jimmieballgame
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What I have is a 160 GB hard drive using Vista that will not start. (I received the message that the resistry is corrupt.)
What I want is to put in a new 1 TB hard drive as the master, purchase Windows 8 and load it on the new HD.
I read "Clean Install - Windows 8". Several question have come to mind.
1.
-----------NEEDED ----------------------------------------------I HAVE--------------------
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster -----------------------Celeron D 360 - Up to 3.46 GHz
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) ---------------2 GB
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) ------------1 TB
Graphics card: MicrosoftDirectX 9 graphics device or higher----Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 950
Will my present graphics card be good enough for "8"?
2. If this works, will I be able to hook up the old HD as the slave and then retrieve my old files to be saved on the new HD?
3. Since I want my own copy of "8", (retail) where can I buy one and how much? All I've seen are upgrades.
4. Sometime in the near future, I'd like to get a bigger, better, badder motherboard, graphics card & processor, will I still be able to use this copy of Windows 8? (want to do some video editing)
5. Do I need to get the "System Builder” version since this won’t be an upgrade?
Sure would appreciate any help.
What I want is to put in a new 1 TB hard drive as the master, purchase Windows 8 and load it on the new HD.
I read "Clean Install - Windows 8". Several question have come to mind.
1.
-----------NEEDED ----------------------------------------------I HAVE--------------------
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster -----------------------Celeron D 360 - Up to 3.46 GHz
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) ---------------2 GB
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) ------------1 TB
Graphics card: MicrosoftDirectX 9 graphics device or higher----Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 950
Will my present graphics card be good enough for "8"?
2. If this works, will I be able to hook up the old HD as the slave and then retrieve my old files to be saved on the new HD?
3. Since I want my own copy of "8", (retail) where can I buy one and how much? All I've seen are upgrades.
4. Sometime in the near future, I'd like to get a bigger, better, badder motherboard, graphics card & processor, will I still be able to use this copy of Windows 8? (want to do some video editing)
5. Do I need to get the "System Builder” version since this won’t be an upgrade?
Sure would appreciate any help.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Vista
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Compaq Presario SR5010NX
- CPU
- Celeron D 360
- Motherboard
- 945GCT-HM (Livermore)
- Memory
- 2 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 950
- Browser
- Firefox