A few questions for setting up my new SSD

No it was a legit Windows 7 disc from Digital river when it came out, dated 2009

Ranger4 said:

Well that is settled then. Do not reinstall at present. You could try phoning MS & get on to a person, not some automated activation device, & explain the problem.

As mentioned we need to get this sorted out, but in the meantime if you have to wait for normal office hours at MS, you may as well install all the updates as this takes a while.

Hmm ok I will try tomorrow. Any suggestions on a good number to call?

So I can do the updates now without registering? I'll give it a try...

Ranger4 said:

I can't help you with a phone number, I am in Australia.

Just to reiterate, are you sure that your Win 7 Professional is not an upgrade. The reason I ask is that it says so when you have just tried to activate it.

Often people start out with say Home Premium then at a later time they upgrade to Win 7 Professional & of course have a new activation key, but in reality it is an upgrade & not an original installation. That is why I am persisting here.

Well wait a second, the .iso I made from a download, maybe it's considered an upgraded copy?

Should I reinstall & format the SSD with my original win7 Pro cd & just do all of the upgrades?

If you got the ISO from Digital River, it's a so-called full version that will install and activate on a brand new hard drive with no previous installation. You of course need a valid key.

You can try your original Win 7 Pro CD if you have a valid key for it.

Or you can call Microsoft, read them every 25 character Product Key you have, regardless of source, and let them tell you what you have, as opposed to what you think you have.

I know what I have but I think the problem came when I may have downloaded the wrong .iso from here Windows 7 Direct Download Links, Official Disk Images from Digital River

I downloaded the Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) X17-59186.iso

I am going to start over & use my original Windows 7 64 Professional disc I received with the key code that I have & know is right.

Should I do a format or anything before trying to reinstall or just load the other CD & let it format it as it re-installs?

Damn it I'm pissed I messed up this SSD already. Grrr I HATE IT work!