Upgrading to Windows 7 from XP? 4

[Nocandu]

Hi

Every place I look I see different information about what is involved in upgrading from XP to W7.

I have a new computer coming and I want to upgrade my old one to W7 before I give it to my nephew. I preordered the disk at a discount from Amazon.

I have been running it as a dual boot on the computer ever since RC came out.

I would like to format the drive and then just install W7 using my XP disk as proof of ownership.

Some places say you can do this others say you can't.

If that is't possible then should I just uninstall all my software except Windows and then upgrade the current installation?

I can't find a official set of instructions.

Does anyone know what the real deal is.

 

[BionicJohn]

Cheers, Ben, that was helpful. Win7 Pro regular it is.

Can I ask you about:

You may be surprised to discover that in Windows 7 there's no difference between the "upgrade" and "full" DVDs and — just as with XP and Vista — the cheaper upgrade version can indeed be used to perform a clean-install.

It looks like you can use the upgrade version of Windows 7 to install a 'genuine' copy of Windows 7 on any PC, whether it already has Windows on it or not. Why would anybody pay way more money and buy a full-install version of Windows 7 instead of an upgrade version?

Is that correct, that after moving up to Win7 from WinXP and there is a need to do a clean install, the upgrade disc install without any reference to WinXP?

Source:

http://windowssecrets.com/2009/11/12/02-Clean-install-Windows-7-from-the-upgrade-disc

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[linney]

From the current version of "Windows Secrets".


"Microsoft purposefully built the backdoor into Windows so it could be used. The Redmond company explained in its own published documents how to use the trick to install the upgrade edition on a new, bare hard drive. With Vista installed in this way, as Brian noted, the Vista EULA specifically lists Vista itself as a "qualifying operating system" that would pass validation tests by upgrading Vista over itself. This was all deliberately programmed in by Microsoft and retained as part of Service Pack 1.

Fast forward two and a half years and we find the same backdoor in Windows 7. Microsoft even enhanced the trick by adding a command line that eliminates the need to run setup twice."

Microsoft mucks up Windows 7 licensing

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/091203/

 

[BadBigBen]

A star from me, for that nice little tid-bit there Linney...

Ben
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[BionicJohn]

Amazing.

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Anfield: Capital of Football since 1892
Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.