Upgrade or New Windows Program?

TIAMO2
01.13.15 3:10 AM

Currently I have Vista Home, I need to new up.

I want to purchase Windows 8 or 8.1. Is there a difference between upgrading vs purchasing new Windows program? The reason I’m asking, some products say upgrade and others don’t.

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- TheMemphisVette
- 01.13.15 3:37 AM
8.1 is current and fixed some of the problems in 8.0

8.0 is not current and will not be supported shortly, it currently requires tons of updates. I’m surprised you’re seeing new units with with prior 8.1
- thisgoesto11
- 01.13.15 2:41 PM
According to Microsoft, you can upgrade from Vista to 8.1 if your computer meets the system requirements, which are:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

Free hard drive space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Personally, I’d buy a new computer.