Dell vista upgrade to windows 7

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Customers in the United States can call Customers outside the U. For Dell customers who have been running Vista for a while, Ars Technica and other sites have written about an option that's available to you.

Microsoft recently rolled out a Windows 7 Pre-Order Offer that allows customers running Vista to purchase retail versions of the upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional for a discounted price.

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At the time I had a Dell Windows Vista Home premium laptop but didn't update because my third party software would not be compatible, but I wonder now if I can still update my laptop to Windows7.

I have carried out a thorough search but found information both confusing and contradictory. IE was updated via Windows Update and therefore is probably not up to date on Vista. I wouldn't use it. You have to remember though, that the biggest security risk in a computer system is the user. Be careful of phishing. Also, I have to remind you again that Vista is not considered secure anymore.

When using it, you may expose your private information, such as private data, banking information or login data to hackers. There will be not more updates to vista which means important security vulnerabilities will no longer be patched.

With Windows Vista, I would refrain from connecting to any open Wi-Fi networks, as this may cause a hacker to attack your system. Also, a good recommendation for all other devices If the Computer still has Vista, it's probably done its job for a long time. I'd look for a new PC at this point.

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