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can I use win 7 upgrade in this scenario?

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Corporate Thug

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I have a laptop with vista business but I want to remove the HDD and throw a SSD in there...is there anyway I can still use win 7 upgrade instead of purchasing the full version?
 
yeah you can just install win7 fresh and activate it - legal? not sure but you do not want to upgrade vista to 7 - messy and non-aligned(usually).

if the end game is you have a qualifying product to upgrade - and purchased the upgrade - what does it matter how you got there? you paid for the product.
 
Emulex said:
yeah you can just install win7 fresh and activate it - legal? not sure but you do not want to upgrade vista to 7 - messy and non-aligned(usually).

if the end game is you have a qualifying product to upgrade - and purchased the upgrade - what does it matter how you got there? you paid for the product.
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are there going to be any hassles during the install process? i.e. will the upgrade try to find a copy of windows on the SSD and screw up the install process when it doesnt?
 
Corporate Thug said:
are there going to be any hassles during the install process? i.e. will the upgrade try to find a copy of windows on the SSD and screw up the install process when it doesnt?
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Install the upgrade on your SSD and don't enter the key, then do the upgrade and enter it and you should be fine.
 
dbcooper1 said:
Install the upgrade on your SSD and don't enter the key, then do the upgrade and enter it and you should be fine.
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The double install trick. As stated, on first install, do not enter the CD key. Just choose the correct version you have a CD key for. When this fully updates over the Internet, it might take a couple of reboots, put the Windows 7 disk back in and to an "upgrade" of the OS you just installed.
 
Corporate Thug said:
I have a laptop with vista business but I want to remove the HDD and throw a SSD in there...is there anyway I can still use win 7 upgrade instead of purchasing the full version?
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Vista Business is a qualifying prerequisite for a Win7 Pro or Ultimate upgrade. So as long as it's not Win7 Home Premium upgrade, you're all set from the licensing angle. The double-install approach will let you avoid the Vista-to-Win7 stage entirely, go for it.
 
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