Re: Upgrade

Hipupchuck wrote:
> If you have Vista Home Premium on your system can you use the upgrade
> Windows 7 home premium to install on a separate partition and have dual
> boot instead of installing over Vista?


Well no, that's not an upgrade, that is a separate install of the OS.
Upgrade means to take the old version of something and make it current.
You would not be doing that if you installed Win7 in a different partition.

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:32 -0500, milt
<theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:

> Hipupchuck wrote:
> > If you have Vista Home Premium on your system can you use the upgrade
> > Windows 7 home premium to install on a separate partition and have dual
> > boot instead of installing over Vista?
>
>
> Well no, that's not an upgrade, that is a separate install of the OS.
> Upgrade means to take the old version of something and make it current.
> You would not be doing that if you installed Win7 in a different partition.



You are correct that that's what "upgrade" means. And Hipupchuck can
not do what he wants to do. However you are apparently not aware that
the Upgrade version of several other versions of Windows (including
XP) *can* do a clean installation if you have a disk of a previous
qualifying version of Windows to show it when prompted.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:32 -0500, milt
> <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
>
>> Hipupchuck wrote:
>>> If you have Vista Home Premium on your system can you use the upgrade
>>> Windows 7 home premium to install on a separate partition and have dual
>>> boot instead of installing over Vista?
>>
>> Well no, that's not an upgrade, that is a separate install of the OS.
>> Upgrade means to take the old version of something and make it current.
>> You would not be doing that if you installed Win7 in a different partition.
>
>
>
> You are correct that that's what "upgrade" means. And Hipupchuck can
> not do what he wants to do. However you are apparently not aware that
> the Upgrade version of several other versions of Windows (including
> XP) *can* do a clean installation if you have a disk of a previous
> qualifying version of Windows to show it when prompted.
>

No, I am aware of that. However, trying to do what he says he wants to
do, by definition, can't be done.

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:18:21 -0500, milt
<theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> > On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:32 -0500, milt
> > <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hipupchuck wrote:
> >>> If you have Vista Home Premium on your system can you use the upgrade
> >>> Windows 7 home premium to install on a separate partition and have dual
> >>> boot instead of installing over Vista?
> >>
> >> Well no, that's not an upgrade, that is a separate install of the OS.
> >> Upgrade means to take the old version of something and make it current.
> >> You would not be doing that if you installed Win7 in a different partition.
> >
> >
> >
> > You are correct that that's what "upgrade" means. And Hipupchuck can
> > not do what he wants to do.




> > However you are apparently not aware that
> > the Upgrade version of several other versions of Windows (including
> > XP) *can* do a clean installation if you have a disk of a previous
> > qualifying version of Windows to show it when prompted.
> >
>
> No, I am aware of that.



OK, then I misunderstood you. Not a problem.



> However, trying to do what he says he wants to
> do, by definition, can't be done.



You are correct, as I said.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Paul Thurrott has some more information regarding Win7 upgrade at
http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...k-exactly.aspx

And I am NOT the Chris referenced in that article

"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:18:21 -0500, milt
> <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
>
>> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> > On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:32 -0500, milt
>> > <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hipupchuck wrote:
>> >>> If you have Vista Home Premium on your system can you use the upgrade
>> >>> Windows 7 home premium to install on a separate partition and have
>> >>> dual
>> >>> boot instead of installing over Vista?
>> >>
>> >> Well no, that's not an upgrade, that is a separate install of the OS.
>> >> Upgrade means to take the old version of something and make it
>> >> current.
>> >> You would not be doing that if you installed Win7 in a different
>> >> partition.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > You are correct that that's what "upgrade" means. And Hipupchuck can
>> > not do what he wants to do.
>
>
>
>
>> > However you are apparently not aware that
>> > the Upgrade version of several other versions of Windows (including
>> > XP) *can* do a clean installation if you have a disk of a previous
>> > qualifying version of Windows to show it when prompted.
>> >
>>
>> No, I am aware of that.
>
>
>
> OK, then I misunderstood you. Not a problem.
>
>
>
>> However, trying to do what he says he wants to
>> do, by definition, can't be done.
>
>
>
> You are correct, as I said.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup