlds, and since most stuff work on XP I doubt I'll run into much trouble.

[S!X]

Windows 7 is the way to go, for sure.

[7th]

forget about windows xp...

[mandreke02]

I am using windows 7 great

[Uplifting]

using xp!

[1000possibleclaws]

In the comments for BIE windows 7, it says you have to check 'do not update' or else it won't work. And people are having problems with it saying they have 30 days to activate.

Which release did you guys get that will always update fine? Also I don't see a 32 bit version, will 64bit work with any laptop, because right now I'm using 32bit Vista

Microsoft Windows 7 ULTIMATE x64 Integrated December 2009 OEM DVD-BIE
This seems to be the latest release. But I guess I can download any of the older BIE releases as well, and just update it, correct?

[Cabalo]

Microsoft Windows 7 ULTIMATE x64 Integrated December 2009 OEM DVD-BIE
exactly the one I have. And no problems on teh updates as well.