Upgrade or full version?

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I want to upgrade to Win 7. If I buy the upgrade version and my hard drive
or mobo fails at a later time, will i be able to do a clean install with out
any hassles?
 
jim said:
I want to upgrade to Win 7. If I buy the upgrade version and my hard drive
or mobo fails at a later time, will i be able to do a clean install with
out any hassles?
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If the motherboard fails and you replace it, then yes.
Not so sure about a bare replacement HDD unless you are able to revert to
the old OS first.
My recommendation is always to buy a full version if you can afford it...
 
It is possible to clean install an upgrade edition of Windows 7:

At the enter your product key page, do a keyless installation (do not
enter a key).
At the desktop, click Start, type: Regedit and say Yes to the UAC prompt
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE\MediaBootInstall
and change its value to 0
At the desktop, click Start, type: cmd and at the command prompt type:
slmgr /rearm
Restart the PC and use the activate windows screen to enter the upgrade
product key.
 
Dominic Payer said:
It is possible to clean install an upgrade edition of Windows 7:

At the enter your product key page, do a keyless installation (do not
enter a key).
At the desktop, click Start, type: Regedit and say Yes to the UAC prompt
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE\MediaBootInstall
and change its value to 0
At the desktop, click Start, type: cmd and at the command prompt type:
slmgr /rearm
Restart the PC and use the activate windows screen to enter the upgrade
product key.
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That's OK if there is an OS already existing on the HDD but will that work
on a bare HDD? AFAIK an Upgrade will only work if the process ascertains
that there is a previous version Product key existing on the HDD, in other
words that there is an OS already on the HDD...
 
That's OK if there is an OS already existing on the HDD but will that work
on a bare HDD? AFAIK an Upgrade will only work if the process ascertains
that there is a previous version Product key existing on the HDD, in other
words that there is an OS already on the HDD...
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The Vista trick of installing on a bare drive, not filling in the Product
Key,
then installing again as an upgrade (but this time you do fill in the Key)
also works with Win 7.

Tom Lake
 
Tom Lake said:
The Vista trick of installing on a bare drive, not filling in the Product
Key,
then installing again as an upgrade (but this time you do fill in the Key)
also works with Win 7.

Tom Lake
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I have to say I would rather fork out the one-time price for a full version
than have to install twice!
 
For Windows 7 you do not need to install twice.

Just insert no key, modify the MediaBootInstall registry key, run slmgr
/rearm at a command prompt then reboot and you can activate with the
upgrade key.
 
I want to upgrade to Win 7. If I buy the upgrade version and my hard
drive or mobo fails at a later time, will i be able to do a clean
install with out any hassles?
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alt.windows7.general
 
Tom Lake said:
The Vista trick of installing on a bare drive, not filling in the Product
Key,
then installing again as an upgrade (but this time you do fill in the Key)
also works with Win 7.
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You can do a clean install with the upgrade version on a bare HDD without
installing twice :-)
 
Gordon said:
I've read that. Unless I'm missing something, he doesn't actually say
anything about installing on a bare HDD...
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Using the registry hack I successfully installed and activated the upgrade
version of Win7 professional on a bare drive :-)
 
ray said:
Is that a self portrait then?
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Why yes it is.That's me getting my dick sucked by you. That IS the only way
you know to be helpful isn't it? Because your sure not helpful in this
group.
Thanks btw
 
John E. Carty said:
Using the registry hack I successfully installed and activated the upgrade
version of Win7 professional on a bare drive :-)
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Will this work when upgrading from any version of Vista to Win 7 Pro?
In other words from Vista home Premium to Win 7 Pro?
 
Why yes it is.That's me getting my dick sucked by you. That IS the only
way you know to be helpful isn't it? Because your sure not helpful in
this group.
Thanks btw
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Sorry, I wasn't there. Must have been your brother.
 
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