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Do I?
The "Upgrade" does a FULL entirely normal Clean Install using that option (rather than custom) and will install on a fully empty, unformatted HDD without any problems. The "UPGRADE" part should ONLY involve the matter of licensing/activation. You need to have a previous qualifying version of windows that is either being copied over or you are legally bound to insure is destroyed and not reuse on another or the same system. This is a legal scenario that I'm preforming, in that the quantity of windows copies I own or have available in any way (i.e. to give away or sell or whatever),are not increasing, nor are the quality, or version of the software that I am installing.
it physically works within the software or should at least, because I'm following the pre word out set of steps that people, including myself, have found t work. I've not tried it using a "family pack license" before though. That is what I'm concerned about. But I'm thinking that as long as I'm not doing anything illegal, the worst that I really imagine happening is that the activation process will not work. Then I'll hae to call MS and try to get them to help me fix it or give me a new number or something - and they actually might (optimist), but if not, then I’ll probably need a non-"UPGRADE" disc or ISO or whatever I guess. And ,while, I don’t know much on the the finer details, I’m under the understanding that MS once opened a door to “fairness” towards ISOs ~ 3-4 years back, but this lately gone my the waste-side, where it actually began, ironically, when Win7 was brand new! I just get that from all the broken links to ISOs and things I sort of recall reading not that far back. I’ve ALWAYS used upgrades and Family licenses in my business interactions, but oddly not in this particular way together! I don’t want to do anything wrong, by any stretch of the imagination, but I also don't believe that you are right that I need a working Windows OS to do an Upgrade Clean Install onto a new HDD (several methods are described by Shawn in the Following tutorial:
How to Do a Clean Install with an Upgrade Windows 7 Version
Are you sure you’re not mixing it up with a Custom install or a repair install or something, there are so many types of confusingly names, and worded things, especially when you consider the evolution of the various version of window, (repair install, system repair, restore point, system restore, recovery panel, Windows reinstall, system recovery, factory reimage, sometimes I wonder if MS collects royalties on the letter “R” is that possible?!) No, but maybe in the chaos I’ve made a mistake or you understood something differently or whatever. Just look at the included tutorial - I just did so, myself - and possibly point out the part that you think is not possible or so easily done and explain what you mean by it if you would be so kind!