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Want to Buy Windows 7 Pro retail

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Sorry to pour rain on your umbrella, but... I bought one recently to fix a family member's PC and had to pay full retail for it. It is still available new (or as new) from some computer shops, at least here in Australia, if you look for it.

We will all be keen to find out how much you pay for it in the end.

Good luck on finding your budget option.
 
Another member has made me a deal on the software and license key.
I have installed in in Virtual Box but cannot install the software I want to run on Win 7.
I have a Win 7 Pro 64 bit dvd with key for a OEM installation on a specific computer and will not activate unless its on that computer. $10 for the shipping in the US.

P.S.
I found a way to install the software BUT the scanner I want to run was not found.
I've wasted tooooo much time with this POS setup.
 
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You may need to install the scanner’s driver software on the virtual system, assuming you haven’t already.
I am not familiar with virtualbox, but use other virtual environments routinely, does it let you assign a physical USB port to the virtual system? Finally, is the scanner directly cabled to the host, or is there a USB hub in between?
 

I don't know about Win 7 but with Windows XP and HP scanner I found that if I use an OEM version of Windows XP from HP (which as you know can only install on an HP computer that came with Windows XP) then I would find the driver for the scanner but if I use a retail version there is no driver for the HP scanner.
 
Tom Kershaw said:
What is the set-up you're working with? I've never attempted to run a scanner via VirtualBox.
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I've been running my DiMage Scan Dual IV via VMware for the past few years with the OEM software, works perfectly. Can't say about other scanners tho.
 
On Linux I've run XP in VirtualBox, and used it to access a Canoscan; it can be done. It can also be a royal pain, lol.
 
mohmad khatab said:
Microsoft products are no longer popular worldwide.
I've been using Linux for 12 years.
And many of my friends left Microsoft and moved to Linux,
It is only a matter of time and the era of Microsoft and proprietary software ends.
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Really? I'm not sure which world you are referring to, but on Earth Windows is dominant worldwide and has been for years, especially on desktops. Max OS is a distance second, and Linux has a negligible share. See for instance:

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide

BTW I'm no Microsoft fan either - and I like Linux too, although my personal choice is Mac OS (also a Unix based system).
 
I loved my Linux OS until it killed itself during an update. I now have Win 7 Pro, and it works pretty well once you go in there and prevent it from updating. Now that I'm 100% analog, it would be nice to have an old XP machine, or install it on a wiped system. That was the best OS that MS ever made, everything after that they removed the options to customize it your way.
 
I agree with your that Windows 7 was the best that MS made and I hated to see it go. I'd be careful though about not accepting updates however (although I believe they have stopped new updates, or almost so). Updates prevent security vulnerabilities and with Windows there are many.
 
Dell Precision M3800 (XPS rebadged), 500gb primary SSD, 256 SSD secondary drive. Originally sold 2016. 4th generation i7 and related chips.
I used Dban (Darik' s Boot and Nuke) https://dban.org/ to wipe the secondary drive using write all 0's single pass.
Activated the drive with windows 10 drive manager then partitioned it with drive manager.
Installed Win 7 Pro from file explorer in Win 10 until 1st reboot. Bitlocker must be turned off to continue.
A vintage Dell driver package picked up my LAN adapter allowing me to get on line.
Activation failed. I tried the automated phone option but had to call the number listed and talk to a person to get it activated.
Update and activation servers have been disabled. The rep said it is an Obsolete OS.
I downloaded and installed Drive Booster free version from Iobit.com
Running drive booster updated all drivers.
I next downloaded and installed Advanced System Care free from Iobit.com
ASC found and installed a system update.
All seemed well and I installed some scanner software.
Next I downloaded EaseUs Todo backup free, installed and preformed a backup on the drive.
Now on reboot I get Win 7 boot loader which has micro printing on this 3840 x 2160 on this screen.
Now I booted into Win 10 Pro on the primary drive and do the inplace reinstall keeping personal files and apps to get the Win 10 boot loader which scales to the resolution.
Now USB storage drive that was recognized before the Win 10 reinstall on Win 7 is no longer recognized on Win 7.
I have not tested other USB devices as the WiFi driver took over.
Conclusion: a major waste of time.
If you have a older computer that shipped with Win 7 or upgraded to Win 7 you may not experience these problems except for activation or updates.
 
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