16:33
@AFH : this is simple, I started my third bachelor year this year, so I had to got to university and lost all licence gained through my high school program.
17:10
OK, so it's not the licence that expired, but your right to use it. Didn't your machine come with a Windows licence? You should be able to use this for upgrading, unless it's pre-Win7.
As for Direct3D, you're well out of my experience, but I did find several links which indicate that you will need a new graphics card to replace the integrated graphics, which is probably impossible if you have a laptop: see Asmodai's thread here.
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