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  1. Baatfam
    Posts : 61
    Windows 7 Profesional 64bit
       New #21

    Just to clear things up in my head....

    I've ordered the upgrade to Win7....and I have an OEM version of Vista I used when I built this machine.
    I'm currently running the RC...

    But....I'm installing a new drive for my OS at the same time as the Win7 install....(SSD)

    Will I need to install Vista first? Or is there a way to go directly to Win7...

    (As I understand it, the old, "put in your old copy of windows" thing doesn't work anymore like it did in the 95 and XP era)
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  3. rcmpbllsoup29
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    vista
    Thread Starter
       New #22

    I still have one question though that hasn't been completely answered..
    If i reinstalled the easy way, and just used an illegal, self-activating copy of vista to make it quicker, would that non-genuine key be linked to my new copy of 7?
    Often times, non-genuine versions of windows are detected in service packs/updates, so I don't want my genuine windows 7 license to be deactivated because of the fake vista one. I want to be 100% sure that they won't interfere with one another.
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  4. sup3rsprt
    Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       New #23

    rcmpbllsoup29 said:
    would that non-genuine key be linked to my new copy of 7?
    a non-genuine key should not allow you to upgrade in the first place.

    rcmpbllsoup29 said:
    I want to be 100% sure that they won't interfere with one another.
    Then do the upgrade legally.
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  6. Antman
    Posts : 4,573
       New #24

    rcmpbllsoup29 said:
    I still have one question though that hasn't been completely answered..
    If i reinstalled the easy way, and just used an illegal, self-activating copy of vista to make it quicker, would that non-genuine key be linked to my new copy of 7?
    Often times, non-genuine versions of windows are detected in service packs/updates, so I don't want my genuine windows 7 license to be deactivated because of the fake vista one. I want to be 100% sure that they won't interfere with one another.
    Be 100% sure of this - we will not tolerate piracy here. Not even the discussion of how to use it to your advantage.
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  7. Airbot
    Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       New #25

       Warning
    Piracy is not tolerated here.


    Thread closed.
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