How to upgrade a Windows Vista machine cheaply

[bobk544]

Hello i have an old Vista Windows machine that i use just for browsing the internet and i want to upgrade it so i can use a newer version of Chrome or IE, but i don't want to invest to much more in this machine, so can i upgrade to Windows 7 as i see that i can purchase the Windows 7 software for 29$ versus 119$ for Windows 10, thanks for any pointers!

[nil]

Out of curiosity, what make and model of computer is it?

Or, if you built it yourself, what motherboard/CPU/RAM is currently installed?

[patio]

$29.00 Win7 is likely not legit...

Link to the vendor ?

[bobk544]

Here's the link, but i see what you're saying as i see that Windows 7 cost upwards of 150$ on Amazon, so very strange indeed!
https://msofficeworks.com/product/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-sp1-1pc?gclid=Cj0KCQiA38jRBRCQARIsACEqIevYRtsnY9e96oekYGTOhvaZZs5qYO3TcFlEO40rm1uNrQ3wffyGUJcaAiyXEALw_wcB

Ok so if that's the case, there's no way i'm going to pay over 50$ for any kind of upgrade, so can i then maybe upgrade to Ubuntu as i see i can install that for under 50$ and just wan to use the PC for the internet.

Ok and i will need to wait to get home and see what the specs are on the machine, thanks again!

[patio]

No problem...we can wait.

Ubuntu won't cost you a Dime...it's free...

Let us know.

[BC_Programmer]

That site is a key reseller. They buy software product keys from users who are otherwise not supposed to give them away, (such as MSDN subscribers), and then resell them at prices that are much cheaper than the retail price for a legitimate copy of the product. Then later when Microsoft discovers those keys being misused, they ban the original subscriber who got the keys for breaking their Terms of Service, and  all the keys associated with the account are blacklisted- so sooner or later a key you buy from a place like that will just stop working.

[bobk544]

And yes i do think we had it custom built and because when starting up the machine a product label of PowerSpec appears and i think that's the brand name that MicoCenter uses for their in house built machines, but i will get those specs and get back later tonight or tomorrow!

Ok and great news on the 0$ cost Ubuntu as that sounds like the way to go, have a good one guys and thanks for the awesome quick response!

[patio]

Correct...PowerSpec is MicroCenter's house brand...

[bobk544]

Ok sorry to get back later than i thought and so its an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 DUO 4GB 2.40 GHZ E4600 so should i order the following UBUNTU CD?

Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Desktop - Install/Live DVD (32-bit):
https://www.osdisc.com/products/linux/ubuntu/ubuntu-16043-lts-desktop-install-live-dvd-32bit.html

thanks again!

[patio]

Yes...the live can be burned to a CD and ran from the CD drive...the other part of the ISO is for installing it.

And actually i would get both ISO's directly from the Ubuntu site to be honest...

[Geek-9pm]

Link for Ubuntu downloads
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS is an excellent choice. 

[bobk544]

Thanks a lot guys for the super help, Happy Holidays!

[patio]

Same to ya Bob...Welcome Aboard...

[bobk544]

Ok many thanks again Sage, Mastermind, all.......i uploaded 16.04 to a PC and to an old AMD laptop and they both work great, so going to use these machines for youtube, HULU ect, thanks again guys and hope you had a great holidays, wow what a team you all are!