Windows 10: Why Does Microsoft Charge So Much for Windows When You Can Just Download Windows for Free...

I know in the past that websites selling activation keys used to be sketchy and the keys would usually be volume activation keys but nowadays it's not like that. These websites are selling retail keys for all Microsoft products, not crappy volume keys that get deactivated after 3 months. So I'm wondering why anyone would ever spend $200+ to buy Windows 11 when you can download Windows 11 for free from Microsoft with the media creation tool and then pay at the most $30 for a authentic retail activation key? There are a few different websites that are highly promoted by YouTubers so it's not lik

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Microsoft Windows 7 RC Available for Download

The wait is over, Microsoft has published the official download page for Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), that's not some pirated torrent link. Offered now directly from Microsoft are five different language versions (English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish) of both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC. Minimum system specs to run Windows 7 include:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Don't waste more time, and go directly to the Windows 7 RC download page.

Source: Microsoft

 

Windows OS Builds List

Windows Operating Systems Builds List by Matthew Smith
*Many Builds Are Subject To Change Due To Various Sources
NOTE: the listing titles are in order from the order in the actual list, anything added in v8 will show which beta it was updated in to keep you guys informed on what changes were made where, as of 8.0 BETA 8, 7.1 is obsolete, but will keep it up to show how many changes I've made.


NOTE 2: each new list version doesn't just come up with more builds but might come with renaming/removing/replacing of the builds aswel to show proper release names such as,
Release Candidate, RTM, Pre-Beta, etc.
Enjoy


Windows OS Builds Lists - http://www.T4CFantasy.com/WOS/
Currently 5583 Builds Listed
Microsoft DOS / OS/2 (Currently 118 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft BASIC (Currently 5 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Xenix (Currently 4 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 1.x (Currently 6 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 2.x (Currently 18 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 3.x (Currently 27 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 4.x (Currently 6 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 5.x (Currently 23 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 6.x (Currently 24 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 7.x (Currently 4 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft DOS 8.x (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1

Microsoft Windows Emedded CE (Currently 138 Builds Listed)
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 1.x (Currently 4 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 2.x (Currently 9 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 3.x (Currently 6 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 4.x (Currently 9 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 5.x (Currently 45 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.x (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 (Currently 32 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 8 (Currently 30 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (Currently 5316 Builds Listed)
- Microsoft Windows 1.x (Currently 14 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows 2.x (Currently 10 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows 3.x (Currently 59 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows 3.x For Workgroups (Currently 7 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows For Pen Computing 1.0 (Currently 5 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 4
- Microsoft Windows For Pen Computing 2.0 (Currently 1 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 3
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.1x (Currently 31Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x (Currently 78 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Server 1.5 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.x (Currently 104 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Server 4.0 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Server 4.5 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Terminal Server 4.0 (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows 95 (Currently 224 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows 96 / Nashville (Currently 7 Builds Listed) 8.2.0 Alpha 4a
- Microsoft Windows 97 / Memphis (Currently 12 Builds Listed) 8.2.0 Alpha 4a
- Microsoft Windows 98 (Currently 151 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Me (Currently 58 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (Currently 279 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows BackOffice Server 2000 (Currently 2 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 9
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2000 (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Neptune (Currently 8 Builds Listed) 8.2.0 Beta 2
- Microsoft Windows XP (Currently 1226 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 6
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Currently 186 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows .NET Server 2003 R2 (Currently 5 Builds Listed) 8.0.0 BETA 4
- Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Vista (Currently 713 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Currently 483 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows 7 (Currently 580 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (Currently 364 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 5
- Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 (Currently 8 Builds Listed) 8.0.2 BETA
- Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 (Currently 12 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 5
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 (Currently 5 Builds Listed) 8.2.0 Beta 1
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.0.2 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.0.2 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.0.3 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.0.1 BETA 2
- Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (Currently 14 Builds Listed) 8.0.2 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation (Currently 1 Build Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 6
- Microsoft Windows Home Server (Currently 20 Builds Listed) 8.0.2 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 (Currently 10 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 7
- Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.0.0 BETA 5
- Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (Currently 6 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 7
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (Currently 4 Builds Listed) 8.0.3 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 (Currently 7 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 (Currently 6 Builds Listed) 8.0.3 BETA
- Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 7 (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 5
- Microsoft Windows Thin PC (Currently 3 Builds Listed) 8.1.0 BETA 5
- Microsoft Windows 8 (Currently 419 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Currently 161 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials (Currently 2 Builds Listed) 8.4.0 Alpha 1

 

windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx