Returning to Windows 7
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From: Mark A. Sam on 13 May 2010 11:36 Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP version. Do you know that? "Mark Adams" <MarkAdams(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D2700914-8B96-4BB8-83CA-5C3322C039D6(a)microsoft.com... > > > "Mark A. Sam" wrote: > >> It looks like XP from start to finish. I think I'll call HP and ask >> them. >> They installed the OS. >> >> Thanks. >> > > > Very easy to check. Right click on the My Computer icon, select > Properties. > Post back the name and service pack level of the operating system. If you > have XP it will say so. Use your Windows 7 installation media to install > Windows 7. > >> >> "News123" <news1234(a)free.fr> wrote in message >> news:4bec04a2$0$31720$426a34cc(a)news.free.fr... >> windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 >> > >> > Whith what you describe I think, that you got a Windows 7 license, but >> > that the installed operationg system is Windows XP. >> > >> > To be sure please look at following. >> > >> > >> > When the computer boots (is powered up), what do you see on the screen. >> > >> > If it looks like Windows XP during the boot process, then I'd say, that >> > you are running Windows XP (so your license was downgraded) >> > Basically you had to install windows 7 then. >> > >> > >> > If it looks like Windows 7 (during startup), then it will be the >> > Windows XP emulation mode. >> > >> > >> > Windows XP during startup should look like: >> > Screen with the Text "Starting Microsoft Windows XP" >> > >> > Windows 7 during startup should look like: >> > White text on black barckground with 'Starting Windows' and the text >> > "Microsoft Corporation" at the bottom of the screen. >> > Then and a few colored animated points assembling themselves to >> > windows >> > logo) >> > >> > bye >> > >> > >> > N >> > >> >> >> . >>
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 13 May 2010 12:16 On Thu, 13 May 2010 11:36:47 -0400, "Mark A. Sam" <MarkASam(a)EmEssEn.Com> wrote: > Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to > ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP > version. Do you know that? Product keys for different versions of Windows are never the same. A key for one version will not work with another. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Mark Adams on 13 May 2010 13:06 "Mark A. Sam" wrote: > Thank you Mark. You got it right. I got that from HP. What I neglected to > ask them is whether the product key for Windows 7 is the same as the XP > version. Do you know that? > No, it's not the same. Your Windows 7 product keys should be on a sticker attached to the bottom of the laptops. The machines probably have a hidden restore partition on the hard drive that you can invoke by selecting the proper keystrokes during startup (read the owner's manual). This will restore Windows 7 to the machines and wipe out the XP install along with any data on the drives. Make sure you save any data that you want to keep before you do this. The Windows 7 install will be preactivated, you won't need to enter a product key. It would be a good idea to make a recovery image of the XP installs to an external hard drive before you do this, because you will not have any other way to reinstall XP if ever you want to. > > "Mark Adams" <MarkAdams(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D2700914-8B96-4BB8-83CA-5C3322C039D6(a)microsoft.com... > > > > > > "Mark A. Sam" wrote: > > > >> It looks like XP from start to finish. I think I'll call HP and ask > >> them. > >> They installed the OS. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > > > > > > Very easy to check. Right click on the My Computer icon, select > > Properties. > > Post back the name and service pack level of the operating system. If you > > have XP it will say so. Use your Windows 7 installation media to install > > Windows 7. > > > >> > >> "News123" <news1234(a)free.fr> wrote in message > >> news:4bec04a2$0$31720$426a34cc(a)news.free.fr... > >> windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 > >> > > >> > Whith what you describe I think, that you got a Windows 7 license, but > >> > that the installed operationg system is Windows XP. > >> > > >> > To be sure please look at following. > >> > > >> > > >> > When the computer boots (is powered up), what do you see on the screen. > >> > > >> > If it looks like Windows XP during the boot process, then I'd say, that > >> > you are running Windows XP (so your license was downgraded) > >> > Basically you had to install windows 7 then. > >> > > >> > > >> > If it looks like Windows 7 (during startup), then it will be the > >> > Windows XP emulation mode. > >> > > >> > > >> > Windows XP during startup should look like: > >> > Screen with the Text "Starting Microsoft Windows XP" > >> > > >> > Windows 7 during startup should look like: > >> > White text on black barckground with 'Starting Windows' and the text > >> > "Microsoft Corporation" at the bottom of the screen. > >> > Then and a few colored animated points assembling themselves to > >> > windows > >> > logo) > >> > > >> > bye > >> > > >> > > >> > N > >> > > >> > >> > >> . > >> > > > . >
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 13 May 2010 13:34 Huh? Mark A. Sam wrote: > I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows 7 in > XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 13 May 2010 13:35
Contact the OEM. Mark A. Sam wrote: > I'm not clear on this myself. I ordered the machines with XP, but they > referred to it as Windows 7 downgradable to Windows XP. In another forum, > I > was told that it is a virtual PC Session. The operating system DVD's that > came with the machines are labelled "Windows 7 Professional". The drivers > and recovery disk is lablled "for Windows XP". I could run the DVD and > see > the options, but I thought I'd check it out first. I hope that makes > sense. > > > > "News123" <news1234(a)free.fr> wrote in message > news:4bebe8a3$0$32732$426a74cc(a)news.free.fr... >> Hi Mark, >> >> Mark A. Sam wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I recenlty purchased two laptops for a client installed with Windows 7 >>> in >>> XP mode. Can these be switched to Windows 7 and how. >>> >>> Thank you and God Bless, >>> >>> Mark A. Sam >> >> >> Perhaps you could explain what you mean with Windows 7 in XP mode. >> >> Windows 7 is always in Windows 7 mode. ;-) >> >> Additionally you can install a Windows XP emulator under Windows 7. >> >> >> >> Or do you mean, that you downgraded the Winows 7 license to a Windows XP >> license? >> >> >> You might get more help if you clarify. >> >> >> >> N |