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  1. Gerald Earl
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    Windows 7 TTM 7600
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    7 Upgrade


    I am running Windows 7 Ultimate RTM 7600. Can I just upgrade when the public release is available or do I have to do a clean install?? Thjanks
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Gerald, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Yes, you can do a upgrade install to the newer retail Windows 7. :)

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  4. Dark Nova Gamer
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    Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
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    Brink said:
    Hello Gerald, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Yes, you can do a upgrade install to the newer retail Windows 7. :)

    Shawn
    You can upgrade from W7 Ult. RTM to W7 RTM?
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  6. Zidane24
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
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    Brink said:
    Hello Gerald, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Yes, you can do a upgrade install to the newer retail Windows 7. :)

    Shawn
    The RTM right now and the one in the stores will be the same...

    He will just enter his key for the edition he buys unless he has Ultimate installed and buys a Home Premium key...
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  7. Brink
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    It's basically doing a repair install, but it's not worth doing it unless it has newer build number. So far it does not look like it will be. In this case, he may be able to just enter that product key number in instead if it's the same edition of Windows 7.
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  8. bobkn
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    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    If Win7 is like Vista, an existing installation won't accept an upgrade key. I believe it would take a full version key, though.
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