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    Upgrade to Windows 7 with clean install.

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    by healer ·

    When I have only a Windows 7 upgrade disc not a full version, am I supposed to have a previous edition, be it XP or Vista running before I can upgrade? What if I want a clean install? Can I still in the process choose custom install while using an upgrade disc and choose to format the partition or the hard disc?

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    • #2870632

      Clarifications

      by healer ·

      In reply to Upgrade to Windows 7 with clean install.

      Clarifications

    • #2870628

      Yes you can do a clean install of 7

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to Upgrade to Windows 7 with clean install.

      You will/may however need a older Install Disc for either XP or Vista and insert that when prompted to allow the 7 install to work.

      I would suggest wiping the HDD with something like Boot & Nuke

      Darik’s Boot and Nuke – DBAN

      Or Kill Disc to wipe the current HDD

      http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

      And have a clean unused HDD to install 7 to. 😉

      Col

      • #2870829

        Can I

        by healer ·

        In reply to Yes you can do a clean install of 7

        do a clean-install with a Windows 7 upgrade disc? Don’t I need Vista installed and running and start the Windows 7 upgrade disc from Vista? Can I choose custom-install and have the hard disc wiped out in the process?

        • #2870200

          Well from my limited experience with 7

          by oh smeg ·

          In reply to Can I

          No you do not need Windows Vista or XP installed and running. Just set the Boot Order to Optical Drive first then HDD and insert the 7 Upgrade Disc in the DVD Drive and start the computer.

          When you get the Press And Key to Boot From CD/DVD text press any key and follow the prompts. You’ll be asked to insert an Older Install Disc which can even be a Upgrade Disc and when the 7 Installed sees this Disc it will proceed with the install of 7.

          I would however first use one of the wiping utilities like Boot & Nuke

          Darik’s Boot and Nuke – DBAN

          or Kill Disc

          http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

          To wipe the HDD and kill everything on it just in case there is some kind of Infection that could survive a Format. Of course you’ll need to backup all your Data before starting the wiping process. 😉

          Col

        • #2870169

          This is important to me

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Well from my limited experience with 7

          According to what you are saying, I could slap my W95 disc into the player. Is that so? If, in addition, I could put any physical disc — including an upgrade disc — then, I spent too much for my W7 full-install. The upgrade disc was substantially cheaper ( ~ $200) compared to the full-install ( ~ $300).

          Wouldn’t the W7 at least investigate what was in the player?

        • #2870144

          win9x to win7 nope . . .

          by who am i really ·

          In reply to This is important to me

          when the upgrade DVD looks at the HDD’s and doesn’t find a previous version of the OS
          it will tell you what disc to put in

          XP/Vista

          and I can guarantee you it will look at the win9x CD and say try again
          with some sort of message stating something like

          “Not a valid upgradeable OS”

    • #2870625

      Did you already buy — and now have — the “upgrade” disc?

      by santeewelding ·

      In reply to Upgrade to Windows 7 with clean install.

      Should say on the box, as I recall, that some version of Vista is assumed, since XP is not recommended as the base OS.

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