Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version

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  1. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #420

    Hi swamped. I used an Upgrade w7 Student edition with Option one, Clean Install and had to use Option 3 for the registry work around to active. It installed as a retail version does for me.
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  2. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #421

    Brink said:
    swamped,

    I'm happy to hear that your SSD is arriving today.

    If you don't do the steps exactly in OPTION FOUR, it may not activate Windows. The upgrade afterwards allows it to be activated properly. :)

    If you get the error in OPTION THREE, then you could also use it to legally activate.

    Another question; at #9 I click on Custom, right?
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  3. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #422

    swamped,

    When you do step 9 at the other link while doing an in-place upgrade for step 2 in OPTION FOUR on the first page, you would want to select Upgrade instead. :)
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  4. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #423

    What confused me was mention of keeping files, settings and programs on the Upgrade option. But I guess the new ssd will already be clean. Even if it wasn't a new ssd, an old one would be wiped clean from the "clean install" at #1, OPTION FOUR, right?
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  5. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #424

    That would be correct. You get the "keeping files, settings and programs" message because when you do the upgrade it makes a copy of the clean install from step to the "C:\Windows.old" folder. Towards the end of the in-place upgrade tutorial, it shows you how to delete the Windows.old folder to regain the space it uses. :)
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  6. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #425

    Brink, thank you for all your help. I did the clean install w/upgrade yesterday, and it went really well. Was surprised, actually, when it activated becasue I had forgotten to de activate Windows on the old drive.
    The only problem I had was that Device manager showed these drivers were missing: Marvel 91xx Config ATA Device, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller. Tried to correct with my Mobo disc, but ended up on Gigabyte's site. And for anyone else that runs into this problem, here's where I went -

    GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1366 - GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)

    First, I unhooked my other hard drives, leaving only the new SSD, and then downloaded the Marvell Console Driver(SATA3), and Nec USB 3.0 Driver, and all was well.

    Now to streamline everything.
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  7. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #426

    You're most welcome swamped. I'm happy to hear that it went relatively well for you.

    Thank you for posting back with your results. :)
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  8. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on MBP 2011
       #427

    tl;dr: Brink, you rock

    Thank you so much for this, Brink. I can't tell you what a life saver you are. I have a Win 7 partition on my Macbook Pro that need to use for work along with the OSX side. Friday AM the OSX partition stopped booting (ironic that the Win 7 side was fine...), so on Saturday I picked up a new drive, made a pot of coffee, and got ready to do some installing. What a headache to find out that my trusty old xp no longer activates! I did the clean install of the upgrade and when it wouldn't activate I called the service office, who told me very politely (in Japanese, I'm in Osaka), that if I don't have a working copy of xp I'm up the proverbial creek. "But I DO have a copy!" I said, and then "I'll even pay for a Win 7 Full install! Please, I don't have time to learn Win 8 for Monday!" All to no avail. Well, the registry cleaner did the trick.
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  9. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #428

    You're most welcome ichifish, and welcome to Seven Forums. I'm happy to hear that it was able to help. :)
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  10. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on MBP 2011
       #429

    Seriously, man, I don't now how to express my gratitude -you've really helped me out of a bind. Want anything from Japan?
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