Doing a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version

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  1. Posts : 98
    Win 7 32 bit , Win xp Sp3
       #31

    Great news.....but still part of the puzzle remains. Was the key a full retail key instead of an Upgrade.

    Below is a note from MS about digital river downloads being full not upgrade.

    Dear Customer,
    Thank you for choosing Windows 7 Online store.
    We understand that you are interested to purchase Windows 7 Upgrade through our online store.

    We apologize for the confusion.

    The Windows 7 offered in this promotion is a full version. You can
    install this product even though you do not have a previous Operating System installed in your computer

    or if you want to make a multi boot using Windows 7. The "Upgrade" included in the product name is just

    because Windows 7 is the latest Operating System Windows developed.



    Sincerely,

    Joanna A.

    Windows 7 Offer online store

    Customer Service
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  2. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
       #32

    I guess this is the question that remains for me:

    Is reformatting the hard drive and then doing a clean install the same as booting from the DVD and choosing "format" when it prompts you to do so?

    If not, what is the difference?

    I would HATE to reformat the computer and then not be able to install Windows 7 from boot and then have to install Vista again and then 7.
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  3.    #33

    In my case I formatted from the booted Windows 7 Premium upgrade disk after deleting the partition.
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  4. Posts : 37
    Windows 7 x64
       #34

    SilverGator said:
    I guess this is the question that remains for me:

    Is reformatting the hard drive and then doing a clean install the same as booting from the DVD and choosing "format" when it prompts you to do so?

    If not, what is the difference?

    I would HATE to reformat the computer and then not be able to install Windows 7 from boot and then have to install Vista again and then 7.
    Formatting either way yields exactly the same result.
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  5. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RTM 16385
       #35

    gregrocker said:
    In my case I formatted from the booted Windows 7 Premium upgrade disk after deleting the partition.
    Did you delete the partition outside or inside the windows 7 setup?
    I am basically trying to find out whether there was any for the Windows 7 upgrade setup to detect a previous version of Windows.
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  6. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RTM 16385
       #36

    dmb219 said:
    SilverGator said:
    I guess this is the question that remains for me:

    Is reformatting the hard drive and then doing a clean install the same as booting from the DVD and choosing "format" when it prompts you to do so?

    If not, what is the difference?

    I would HATE to reformat the computer and then not be able to install Windows 7 from boot and then have to install Vista again and then 7.
    Formatting either way yields exactly the same result.
    Not really.
    If you format within the Windows 7 Setup, then the Windows 7 being installed could detect a previous Windows, and therefore make it a 'legitimate' upgrade.

    Formatting outside the Windows 7 Setup doesn't give the Windows 7 being installed any chance of being an upgrade.
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  7. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #37

    SilverGator said:
    Very interesting. Would the method proposed by zigzag give me the same result I am looking for?

    SG

    Hi I was just coming back to check on you . I got you some more info. this is a complete tutorial on how to do it Clean Install Windows 7

    Hope this helps and if you need something, Yell

    Ken
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  8.    #38

    jackdawg said:
    gregrocker said:
    In my case I formatted from the booted Windows 7 Premium upgrade disk after deleting the partition.
    Did you delete the partition outside or inside the windows 7 setup?
    I am basically trying to find out whether there was any for the Windows 7 upgrade setup to detect a previous version of Windows.
    I used the Custom Advanced tools on the booted Win7 Upgrade installer to Delete and then Format the HDD.

    There was an un-activated RTM underneath. Before that it was zeroed.
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  9. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RTM 16385
       #39

    gregrocker said:
    jackdawg said:
    gregrocker said:
    In my case I formatted from the booted Windows 7 Premium upgrade disk after deleting the partition.
    Did you delete the partition outside or inside the windows 7 setup?
    I am basically trying to find out whether there was any for the Windows 7 upgrade setup to detect a previous version of Windows.
    I used the Custom Advanced tools on the booted Win7 Upgrade installer to Delete and then Format the HDD.

    There was an un-activated RTM underneath. Before that it was zeroed.
    This case is exactly similar to mine. Working and activated.
    As I said earlier, maybe the new Windows 7 is using previous RTM copy to make it a 'legitimate' upgrade.
    Definitely not checking for activation, with a previous Win 7 RTM.
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  10. Posts : 37
    Windows 7 x64
       #40

    jackdawg said:
    dmb219 said:
    SilverGator said:
    I guess this is the question that remains for me:

    Is reformatting the hard drive and then doing a clean install the same as booting from the DVD and choosing "format" when it prompts you to do so?

    If not, what is the difference?

    I would HATE to reformat the computer and then not be able to install Windows 7 from boot and then have to install Vista again and then 7.
    Formatting either way yields exactly the same result.
    Not really.
    If you format within the Windows 7 Setup, then the Windows 7 being installed could detect a previous Windows, and therefore make it a 'legitimate' upgrade.

    Formatting outside the Windows 7 Setup doesn't give the Windows 7 being installed any chance of being an upgrade.
    You're right about that. I was referring to the actual manner in which the disk or partition was formatted.
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