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‎06-11-2020 03:31 AM

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Product: HP Compaq 6710b
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista

I want to buy a Windows Product key for my laptop as windows 7 has expired. Pl recommend which windows should I buy? 

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‎06-11-2020 08:40 AM

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@ASood 

Sorry, but since you claim your PC was originally running Vista, Windows 7 is most likely the most current OS that would run on it.

 

There will likely be no Win8x or Win10 drivers for hardware that old, so spending money on such a license is a waste of time.

 

Equipment that old really needs to be retired and replaced.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP

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‎06-11-2020 08:40 AM

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@ASood 

Sorry, but since you claim your PC was originally running Vista, Windows 7 is most likely the most current OS that would run on it.

 

There will likely be no Win8x or Win10 drivers for hardware that old, so spending money on such a license is a waste of time.

 

Equipment that old really needs to be retired and replaced.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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‎06-11-2020 09:44 AM

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Thank you, WW. I will retire it. 

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