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youdoofus · 12 Mar 2015

Ive done exactly what youre talking about here on too many occasions to count. Retail iso with oem serials work just fine.

gregrocker · 12 Mar 2015

Jeannie, starting with Vista the OEM and retail installers are the same. It is only the Product Key that determines which will activate.

Lady Fitzgerald · 12 Mar 2015

youdoofus said:

Ive done exactly what youre talking about here on too many occasions to count. Retail iso with oem serials work just fine.

gregrocker said:

Jeannie, since Vista the OEM and retail installers are the same. It is only the Product Key that determines which will activate.

Thank you, you all!

youdoofus · 14 Mar 2015

So, here is some paul harvey action for yall. I mounted my ultimate iso, removed the .cfg file and the 3rd screen asked me which version i cared to install. Worked like a charm. Not the green marshmallow kind you would find in a cereal with a similar name, but a charm nonetheless :) this thread opened my eyes to many a useful thing. Thanks a ton everyone!!!

Lady Fitzgerald · 14 Mar 2015

youdoofus said:

So, here is some paul harvey action for yall. I mounted my ultimate iso, removed the .cfg file and the 3rd screen asked me which version i cared to install. Worked like a charm. Not the green marshmallow kind you would find in a cereal with a similar name, but a charm nonetheless :) this thread opened my eyes to many a useful thing. Thanks a ton everyone!!!

Could you list some step by step directions, complete with screenshots? I have an unused copy of Ultimate and it could prove useful in the future if I should ever need to reinstall another version on someone's computer.

gregrocker · 14 Mar 2015

Step One of Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7