I have gone all the way through step 13 of this guide: Clean Install Windows 7hen I get to enter the product ID, it says it won't accept it. When I talk to Microsoft, they say I have to have XP already installed on this new HDD in order to use this ID
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As you may know, you can purchase Windows Vista Upgrade Edition at half the price of the full version, and do a clean install from a blank system pretty easily - you do a clean install but do not enter the product key, then do a re-install from boot and this time enter your upgrade key - voila, a clean full install of Vista.
This is useful for those of us who own a previous version of Windows but want to do a clean install (previous versions of Windows allowed us to insert previous CD to prove ownership but Vista doesn't for some reason).
Does anyone know if this trick will be available for Windows 7? As a genuine owner of Vista, I aim to buy the upgrade edition of Windows 7 but always do clean installs and never 'soft' upgrades so I don't want to have to install Vista first each time.
i have windose7 Chinese edition can i install English edition by same product key
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have Windows 7 Pro Upgrade Edition 32bit ATM as i am a student and got it as student edition i only got the 32bit disc I wanted to know was there a place i can get the offical 64bit iso from and will my 32bit key work on it?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade student edition from digital river.
How can I upgrade to Windows 7 pro ? using anytime upgrade ?
I tried to use the same product key .. to perform anytime upgrade .. but it wouldn't work ..
any thoughts ?
I just ordered an SSD and will be migrating my Windows 7 64 install over to it. Most people seem to say I should do a fresh install instead of cloning the old drive. Currently my OS is on a partition on my HDD, while the rest of my files reside on a different partition on the same drive.
Where this gets slightly trickier is that my version of Windows 7 is an upgrade edition. From what I remember reading before my initial install, the installer is much happier and the process is much smoother if it can detect an existing Windows installation somewhere on the system. But on the other hand, everyone seems to advise disconnecting all drives but the SSD when installing (to avoid having the boot loader install on the wrong drive?).
I can't have it both ways. The closest I've found to someone with my same dilemma is here: Upgrade Installation - To new SSD From XP
It sounds like in the end he had to do the reinstall workaround (install Windows 7 again over the invalidated installation).
i want to upgrade my hp dv2000 laptop from vista home edition (64bit) to win 7the Q: can i do the upgrade using a win 7 ultimate full version? or do i have to use an upgrade version?note. i don't want to use a clean instal because i don't want to lose my existing programs.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI just received my copy of windows 7 upgrade. I took the advisory test and passed it. I am just wondering if you would recommend me doing any pre upgrade changes before doing the upgrade I am currently running
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
2.00ghz
3.00 Gb Ram
6200 Nvidia Gefource
Windows XP Home Edition
Version 2002 service pack 3
Other than that nothing much to state everything else will be migrated over.
I purchased a laptop loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium edition that needs an upgrade to Spanish. I downloaded the x84 Spanish Ultimate edition but I am unsure how to proceed to minimize any mishap.
View 2 Replies View RelatedThe computer didn't come with a windows DVD, and i deleted the recovery partition (a stupid waste of storage space).I have a serial number in the battery bay of the laptop, but i don't have the DVD.Is there a way to download the OEM version of windows 7 home premium 64 bit?My computer is a HP Probook 4530s.
View 9 Replies View Relatedi am using 7 from 2 years but now i want another os as i am always willing to change my os's.please tell me should i download xp or not
View 3 Replies View Relatedi am running windows 7 ultimate on my Dell Inspiron desktop. I keep getting error codes whenever i try to install the sp1. I have tried everything that Microsoft has recommended. I have used the update tool and even took all the language packs off my system. I am still having the same problems. All other updates run fine.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi know my computer is 64 bit windows compatable. At the moment i have windows 32 bit installed, as my computer crashed and i needed to do a fresh install of windows and installed the 32 bit version by mistake. I have a copy of the 64 bit windows and am trying to install it, however it keeps freezing on computer restart. I put the disk in and it installs all the necassary files, but when it restarts, it hangs on the "windows 7" screen, i just get the white writing on a black background but teh swirly things dont show up and i have to turn it off. What can be causing this as i need to install a 64 bit version so i can run the new preimer pro. (CS6
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View 2 Replies View RelatedWindows 7 64bit has dificulty starting up tried repair mode but it reports that it cant fix the problem automatically, Do I need to update the bios for my asus m2a-vm hdmi motherboard to run this operating system correctly, this was a clean install on a new sata drive.My IDE drive has the old operting system on it? which is windows xp home edition 32bit which has all the latest service packs and updates intalled? I personally think it is a bios problem? windows xp works perfectly, windows 7 wont start but xp does no problem?
View 7 Replies View RelatedPer microsoft I need to do try a repair install from original disk. Is there a difference between running repair install from Windows or booting from original disk then selecting upgrade install? Is one or the other preferred? Directions say both attempt to preserve installed programs, but not all drivers, and both require reinstalling all the 60 or so windows updates released after my disk. so no differences there.
View 9 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know whether there is a difference in performance between doing a clean install of Windows 7 vs upgrading Vista? Any better stability? I'm just wondering whether it's worth the trouble of the clean install.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have seen a lot on clean installs but all guides are from like 2009. Is clean install still a way to install windows 7 with upgrade disc on a new hdd? since i have a hdd with vista on it and i have the licence how do i install 7 with the licence and a black hdd?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI originally did the upgrade install of Windows 7 from Vista to Windows 7. I am seeing that I now am running "ChkDsc" every time that my computer is shut down. I was told that I would be better off to do a clean install and reinstall programs and files. Can I do a clean install with my upgrade disc, or will I be creating additional problems ?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm finding this decision quite hard to decide on and can't decide what to do. I am very picky about wasted space or unnecessary stuff on my hard drive, yet I'd rather not install everything all over again which will take about 20 hours or so.
My question is...if I do an upgrade-install, can I just delete everything in the Windows.old folder and have everything practically the same as a clean install? Or will there be still be some left over things from the hundreds of programs I've installed and uninstalled?
Edit: I've ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and everything seems ok.
Clean installing Windows 7 x86 is no problem. But
1) upgrading Vista x86 to Windows 7 x86 fails and automatically rolls back to Vista, and
2) attempt to clean install Windows 7 x64 results in BSOD when rebooting to finalize the process.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
I have Vista Home premium 64 OEM pre-installed.
I have Windows 7 Home 64 UPGRADE RETAIL pre-ordered
I have an ISO of Windows 7 Home 64 Retail (I'm guessing it's the full version? I don't even know if there is a difference in the media itself or is it just the key that is different)
Now my question is:
Can I upgrade from Vista to 7 with my Windows 7 Home retail iso and NOT put in a key and when i get my upgrade cd key just put in that cd-key and activate windows?
Or would i have to do an upgrade install on top of Windows 7? (can you even do that?) and during that upgrade put my key and activate it.
Or would i have to reload Vista and then upgrade to 7 again?
Just installed the student upgrade version of Windows 7 professional which came as a .exe file from within RC x64 7232. It allowed me to do a clean install on another partition without changing my RC.
So now I have the RC and retail installed and had no need to upgrade from vista or XP so I am happy .
I pre-ordered the windows 7 home premium upgrade from newegg. UPS said it would come today, but it didn't. My friend has an RTM disc. Is it possible to install home premium from the RTM disc without a serial number and then when my upgrade copy comes in, enter it without reinstalling?
View 7 Replies View RelatedFirst I want to say that I use Linux (Mint and Arch) and am thinking of purchasing Windows 7 upgrade with a student discount. I have two legitimate serial numbers, XP and Vista, from previous computers I have owned. So for the "upgrade" do I have to have a previous windows Installation on my system (which I do NOT have) or do I just need the previous keys (which I DO have)? And if I do need a previous Installation.well I will cross that bridge if I come to it.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a couple questions I have been trying to hunt the answers down for. Im super paranoid considering the not so easy to find rules and regulations Microsoft has for its software.I currently have an OEM version of Windows 7 Home on my laptop. I was wondering if:
1. I can upgrade from a Windows 7 Home (which was pre-installed on my laptop) to Windows 7 Professional using Windows Upgrade Anytime? If so,
2. Will problems that I have on my current windows transfer to the upgraded version? If not,Is it possible to do a 'clean install' of the upgrade?
As I will build a new computer, I need windows 7. (I only have Vista on my old)Is it, as described in this video, good enough to buy upgrade version for this?
View 1 Replies View RelatedAnyway, I am running build 7022 x86 and was planning on upgrading my maching and going with x64. First, is this possible as a simple upgrade? If so, are there any concerns or issues I should know about when attempting this? A clean install is not out of the question but obviously when testing these new builds, its nice to be able to just upgrade.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI would like to upgrade my very old Conroe 1333-D667 motherboard currently fitted with a Pentium 4 3gig processor & Win 7 Ultimate. Could I have some suggestions as to what would be a reasonable new mobo upgrade with maybe something like an Intel (what type) dual core processor or suggested alternatives - I need the whole system to be a bit quicker. Most importantly though without having to re-install Win 7 in the process. I would probably have to stay with 32bit as this is what everything is now.The new board must have at least 1 IDE for my Plextor PX-870A DVD and at least 4 sata connections. There is so much stuff out there which makes the choice confusing.
View 9 Replies View RelatedWe already tried the link for the steps to do a clean install. Clean Install Windows 7 We still get 0xC004f061 The software licensing service determined that this specified product key can only be used for upgrading, not for clean installations.
We have a full older version & hoped sticking it in the hard drive would allow Windows 7 to find it. We really don't want to have to install the old one then the new one.
Problem with the detailed instructions was we got to the Activate window and we never got the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online checkbox. Just typed in key hit (Next) and it went through it's activation check & didn't like us.
Problem is we have been at it all day and this is like the 10th time we installed it. Computer had a virus. Took it a while to confirm the Bootable section of the hard drive was fried.. So we really don't want to take it down again, in order to install an old OS so the upgrade can "see" it.
