Installing on Barebones Machine using W7 Ultimate disk

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cheburashka

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I'm an instructor at a community college. I purchased a barebones machine from Tiger Direct thinking that I'd be able to install the W7 OS offered by my college bookstore. Now that I have the disk, I see that it's intended only for upgrade, not for initial install in a machine with no OS. It is marked "Pre-existing OS License Required (Product Key Required)." I'd like to take advantage of the excellent deal I got on this OS, but I don't think it will work on a machine that doesn't already have an OS with product key. What's the easiest and cheapest way to get Windows 7 installed on this machine? Should I buy an older OS and have the Ultimate disk overwrite it, or should I just bite the bullet and buy a complete Windows 7 OS?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
None
OS
None
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Motherboard
MSI G31M3-L Intel G31 Socket 775
Memory
4 gig
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 1 TB
See the sticky topic dealing with upgrades.

You will be able to install it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
Hey. Good to know that an instructor is crafty enough to buy a barebones. Good move man.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

Interesting it has that extra warning on it. Let us know if it won't clean install to formatted metal using the sticky above; all of the activations workarounds (if needed) are in there, too.

I am zeroing my third HDD now to install an Upgrade from boot. Will report on sticky, but so far no one I've read in any forum has said it didn't work.
 
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