For UPGRADE (not Full versions) to Win7 from Vista - do I need Vista
installed on harddisk and then run Win7 upgrade disk, or I can install Win7
upgrade onto a CLEAN disk - only providing Vista disk when aked for a proof
that I qualify for an upgrade?
Why asking?
It's a known fact clean install is a way to ensure perfection, whereas
overwriting existing older OS (Vista) with new OS (Win7) is a recipe for
complications later, clutter, slowness..
I want to wipe out harddisk and run Win7 Upgrade (not Fill) but afraid it
won't work if it doesn't find Vista on harddisk already installed?
Or can i just insert Vista disk when Win7 demands a proof?

I said I already had Full Version for myself, but now i am doing for boss's
Vista-loaded machine and we want to do a Clean Install, not overwriting his
Vista but just proving his opriginal Vista disk as a proof during
installation.

As I haven't had my hands on a Win 7 upgrade disk yet I can't answer that
either way, but if 7 is the same as Vista, you either have to have your
previous OS installed on the hard drive or use the 2 installation workaround
(search google for this method).

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"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:uHOL7JAVKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> For UPGRADE (not Full versions) to Win7 from Vista - do I need Vista
> installed on harddisk and then run Win7 upgrade disk, or I can install
> Win7 upgrade onto a CLEAN disk - only providing Vista disk when aked for a
> proof that I qualify for an upgrade?
> Why asking?
> It's a known fact clean install is a way to ensure perfection, whereas
> overwriting existing older OS (Vista) with new OS (Win7) is a recipe for
> complications later, clutter, slowness..
> I want to wipe out harddisk and run Win7 Upgrade (not Fill) but afraid it
> won't work if it doesn't find Vista on harddisk already installed?
> Or can i just insert Vista disk when Win7 demands a proof?
>
> I said I already had Full Version for myself, but now i am doing for
> boss's Vista-loaded machine and we want to do a Clean Install, not
> overwriting his Vista but just proving his opriginal Vista disk as a proof
> during installation.[/color]

David B. wrote:[color=blue]
> As I haven't had my hands on a Win 7 upgrade disk yet I can't answer
> that either way, but if 7 is the same as Vista, you either have to have
> your previous OS installed on the hard drive or use the 2 installation
> workaround (search google for this method).
>[/color]

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[url]http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/10/23/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-the-answer.aspx[/url]

Thanks, much easier than 2 installs :)

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"gls858" <gls858******.com> wrote in message
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> David B. wrote:[color=green]
>> As I haven't had my hands on a Win 7 upgrade disk yet I can't answer that
>> either way, but if 7 is the same as Vista, you either have to have your
>> previous OS installed on the hard drive or use the 2 installation
>> workaround (search google for this method).
>>[/color]
>
> Just found this online watch for line wrap
>
>
> [url]http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/10/23/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-the-answer.aspx[/url][/color]

David B. wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks, much easier than 2 installs :)
>[/color]

No problem I was wondering the same thing myself. thanks for posting back.

gls858

"David B." <mail@nomail.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks, much easier than 2 installs :)
>
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>[/color]
It's no big hassle to do the double install. Win 7 installs so
quickly that the whole thing can be done in less than an hour.
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> "gls858" <gls858******.com> wrote in message
> news:O1f%2348BVKHA.1792@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> David B. wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> As I haven't had my hands on a Win 7 upgrade disk yet I can't answer
>>> that either way, but if 7 is the same as Vista, you either have to have
>>> your previous OS installed on the hard drive or use the 2 installation
>>> workaround (search google for this method).
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Just found this online watch for line wrap
>>
>>
>> [url]http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/10/23/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-the-answer.aspx[/url][/color]
>[/color]