Maybe you are looking to upgrade your computer to Windows 8 or OS X Mountain Lion, but not sure about the upgrade conditions. The information in this article will help you.
Nearly all computers running Windows 7 can upgrade to Windows 8 (scheduled for release on 10/26/2012). Apple OS X Lion Mountain (released on 07.25.2012) will work on most Macs running OS X 10. 7 (Lion), but if your machine was produced in 2007 or 2008, maybe it is not compatible.
To know about the Mountain Lion supported Mac models, you refer to the following article. If not sure about the version of the operating system is running, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then click on "About This Mac" then "More Info". From there, you can see the model and year of manufacture of the Mac you're using.
Mac users can also check the warranty period, the date of purchase and model number of the computer they own. Just enter your serial number on this page.
Mountain Lion is the operating system of Apple's most downloaded so far, there are 200 new features. Online store selling Apple's Mac App Store Mountain Lion for $ 19.99.
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Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system will work on both traditional PCs and tablets. Communications manager Brandon LeBlanc of Microsoft said blog Windows: "If your computer is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, copyright or Windows 7, you can download the upgrade to Windows Pro 8 with only $ 39.99 in 131 markets. " However, the duration of this agreement will be limited to day 01.31.2013.
A feature called Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant can help ensure that your computer is ready for Windows. For more information about Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant and whether the applications / devices on your current computer will work with Windows 8 or not, what application / program will need to be updated, please refer to the article after.
"If you are not upgrading from a previous version of Windows and is building his own PC or install Windows 8 on a separate partition or a virtual machine, you will be able to purchase and install Windows 8/Windows product 8 Pro System Builder, "LeBlanc wrote.
For the purposes of backup or upgrade, you can create a bootable USB or file. ISO to burn to DVD, or Microsoft will send you a $ 15 with pre-transport and processing.
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