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Windows 7 - Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version How to Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
Published by Brink
10-24-2009
| Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version How to Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version  Information This will show you how to do a Clean Install using a retail Upgrade Windows 7 installation disc.  Warning OPTION ONE
A Normal Clean Install
 Note This option has been confirmed by me to be able to install from a formated blank drive or system, and install the retail upgrade Windows 7 and activate it without doing anything else. 1. Do a clean install at boot without checking the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box during the installation process. 2. When the installation is finished, then manually activate Windows 7 with your product key number. OPTION TWO
Through a Custom Install
 Note This option will let you do a clean install of Windows 7 without formating the current Windows installation to have your current Windows installation backed up to the Windows.old folder during the installation of your retail upgrade Windows 7. This way you can copy any files back that you want from the C:\Windows.old folder (previous installation) back into your new installation afterwards. 1. Do a custom install at boot or from within your current Windows installation without checking the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box during the installation process. 2. When the installation is finished, then manually activate Windows 7 with your product key number. 3. Copy any files that you want back from the C:\Windows.old folder into where you want it in you new installation. 4. You can now delete the Windows.old folder using Disk Cleanup to have a clean install now. OPTION THREE
Clean Install with a Registry Workaround for Error Code 0xc004f061
 Note 1. Do a clean install of your upgrade Windows 7 at boot without checking the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box during the installation process. NOTE: If you already did this from OPTION ONE above and got a activation error, then skip this step and just proceed to step 2 below instead. There's no need to reinstall again. 2. Ensure that there are no Windows Updates pending that would require a system reboot to finish installing. (You'll see an orange shield icon next to Shutdown in the Start Menu if this is the case). If there are, then restart the computer to let them finish installing before proceeding to step 3 below. 3. Click on the Download button below to download the MediaBootInstall.reg file, and save it to your desktop. 4. Double click on the downloaded MediaBootInstall.reg file to merge it, then approve the merge. NOTE: This will change the MediaBootInstall value from 1 to 0 at the registry location below automatically for you.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE  5. Open a elevated command prompt. 6. In the elevated command prompt, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter. (See screenshot below) 7. Click on OK. (See screenshot below) 8. Close the elevated command prompt, and restart the computer. 9. When the computer is finished restarting, then manually activate Windows 7 with your product key number. 
Quote: Originally Posted by Pual Thurrott The method described above should work for just about anyone, with the understanding that any pending Windows Updates could screw things up. If that happens, just shut down, restart, rerun the command line sequence (steps 5 to 8), and retry activation. OPTION FOUR
Double Installing Windows 7
 Note This option is the same that was used to do a clean install of a upgrade copy of Vista. It's more work, but if the options above did not work for you, then this should. 1. Do a clean install of your upgrade Windows 7 at boot without checking the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box during the installation process, and do not activate Windows 7 or install any Windows Updates when finished with this clean install. 2. When finished, do a inplace "upgrade" install with your upgrade Windows 7 installation disk from within the just now finished clean install of Windows 7 from step 1. 3. When the installation is completely finished from step 2, then manually activate Windows 7 with your product key number. You can now also install Windows Updates. That's it,
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10-25-2009
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64 |
Another great tutorial Shawn
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop) OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz Motherboard JFT02 Memory 4GB Kingston DDR2-800 Graphics Card NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model) Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays WUXGA Standard Laptop Display Screen Resolution 1680*1050 Keyboard Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard Mouse Synaptics Touchpad PSU Standard Laptop Power Supply Case Standard Laptop Case Cooling Standard Laptop Cooling Hard Drives Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD Internet Speed Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up) |
10-26-2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 CP x64 |
You've added another great one to your long list.
It's added to the Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7 in the Installation & Setup forum. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number 76~1.4 OS Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 CP x64 CPU Intel Core i5-750 3.84GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P, SATA 6Gb/s USB 3, f14 Memory 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v Graphics Card XFX HD 5770 1GB DDR5 Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 22" LCD Dell Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Logitech Wave Mouse CM Sentinel PSU Corsair HX650W Case Cooler Master Storm Scout Cooling Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans Hard Drives Intel X25 M 120GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Internet Speed Dismal Other Info eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External USB WD 500GB |
10-26-2009
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So they let you install and wipe out your old OS, then tell you when you try to activate that you cant!
Im glad I didnt have this problem, I would have been pissed! At least there is a work around! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Pro CPU Q9650 @ 4.05ghz Motherboard Asus Striker II Extreme Memory Kingston DDR3 @1800mhz 8GB Graphics Card BFG GTX 285SC Sound Card Audigy Fatal1ty Monitor(s) Displays Dell 24" 1920x 1200 PSU Zalman 950-HP Case Cooler Master 690 Cooling Zalman Pure Copper Hard Drives Raid 0 1TB Windows 7-64
Raid 0 800GB XP-32 |
10-26-2009
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I did a clean install with the student dl upgrade by upgrading to windows 7, then making bootable cd and bootign from it, the format drive option was there and i had no troubles activating it afterwards. | My System Specs | | |
10-26-2009
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Thank you Matt for confirming this as well for the student copy of Windows 7. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
10-26-2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 |
Will this work if you have XP or is it only Vista to Windows 7? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 CPU Pentium 4 3.0 Ghtz Motherboard ECS 671T-M Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR2 667 Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch Screen Resolution 1440 X 900 Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000 Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000 PSU 500 watt Case NZXT Apollo - Silver Cooling Air Cooled Hard Drives Western Digital 160 GB == Western Digital 500 GB Internet Speed AT&T DSL Wireless Network |
10-26-2009
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello Bigmck,
Since it's for a clean install (format), it does not matter what you have installed before installing the Upgrade Windows 7 fresh. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
10-27-2009
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Thanks Brink. I really needed this. | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 Home Premium |
10-27-2009
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#9 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
You're welcome Mutant. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:38 PM. |  |