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From: Ulrich on 16 Apr 2010 06:03
I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new hard
drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it considers it a
new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to make this activation
understand that I have xp?
From: Daave on 16 Apr 2010 10:07
Ulrich wrote:
> I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new
> hard drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it
> considers it a new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to
> make this activation understand that I have xp?

"Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media"

http://www.winsupersite.com:80/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp


From: sanjacstudent12 on 16 Apr 2010 16:01


"Daave" wrote:

> Ulrich wrote:
> > I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new
> > hard drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it
> > considers it a new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to
> > make this activation understand that I have xp?
>
> "Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media"
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com:80/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
>
>
> .
>
Right. The Windows 7 Upgrade CD will do a clean install if you boot to it.
Unfortunately, that means you lose your profiles, so back up your documents
and drivers.
From: Daave on 16 Apr 2010 18:55
sanjacstudent12 wrote:
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> Ulrich wrote:
>>> I bought an upgrade version of windows 7 and installed it on a new
>>> hard drive. Now, it doesnt accept the activation key because it
>>> considers it a new installation. However, I have windows xp. How to
>>> make this activation understand that I have xp?
>>
>> "Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media"
>>
>> http://www.winsupersite.com:80/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
>>
>>
>> .
>>
> Right. The Windows 7 Upgrade CD will do a clean install if you boot
> to it. Unfortunately, that means you lose your profiles, so back up
> your documents and drivers.

This is true.

Then again, I doubt that OP's new hard drive has any profiles on it. ;-)


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