Installing windows 7 upgrade on a new build?

I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a brand new
build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without problems?

Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new build
without installing xp at all to save some time?

The Henchman wrote:
> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a
> brand new build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without
> problems?
>
> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new
> build without installing xp at all to save some time?

Yes, but you have to install Windows 7 twice. Here are detailed
instructions. This is what I did.

http://www.osgui.com/component/conte...ll-method.html
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6zbhxe7


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On 07/15/11 10:38 pm, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

>> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a
>> brand new build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without
>> problems?
>>
>> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new
>> build without installing xp at all to save some time?
>
> Yes, but you have to install Windows 7 twice. Here are detailed
> instructions. This is what I did.
>
> http://www.osgui.com/component/conte...ll-method.html
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/6zbhxe7

I can't find the link just now, but there's a way without the double
install; it worked for me. It involves some editing of the registry.

Perce

Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
>
> I can't find the link just now, but there's a way without the double
> install; it worked for me. It involves some editing of the registry.
>

What editing the registry? How can a brand new machine with NO OS have
Registry? You are worst than Dummy (Small Penis) Crash!

Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> On 07/15/11 11:57 pm, Tester wrote:
>
>>> I can't find the link just now, but there's a way without the
>>> double install; it worked for me. It involves some editing of the
>>> registry.
>
>> What editing the registry? How can a brand new machine with NO OS
>> have Registry? You are worst than Dummy (Small Penis) Crash!
>
> I installed Win7 Pro Upgrade without entering a Product Key, a
> registry being created in the process. This gave me 30(?) days of
> trial use without registering it. I then edited *that* registry as
> described in the on-line instructions which I will look up again in a
> minute, and Win7 was then quite happy to accept the Product Key from
> the Upgrade package and has been operating fine (for sufficiently
> elastic values of "fine" -- after all, we are talking about a
> Microsoft product) for more than a year.
>
> It's Method #2 as described here:
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/article/...-upgrade-media

True enough, but I still recommend Method #3 (The good old "double
install" method) over Method #2 because it is safer for people not used
to messing with the registry and because "this workaround is fully
supported by Microsoft." Method #2 is not.
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:28:44 -0400, "The Henchman" <>
wrote:

> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a brand new
> build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without problems?
>
> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new build
> without installing xp at all to save some time?



You can *not* upgrade from XP to Windows 7. You must do a clean
installation of Windows 7. However you can use the Upgrade version you
bought if you do as you say: install XP, then use your Windows 7
Upgrade to clean install it.

"The Henchman" <> wrote in message
news:ivqpg1$nq4$...
> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a brand
> new build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without problems?
>
> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new build
> without installing xp at all to save some time?
I installed Windows 7 Ultimate as a fresh install without using the upgrade
key and when the system booted I went to "Anytime Upgrade" and entered the
key. It took a few seconds to authenticate and approved the key. No second
install required and I am running an activated Windows & Ultimate system.
Did this with two other W7 (Professional and Home Premium) installs using
the same method. Good luck!

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:28:44 -0400, "The Henchman" <>
wrote:

>I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a brand new
>build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without problems?
>
>Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new build
>without installing xp at all to save some time?

Well if you had two CD drives, you could try placing XP cd in one, and
see if Win7 would find some semblance of win.

On 7/16/2011 18:58, Leon Manfredi wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:28:44 -0400, "The Henchman"<>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a brand new
>> build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without problems?
>>
>> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new build
>> without installing xp at all to save some time?
>
> Well if you had two CD drives, you could try placing XP cd in one, and
> see if Win7 would find some semblance of win.

Win 7 only "looks" at installed OS's to determine "upgrade"
path/qualifications.

The Henchman wrote:
> I have a windows 7 upgrade. Am I able to install windows Xp on a
> brand new build then upgrade to windows 7 on the new build without
> problems?
>
> Is there anyway that I can install the upgrade of windows on the new
> build without installing xp at all to save some time?

From the Windows 7 Help file:

"If you're using the upgrade version of Windows 7 on a computer without
an operating system installed, you might not be able to activate this
type of installation. The upgrade version requires Windows XP or Windows
Vista to be installed on the computer to activate Windows 7. During
setup, you need to leave the product key box empty. To activate Windows
7, go to the Microsoft Support website."

https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...rid=14019&st=1

It will walk you through the activation procedure.
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"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth."
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