No actual installation of previous software necessary, which means you can do a clean install with Windows 7 Upgrade disk. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade.
Upon upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software you upgraded from. After you upgrade, you may no longer use the software you upgraded from. Genuine Proof of License. If you acquired the software on a disc or other media, your proof of license is the genuine Microsoft certificate of authenticity label with the accompanying genuine product key, and your proof of purchase.
If you purchased and downloaded the software online, your proof of license is the genuine Microsoft product key for the software which you received with your purchase, and your proof of purchase from an authorized electronic supplier of genuine Microsoft software. How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually activate by phone 1 Click Start, and in the Search box type: slui. Was this reply helpful? For either group, it pays to understand the rules. Don't ask Microsoft. Developers are in short supply.
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Ed Bott Senior Contributing Editor Ed Bott is an award-winning technology writer with more than two decades' experience writing for mainstream media outlets and online publications. Run the command below to reset Windows 7 activation status : slmgr -rearm. On system that the system still does not accept an upgrade version product key, or face activation failure error code of 0xCF, try one or more of the following workarounds to get Windows 7 activated: Workaround 1: Use SLMgr Commands to Insert Product Key and Activate Open an elevated command prompt as administrator.
Workaround 2: Clean Install Windows 7 Upgrade with Double Installs After starting up the just installed Windows 7 system, allow system to boot to desktop. Reinstall Windows 7 once again both Upgrade or Custom Install should be OK , enter product key during installation so that Windows 7 can be automatically activated when user first online after installation is done.
Run the command below to reset Windows 7 activation status : slmgr -rearm Reboot the computer. Share This Post. Joined Aug 29, Messages 21, Looking forward to my copy showing up soon. J So Gawd. Joined Jul 4, Messages What's with the crazy reg-edit stuff.
Yesterday I booted with my W7 Home Prem upgrade disc, reformatted my drive that had W7 RC on it, did a clean install and it activated right away without having to do anything different. BravO Supreme [H]ardness. Joined Jun 16, Messages 6, I did this with a clean drive just a few minutes ago. Professor12 Limp Gawd. Joined Aug 21, Messages J So said:. Catboxer said:. Professor12 said:. Seems no one is reading the article. Microsoft had said previously that anyone running Win7 RC would be able to upgrade to the full retail with the upgrade versions.
Joined Jun 9, Messages If you're planning on being audited that is. I wouldn't imagine it ever being a problem for home users, but a small business shouldn't buy 20 PC's sans OS and then 20 upgrade copies of windows 7. Which is really what microsoft cares about anyways.
Joined Jan 9, Messages Joined Oct 21, Messages 14, Look, lets repeat this for me since I am an idiot. I want my Vista gone. I should just pop in the W7 disc, run the thing,choose custom install,reformat my HDD, and install W7???
If that's the case Azphira [H]ard Gawd. Joined Aug 18, Messages 1, I did it the drawn out way, I got my fresh from upgrade install by calling Microsoft's toll free number when it wouldn't accept the product key. And they worked me through a keyless install then an upgrade of the upgrade then it would take the key and activated fine.
JimmiG 2[H]4U. Joined Apr 3, Messages 2, Biennerienno Weaksauce. Joined May 2, Messages Paul is usually pretty good with this stuff, but in Vista, you could only rearm i think 3 times.
I can't think of what issues you would run into with windows update later, but saying you can continually rearm it doesnt sound right.
Joined Dec 11, Messages 4, Biennerienno said:. Joined May 21, Messages
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