Windows 7 for $50 (US) through July 11.

Coming soon to a store near you.

That is why I skipped Vista
haha

"John Doe" <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in message
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> Coming soon to a store near you.
That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>
> That is why I skipped Vista
> haha

"ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...
>> Coming soon to a store near you.
> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.

You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.

On 2009-06-27, JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...
>>> Coming soon to a store near you.
>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>
> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
> Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.
>
>
Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if upgrading
from winxp, win2k or win98.

I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires that
an earlier ver has to be installed before the "update/upgrade" to
vista would work.

It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7 when
a reinstall is needed.

paul_0090 <guest@may.be.really.invalid> wrote:

> JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...

>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.

>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean
>>> install.
>>
>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as
>> long as XP or Vista are on the machine, or you have an original
>> install CD/DVD.
>>
>>
> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if
> upgrading from winxp, win2k or win98.
>
> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
> installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
> reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires
> that an earlier ver has to be installed before the
> "update/upgrade" to vista would work.
>
> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7
> when a reinstall is needed.

I think Windows 7 works the same as Windows XP for making
incremental known good copies of the installation. Unfortunately,
lately my disk managers have been unable to see the hard drive from
their recovery CDs. However, apparently a new one I recently tried
does work from its boot disk.

In other words... There is a marvelous solution to the Windows
reinstallation problem. You must have the tool(s) and learn how to
use it, and you must keep backup copies of important files from your
Windows partition. If you can do that stuff, it will change your
world.

I remember such a long long time ago, all of my Windows problems and
hangups. After learning how to make a copy of the Windows partition,
those troubles pleasantly faded away.

Good luck and have fun.



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Google

Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> paul_0090 wrote:
>> On 2009-06-27, JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...

>>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.
>>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
>>> Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.
>>>
>>>
>> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if upgrading
>> from winxp, win2k or win98.
>>
>> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
>> installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
>> reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires that
>> an earlier ver has to be installed before the "update/upgrade" to
>> vista would work.
>>
>> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7 when
>> a reinstall is needed.
>
> An we know it WILL necessary, don't we.

Says who?
It has never been that way before.


















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John Doe wrote:
> Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> paul_0090 wrote:
>>> On 2009-06-27, JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...
>
>>>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.
>>>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>>>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
>>>> Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if upgrading
>>> from winxp, win2k or win98.
>>>
>>> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
>>> installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
>>> reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires that
>>> an earlier ver has to be installed before the "update/upgrade" to
>>> vista would work.
>>>
>>> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7 when
>>> a reinstall is needed.
>> An we know it WILL necessary, don't we.
>
> Says who?
> It has never been that way before.

Shhhhh. Go back to sleep.

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On 2009-06-27, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
> Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> paul_0090 wrote:
>>> On 2009-06-27, JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...
>
>>>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.
>>>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>>>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
>>>> Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if upgrading
>>> from winxp, win2k or win98.
>>>
>>> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
>>> installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
>>> reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires that
>>> an earlier ver has to be installed before the "update/upgrade" to
>>> vista would work.
>>>
>>> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7 when
>>> a reinstall is needed.
>>
>> An we know it WILL necessary, don't we.
>
> Says who?
> It has never been that way before.
>
And you have never tried to install vista onto a NEW harddrive using
an upgrade vista disc?

Further info on Anantech says that info from m$ is that any workaround
to circumvent installing onto a disc without a prior ver of windows
is being "looked at".

Winxp doesn't require that a previous win ver be installed using a copy
of the upgrade winxp cd; I certainly didn't need it when I got a
500 gig drive; just popped the winnt disc & the clean install
completed ok; won't happen if installing win7, now.

One of the "sortof" workaround with vista upgrade was to install the
prev windows WITHOUT activation, then do the vista install; not too
good as one still had to install an OS twice. That is also being
addressed by m$ as to required an "activated" prev install before
the win7 upgrade can be used.

I'll stay with winxp until real student pricing is available esp
since I'm mostly using linux anyway as winxp is only being used
when needed to scan a document or sync my glucose monitoring
from the Palm to windows.
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spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

> John Doe wrote:
>> Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>>> paul_0090 wrote:
>>>> On 2009-06-27, JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...
>>
>>>>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.
>>>>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a clean install.
>>>>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as long as XP or
>>>>> Vista are on the machine, or you have an original install CD/DVD.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if upgrading
>>>> from winxp, win2k or win98.
>>>>
>>>> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous version
>>>> installed in order to install win7 as in after win7 bombs & a
>>>> reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that vista requires that
>>>> an earlier ver has to be installed before the "update/upgrade" to
>>>> vista would work.
>>>>
>>>> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install win7 when
>>>> a reinstall is needed.
>>> An we know it WILL necessary, don't we.
>>
>> Says who?
>> It has never been that way before.
>
> Shhhhh. Go back to sleep.

What the **** are you trying to say, moron?


















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> http://www.marrow.org/
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paul_0090 <guest@may.be.really.invalid> wrote:

> John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
>> Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>> paul_0090 wrote:
>>>> JR Weiss <jrweiss@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote...

>>>>>>> Coming soon to a store near you.

>>>>>> That appears to be the upgrade version. I prefer to do a
>>>>>> clean install.
>>>>> You can still do a clean install with the upgrade version, as
>>>>> long as XP or Vista are on the machine, or you have an
>>>>> original install CD/DVD.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Read on the ms website that one MUST do a clean install if
>>>> upgrading from winxp, win2k or win98.
>>>>
>>>> I'm waiting for answers on whether we must have a previous
>>>> version installed in order to install win7 as in after win7
>>>> bombs & a reinstall is needed. Have read on Anantech that
>>>> vista requires that an earlier ver has to be installed before
>>>> the "update/upgrade" to vista would work.
>>>>
>>>> It will be a pain in the butt to install winxp then install
>>>> win7 when a reinstall is needed.
>>>
>>> An we know it WILL necessary, don't we.
>>
>> Says who? It has never been that way before.
>>
> And you have never tried to install vista onto a NEW harddrive
> using an upgrade vista disc?

Have you, Paulie? What are you babbling about?

> Further info on

Speculation is not information.

> Anantech says that

One-way media speculation is worthless, Paulie. They will say
anything about anything to get attention.

> info from m$ is that any workaround to circumvent installing onto
> a disc without a prior ver of windows is being "looked at".

You sound naïve, Paulie. Microsoft cannot do anything (by itself) to
prevent circumvention by pirates, let alone legitimate users.

> Winxp doesn't require that a previous win ver be installed using a
> copy of the upgrade winxp cd;

Neither has any other version of windows.

> won't happen if installing win7, now.

Says who? Provide a citation or shut up, Paulie.

> One of the "sortof" workaround with vista upgrade was to install
> the prev windows WITHOUT activation, then do the vista install;
> not too good as one still had to install an OS twice. That is
> also being addressed by m$ as to required an "activated" prev
> install before the win7 upgrade can be used.

Again, Paulie, you sound naïve. If you have purchased a license, all
you need is the media. Besides, the vast majority of users outside
of the United States and Great Britain do not even pay for windows,
and there is nothing Microsoft can do about that. We in the United
States will always be able to reimport their workarounds against
draconian restrictions, via the Internet until someday when our
government decides it is time for an Internet embargo.

> I'll stay with winxp until real student pricing is available esp
> since I'm mostly using linux

I should have guessed...

Sounds like you are propagating a sensational rumor, Paulie.

I am hardly an advocate for Microsoft. I am not promoting windows.
Anyone who has no compelling need for upgrading should avoid paying
PC user dues to Microsoft at this time. However, someday it will be
necessary. For anyone who has not upgraded since XP, this discount
might be a good time. Personally, I probably waited too long before
upgrading from 98 to XP. Currently, my SSD drive and maybe other
stuff might be able to use some of the technology in Windows 7.














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