upgrading to windows7

[Bruce Leavitt]

First of all is their a win7 newsgroup yet?

I am going to upgrade to 7, I have the upgrade version.

I figured with my hd 4.5 years old I would get a new one, which will start
from scratch.
Does anyone know if windows 7 will do a clean install from the upgrade
version to the new HD, without having XP on it?

This computer is a gateway with a divided partition, which has a restore
partition in it. Since MS didn't want to hand out copies of xp then.
I believe I do have a copy of xp around here, I know I can have it standing
by in case.

I was just wondering, after I put the new hd in if I was going to need it,
since win7 will do a clean install of 7 on an xp computer anyways.

Thanks

Bruce

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]]

First of all is their a win7 newsgroup yet?
Not yet newgrouped.

I am going to upgrade to 7, I have the upgrade version.

I figured with my hd 4.5 years old I would get a new one, which will start
from scratch.
Does anyone know if windows 7 will do a clean install from the upgrade
version to the new HD, without having XP on it?
Yes.

This computer is a gateway with a divided partition, which has a restore
partition in it. Since MS didn't want to hand out copies of xp then.
I believe I do have a copy of xp around here, I know I can have it standing
by in case.

I was just wondering, after I put the new hd in if I was going to need it,
since win7 will do a clean install of 7 on an xp computer anyways.

You could always burn the XP install partition to a CD-R for safe
keeping in case you need to re-install Win7 and it asks for an old
version of Windows.

- Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]

 

[Gordon]

First of all is their a win7 newsgroup yet?

No, and not likely to be with all the crap that's been posted in the Vista
general group.....
go here for the official MS Windows 7 forum:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7

I am going to upgrade to 7, I have the upgrade version.

I figured with my hd 4.5 years old I would get a new one, which will start
from scratch.
Does anyone know if windows 7 will do a clean install from the upgrade
version to the new HD, without having XP on it?

No. It seems MS has stopped that method. Apparently, because the upgrade
only checked for the presence of the EULA and not a Product key.
You will need to re-install XP on the new drive and start the install of Win
7 from within XP.
Unless you change your mind and buy a full version...

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]]

I figured with my hd 4.5 years old I would get a new one, which will start

from scratch.
Does anyone know if windows 7 will do a clean install from the upgrade
version to the new HD, without having XP on it?

Sorry, that was supposed to be a no.

- Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]

 

[Daave]

First of all is their a win7 newsgroup yet?

Not a Microsoft one, no.

I am going to upgrade to 7, I have the upgrade version.

I figured with my hd 4.5 years old I would get a new one, which will
start from scratch.
Does anyone know if windows 7 will do a clean install from the upgrade
version to the new HD, without having XP on it?

This computer is a gateway with a divided partition, which has a
restore partition in it. Since MS didn't want to hand out copies of
xp then. I believe I do have a copy of xp around here, I know I can
have it
standing by in case.

I was just wondering, after I put the new hd in if I was going to
need it, since win7 will do a clean install of 7 on an xp computer
anyways.

Apparently, the double-install trick that worked with Vista amazingly
also works with Windows 7.

See Method #3:

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

Ed Bott confirms this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1477&tag=content;col1

Scroll down to:

"Does the double-install trick made famous in Windows Vista still work?"

No ethical issues since you certainly have a vaild qualifying OS. Funny
you don't need to demonstrate it! Also, many people who don't have a
qualifying OS will be able to use the same trick. Weird, huh? It's not
like MS didn't have enough time to plan this out...

 

[TaurArian]

Windows 7 Forums are listed here:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories

 

[JS]

I've just finished an "In-Place" upgrade of Windows XP
to Windows 7, and they said that could not be done either!

The "double-install trick" I have not tried yet.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Unless and until MS makes Win7-specific newsgroups available, you'll have
seek support in the appropriate forum here:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7

See...

Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7


Help with Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7
http://blogs.technet.com/kdean/archive/2009/10/18/help-with-migrating-windows-xp-to-windows-7.aspx

Win7 Upgrade Chart ("WTF?" version)
http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/files/2009/08/windows-upgrade-chart.png

Win7 Upgrade Chart (<duh> version)
http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/windows-upgrade-chart-eb-remake-final3.png?tag=col1;post-1246

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]]

I just Did it this morning .
Post how to do it for the OP.

- Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]