Activation of windows 7

[Ulrich]

I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new hard
drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it considers it a
new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to make this activation
understand that I have xp?

 

[Daave]

I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new
hard drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it
considers it a new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to
make this activation understand that I have xp?

"Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media"

http://www.winsupersite.com:80/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

 

[sanjacstudent12]

"Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media"

http://www.winsupersite.com:80/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp


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Right. The Windows 7 Upgrade CD will do a clean install if you boot to it.
Unfortunately, that means you lose your profiles, so back up your documents
and drivers.

 

[Daave]

Right. The Windows 7 Upgrade CD will do a clean install if you boot
to it. Unfortunately, that means you lose your profiles, so back up
your documents and drivers.

This is true.

Then again, I doubt that OP's new hard drive has any profiles on it. ;-)