Clean Install with W7 Home Upgrade

[zod96]

Does anyone know if you'll be able to do a clean install of W7 home upgrade?

 

[imported_Shaq]

With XP you have to do a clean install but you must have XP installed first.

 

[zod96]

Well that really sucks....I wanted to do a full clean install on a fresh HD and you can't do that with W7 upgrade :-(

 

[imported_Shaq]

As I pointed out in another thread you might be able to install Windows 7 on another hard drive and keep your old XP/Vista install. You just need XP or Vista on one of your hard drives and boot from it.

 

[Cannyone]

So you have to enter a valid Windows install... Then it restarts wipes your drive and installs Windows 7? (Does it save information about your hardware? Or is there any other advantage? I mean I know this allows M$ to verify that you are "entitled" to the Upgrade. But if you ever have to reload, it sounds like a total pain....)

 

[13Gigatons]

http://community.winsupersite....bout-x64-upgrades.aspx

Sounds like the double install trick still works.

 

[tdawg]

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
http://community.winsupersite....bout-x64-upgrades.aspx

Sounds like the double install trick still works.

I'm waiting for more info related to this post from the linked thread:

"According to the Microsoft store, XP and Vista users can install windows 7 with a clean install, and then just reinstall all their programs without installing 7 twice. Cool."

If that's the case, awesome.

 

[vhx]

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
http://community.winsupersite....bout-x64-upgrades.aspx

Sounds like the double install trick still works.

Heh, don't know about basing a $50-100 purchase on a blog of some information that may change.

Also how do you do a 'fresh' install using an upgrade CD? Still needs some proof you are actually upgrading, doesn't it?

 

[blurredvision]

If it's anything like Vista was (which it will be), then you'll have to start the upgrade process from WITHIN a currently running and validated XP or Vista OS. This is good enough to prove you own a previous version. Then, when you run the W7 install, you just pick in the installation window that you want to do a clean install rather than an upgrade, and it will write the appropriate stuff to a boot file and restart your computer and allow you to format the drive and install a fresh copy.

 

[tdawg]

Originally posted by: vhx

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
http://community.winsupersite....bout-x64-upgrades.aspx

Sounds like the double install trick still works.

Heh, don't know about basing a $50-100 purchase on a blog of some information that may change.

Also how do you do a 'fresh' install using an upgrade CD? Still needs some proof you are actually upgrading, doesn't it?

I actually already pre-ordered a copy of Home Premium and Professional before work yesterday morning. Just now going back to read about what I'm facing when it comes to upgrading (especially on my desktop, which is running the W7 RC).

The last time I used upgrade media was going from Windows 95 to Windows 98 and all we had to do was stick the 95 disk in during installation to validate we had the disk. I wish it was going to be this easy now.

 

[Majic 7]

I have read around the net that if you have an old disk with valid numbers it will ask you to insert it to confirm on a fresh install of 7. Pretty sure someone got that info from MS. Yes, it is in the upgrade thread at XTREME. Has a MS telephone number and everything. Vista can be fresh or over install. XP and 2000 require a fresh install.

 

[imported_Shaq]

Originally posted by: peritusONE
If it's anything like Vista was (which it will be), then you'll have to start the upgrade process from WITHIN a currently running and validated XP or Vista OS. This is good enough to prove you own a previous version. Then, when you run the W7 install, you just pick in the installation window that you want to do a clean install rather than an upgrade, and it will write the appropriate stuff to a boot file and restart your computer and allow you to format the drive and install a fresh copy.

This is how I understand it. So you can overwrite your current Windows or you can keep it by installing Windows 7 to a different hard drive.