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Uncertain About Best Way to Activate
I started my upgrade from XP/Pro to Win7/Pro by purchasing a copy of Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade [Old Version] SKU 882224883443.
Then I searched, posted, and read a lot and concluded that my life would be simpler if I downloaded a comparable ISO from DigitalRiver. I found a link with a list
Windows 7 Direct Download Links, Official Disk Images from Digital River
and I downloaded this file and eventually learned to burn it on a USB thumb drive from which I successfully installed it.
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) X17-24281.iso
I did a clean install on a new 120 Gb SSD. The XP installation was done in 2008 by a custom builder. It is on a different drive.
The builder placed a product key sticker inside the door of my case. The product I purchased has a key inside the plastic case.
I got the sense from reading posts and tutorials that I should activate by telephone instead of using the automated "call home to MS" link presented to me during the installation.
1) Given my story, should I try to make contact with a live activation operator at MS to activate this installation?
2) How do I satisfy MS that I am no longer using the XP OS that was/is on my old HDD?
3) Can I delete certain directories on the old HDD so that XP is no longer bootable and still allow myself access to some data that is on that drive?
Thanks,
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