From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:39:21 +0200, "s|b"  wrote:   
      
   >On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:08:58 -0400, Jerome Tews wrote:   
   >   
   >>  Either I buy a   
   >> new computer with Win7 already installed, or I wont be buying a NEW   
   >> computer, and will instead buy a used one with Win7 installed.   
   >   
   >Or you go a decent shop, choose the (hardware) parts that you want and   
   >have them installed. (I'm talking about a tower/case, not some laptop).   
   >Then you can install the OS you want.   
      
   Aye, but he's talking about a laptop.   
      
   A desktop is easy -- I bought a ready built one without OS, and   
   restored my Acronis XP backups on to it, downloaded a couple of new   
   drivers and was ready to go -- no reinstalling programs, hunting for   
   installation disks, and all that hassle.   
      
   But laptops often have specialist drivers, designed for the   
   pre-installed OS, which won't work with another OS.   
      
      
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