Leaked Win7 Upgrade Pricing

jblazea50 said:

how do you make clean install with update disc?

1. Put in the update disk (Boot from it, not from within Windows)
2. Install your clean install, BUT DON'T ENTER YOUR PRODUCT KEY!
3. Let it finish the install and boot into the new install.
4. Open the disk up again (this time from within windows) and run setup.
5. Enter the product key when it asks (not sure exactly when this happens in an upgrade, just put it in when it asks, but ONLY on the second install)
6. Do not get latest updates for install
7. Let it finish again, and your done!

also, will an update be possible from xp?

No.

finally, can you update more than one computer with the update disc?

Yes. But not the key.

~Lordbob

Lordbob75 said:

You have to have a vista disk, though it is possible to do a clean install from an upgrade disk.

~Lordbob

I did this all the time in WinXP whenever my mom's desktop needed reformatting.
She bought the Windows XP Home upgrade and when I went to install it, it asked for a full version disc (either WinXP Home or Pro...luckily I had a burnt copy of XP Pro laying around).
Never had any problems.

Not entirely sure if this method would work in Vista though, Vista probably handles upgrades differently.

ambientmf said:

I did this all the time in WinXP whenever my mom's desktop needed reformatting.
She bought the Windows XP Home upgrade and when I went to install it, it asked for a full version disc (either WinXP Home or Pro...luckily I had a burnt copy of XP Pro laying around).
Never had any problems.

Not entirely sure if this method would work in Vista though, Vista probably handles upgrades differently.

Hmmmm..... It will definitely be worth trying. It seems to work.
I will try it later at some point if I can get an upgrade disk. Maybe if/when I get technet Subscription.

Just a warning to those that wish to use the Upgrade clean install method:

YOU MUST OWN THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF WINDOWS FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!
i.e. Own Windows Vista and purchase the Windows Seven Ult upgrade.

~Lordbob

jblazea50 said:

i have legit vista and xp iso on my external, so i would need to burn them onto a DVD in order to perform an upgrade?

Uh..... Wha?

To do the upgrade they need to be installed. Then you install [OS here] through setup in the OS you want to upgrade from....

~Lordbob

Well I always used a Windows 98 Upgrade disc to install Windows XP Pro/Home Upgrade (don't know why but it worked).

Anyways, all I need is the disc yes? Because I have a retail disc with Windows Vista Home Premium - Ultimate on it lol.

Jonmor68 said:

That method of upgrading was stopped with the release of Vista.

No, I think it still works. Some one needs to test it here.....

~Lordbob