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I should have included the caveat, I am currently using the RC at home and love it. My problem is installing Vista/XP so I can install Win7 every 6 or so months
by NoHandle 17y ago
I should have included the caveat, I am currently using the RC at home and love it. My problem is installing Vista/XP so I can install Win7 every 6 or so months when I want to format my computer.
- likpok 17y agoWhy not just buy the standalone OS? You are not forced to buy the upgrade, and if you are reinstalling that much, it'd probably be worth it.
- NoHandle 17y agoMy understanding of the deal is that it is only for upgrades. I tried to find an instance of the stand-alone, but could not. If I could get a stand-alone copy of Windows 7 for the deal they were offering, I would have bought one without thinking.
- Elepsis 17y agoHave you ever actually installed an "Upgrade" of Windows? You don't need to install Vista or XP first to use an upgrade version of Windows 7. Indeed, just having an old Windows 7 install on your machine is more than enough.
- NoHandle 17y agoThat is exactly my point. I want to install a fresh copy of the OS. Not pave over the previous instance.
- nopassrecover 17y agoOh right didn't realise this was upgrade copies.
- Elepsis 17y agoLet me make it clearer for you: _you can do this with the upgrade DVD_.
- callahad 17y agoActually, that's been changed with Windows 7. It now requires the presence of an activated installation of a prior version of Windows.
- Elepsis 17y agoWhich, again, doesn't change the fact that if you already have a Windows 7 install (I don't mean RC, I mean final), you can use the upgrade DVD, blasting the old install away during the process.