READ THIS ABOUT WINDOWS7 - JUST FOUDN OUT, CAN'T BELIEVE!!!

Mike Halsey | Oct 22, 2009 | Windows 7 News & Tips blog

One of the biggest unanswered questions about Windows 7 is whether you can
perform a clean install using the upgrade edition of the operating system.

With legacy versions of Windows you needed to 'show' it an install CD from
your older version of Windows. The problem here is that Microsoft allowed
OEM PC makers to customise these discs, sometimes to the point where they
were not recognisable as upgrade media by the installer, even though you had
a legitimate copy.

With Windows Vista they changed this but you had to perform a workaround to
get a clean install. Firstly you had to install Vista upgrade without
entering a product key, and then you had to install it again performing an
upgrade on the version you had already installed. This was time-consuming
and many people didn't like it. understandably.

With Windows 7 Microsoft have only released the upgrade versions for the
first time today and have been keeping very tight-lipped on this subject.
The good, nay, excellent news is that performing a clean install using
upgrade media is now the same as performing a clean install.

Windows 7 will just install merrily on your hard disk with it's upgrade
product code and activate. You don't need an XP or Vista disc, and you don't
need to install it over itself. This is excellent news and, while I haven't
yet tried this myself, reports are coming in from across the web that this
is indeed the case.

Many people will now ask if it's necessary to buy the full version of
Windows 7. Quite simply now the answer is that it isn't. This means an
significant price cut for Windows 7 over previous versions, effective
immediately.

You can't believe it? No wonder. Try getting sober

"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:O$...
>
> Mike Halsey | Oct 22, 2009 | Windows 7 News & Tips blog
>
> One of the biggest unanswered questions about Windows 7 is whether you can
> perform a clean install using the upgrade edition of the operating system.
>
> With legacy versions of Windows you needed to 'show' it an install CD from
> your older version of Windows. The problem here is that Microsoft allowed
> OEM PC makers to customise these discs, sometimes to the point where they
> were not recognisable as upgrade media by the installer, even though you
> had a legitimate copy.
>
> With Windows Vista they changed this but you had to perform a workaround
> to get a clean install. Firstly you had to install Vista upgrade without
> entering a product key, and then you had to install it again performing an
> upgrade on the version you had already installed. This was time-consuming
> and many people didn't like it. understandably.
>
> With Windows 7 Microsoft have only released the upgrade versions for the
> first time today and have been keeping very tight-lipped on this subject.
> The good, nay, excellent news is that performing a clean install using
> upgrade media is now the same as performing a clean install.
>
> Windows 7 will just install merrily on your hard disk with it's upgrade
> product code and activate. You don't need an XP or Vista disc, and you
> don't need to install it over itself. This is excellent news and, while I
> haven't yet tried this myself, reports are coming in from across the web
> that this is indeed the case.
>
> Many people will now ask if it's necessary to buy the full version of
> Windows 7. Quite simply now the answer is that it isn't. This means an
> significant price cut for Windows 7 over previous versions, effective
> immediately.
>

Basically correct. It's easy - basically two little things one must do - a
regedit and a commandline command.

Install Windows clean with the upgrade disc but during the install routine
do not type in the 'Product Key' and deselect 'automatically activate when
online'.

Once installed, do the regedit:

-navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup/OOBE

-change
MediaBootInstall from "1" to "0".

THEN

At a Cmd Prompt type in and enter:

slmgr /rearm

Close the Cmd Prompt, click any OKs and then reboot and activate through the
System applet found in the Control Panel.

That's it.

Paul Thurrott has it all documented with screen shots on his WinSuperSite:

[Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media - WinSuperSite]
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/cle...rade_media.asp

Saucy


"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:O$...
> Mike Halsey | Oct 22, 2009 | Windows 7 News & Tips blog
>
> One of the biggest unanswered questions about Windows 7 is whether you can
> perform a clean install using the upgrade edition of the operating system.
>
> With legacy versions of Windows you needed to 'show' it an install CD from
> your older version of Windows. The problem here is that Microsoft allowed
> OEM PC makers to customise these discs, sometimes to the point where they
> were not recognisable as upgrade media by the installer, even though you
> had a legitimate copy.
>
> With Windows Vista they changed this but you had to perform a workaround
> to get a clean install. Firstly you had to install Vista upgrade without
> entering a product key, and then you had to install it again performing an
> upgrade on the version you had already installed. This was time-consuming
> and many people didn't like it. understandably.
>
> With Windows 7 Microsoft have only released the upgrade versions for the
> first time today and have been keeping very tight-lipped on this subject.
> The good, nay, excellent news is that performing a clean install using
> upgrade media is now the same as performing a clean install.
>
> Windows 7 will just install merrily on your hard disk with it's upgrade
> product code and activate. You don't need an XP or Vista disc, and you
> don't need to install it over itself. This is excellent news and, while I
> haven't yet tried this myself, reports are coming in from across the web
> that this is indeed the case.
>
> Many people will now ask if it's necessary to buy the full version of
> Windows 7. Quite simply now the answer is that it isn't. This means an
> significant price cut for Windows 7 over previous versions, effective
> immediately.
>

Saucy wrote:
> Basically correct. It's easy - basically two little things one must do -
> a regedit and a commandline command.

What!? Use a *command* *line*? I thought cryptic command lines were only
for Linux. Oh well, there goes another of the Windows fan boys and
girls' arguments right out the proverbial Windows.

Alias

You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to circumvent
normal operation, not as a way of life a sin Linux.

"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:#...
> You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to circumvent
> normal operation, not as a way of life a sin Linux.

Idiot. Ignorant fool.

STAN STARINSKI wrote:
> You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to circumvent
> normal operation,

And "normal operation" is what and why would you want to circumvent it?
Is "normal operation" so bad it needs circumventing?

> not as a way of life a sin Linux.

I haven't used the command line in Ubuntu in years.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:hc1ber$snl$...
> STAN STARINSKI wrote:
>> You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to circumvent
>> normal operation,
>
> And "normal operation" is what and why would you want to circumvent it? Is
> "normal operation" so bad it needs circumventing?
>
>> not as a way of life a sin Linux.
>
> I haven't used the command line in Ubuntu in years.
>
> Alias
>

Because you don't do anything with Ubuntu. If you did real processing, you
would need a real operating system, but you choose to stay with Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is junk.

Most people reject Ubuntu once they try it and realize it doesn't run their
programs.

Kevin SmallBone wrote:
>
>
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:hc1ber$snl$...
>> STAN STARINSKI wrote:
>>> You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to
>>> circumvent normal operation,
>>
>> And "normal operation" is what and why would you want to circumvent
>> it? Is "normal operation" so bad it needs circumventing?
>>
>>> not as a way of life a sin Linux.
>>
>> I haven't used the command line in Ubuntu in years.
>>
>> Alias
>>
>
> Because you don't do anything with Ubuntu.

A lie.

> If you did real processing,
> you would need a real operating system, but you choose to stay with
> Ubuntu. Ubuntu is junk.

More lies.

>
> Most people reject Ubuntu once they try it and realize it doesn't run
> their programs.

And, yes indeed, more lies.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:hc1j2o$i9c$...
> Kevin SmallBone wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
>> news:hc1ber$snl$...
>>> STAN STARINSKI wrote:
>>>> You completely missed the point. The commandline here is to circumvent
>>>> normal operation,
>>>
>>> And "normal operation" is what and why would you want to circumvent it?
>>> Is "normal operation" so bad it needs circumventing?
>>>
>>>> not as a way of life a sin Linux.
>>>
>>> I haven't used the command line in Ubuntu in years.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>>
>>
>> Because you don't do anything with Ubuntu.
>
> A lie.
>
>> If you did real processing, you would need a real operating system, but
>> you choose to stay with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is junk.
>
> More lies.
>

That is just your ill informed opinion which most people here reject.

>>
>> Most people reject Ubuntu once they try it and realize it doesn't run
>> their programs.
>
> And, yes indeed, more lies.
>
That is just your ill informed opinion which most people here reject.