Do I Need To Have XP Installed First To Install Win 7 ?
My school offers software at a discount for students. I'm building a new system and wanted to take advantage of this discount, but it looks like they only sell the "upgrade" version. Do I need to have XP installed first to install 7? Or can I treat it like a regular OS install?
http://www.journeyed.com/item/Microsoft/Windows+7/100968264LARS?show=specs
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