I'm trying to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7. I can't because it says that the unattend answer file contains an invalid product key. I have no idea what that means.
I tried using Windows System Image Manager, but I really don't know my way around that and I don't know where any product key is.
Can anyone help?
Yes, and I'm trying to upgrade TO Windows 7.
I understood that.
Give this a try, but backup your Vista personal data and software keys first.
Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
See this also:
Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
(Two different link no matter what they say)
--oh, wait. Sorry, I thought you were asking me if my disc had the option to upgrade. I don't have an upgrade disc, sadly.
I just need to know how to fix this unattend answer file of which I have no idea about. Thank you, though. :)
I know... I don't either, that's a problem.
Anyway this is the error I keep recieving:
Thank you for the links, but that's not really what I was looking for. I just want to know how this unattend answer file works and how I can edit it so that I don't get that error anymore.
You have been told how to get rid of that warning.
You either do a legal upgrade to Windows 7 or you do a legal clean install to Windows 7. You either beg, borrow, make or buy the needed disk to do either.
Either way you will have to have a legal COA.
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Doing either method will get rid of that warning.
You need to download image here
Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life
and follow tutorial here
Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
-Darren
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