I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of Windows 7 
onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I have to buy the 
full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.

Thank you,
 

From previous post there doesn't seem to be a direct upgrade from XP to 7 
without going to vista first so I think you'll have to do an install of 7 
from a new full retail version.




"titus12" <titus12@msn.com> wrote in message 
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>I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of Windows 7 
>onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I have to buy the 
>full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.
>
> Thank you,
> 

"titus12" <titus12@msn.com> wrote in message 
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I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of Windows 7
onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I have to buy the
full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.

Thank you,

================================================

Fully install Windows 7 from the upgrade disc

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/091112



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titus12 wrote:
> I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of
> Windows 7 onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I
> have to buy the full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.

Since you already have a qualifying OS (the Retail version of Windows 
XP), you may certainly use an Upgrade rather than a Full version CD of 
Windows 7.

Furthermore, even though the usual method of installing Windows 7 (using 
the Upgrade CD) involves already having XP *installed* on your PC 
(ridiculous, IMO), it is certainly possible to use your Windows 7 
Upgrade CD to perform a Clean Install onto a bare hard drive:

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

(And since you have the qualifying Retail version of the Windows XP 
installation CD, you need not lose any sleep over ripping off Microsoft. 
:-)  ) 

wrong..
you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
no need to install XP..then Vista...Then W7

pk

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"orc" <nospam@me.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> From previous post there doesn't seem to be a direct upgrade from XP to 7 
> without going to vista first so I think you'll have to do an install of 7 
> from a new full retail version.
>
>
>
>
> "titus12" <titus12@msn.com> wrote in message 
> news:eAvkpHcbKHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of Windows 7 
>>onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I have to buy the 
>>full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>
> 

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:

> wrong..
> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.



You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
to it.

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Can't is not accurate. You can indeed upgrade your OS by going from XP to 
W7.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message 
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> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>> wrong..
>> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
>
>
>
> You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
> clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
> upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
> to it.
>
> -- 
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup 

Your right
I will rephrase the answer in the future

peter

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"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message 
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> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>> wrong..
>> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
>
>
>
> You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
> clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
> upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
> to it.
>
> -- 
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup 

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:16:23 -0700, "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:

> Your right
> I will rephrase the answer in the future



Thanks for understanding.

 
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message 
> news:h31rg5lcaqfaebogd3t4ncbkmvinuecftu@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote:
> >
> >> wrong..
> >> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
> >
> >
> >
> > You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
> > clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
> > upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
> > to it.
> >
> > -- 
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup 

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Ignore the muppets who have replied thus far.  You can buy an upgrade 
copy of Windows 7 and do a clean install.  M$ is desperate for people to 
buy its products and so they have made it easier for people to buy a 
cheaper version of its products especially those who wants to do a clean 
install of Windows 7.

I have tried it, done it and it all works as it should..  THERE IS NO 
NEED TO HAVE ANY QUALIFYING PRODUCT TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL OF WINDOWS 7.  
Only the muppets and idiots will buy the full version.



titus12 wrote:

> I am building a new Computer and I plan to do a clean install of 
> Windows 7 onto it.  Can I buy the upgrade copy of Windows7 or do I 
> have to buy the full copy?  I have the retail Windows XP CD.
>
> Thank you,
>

Peter,

You can use an upgrade version of Win7 to do a clean install EVEN IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE ANY QUALIFYING PRODUCTS LIKE XP OR VISTA.  M$ is desperate to 
have your money any how!.  DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY BUYING THE FULL VERSION.

peter wrote:

> wrong..
> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
> no need to install XP..then Vista...Then W7
>
> pk
>

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter"<peter@nowhere.net>  wrote:
>
>> wrong..
>> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
>
>
>
> You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
> clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
> upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
> to it.
>
Stay with Xp...

I installed win 7 and am going to Put the Win 7 DVD thru the Cd 
shreader, Just as I did with The Vista DVD . And Get My Trusty Win Xp 
DVD out and install it .
  T otell the truth,  VISTA gave me less problems Then Win 7 is doing 
today .

Mr doe wrote:
> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter"<peter@nowhere.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> wrong..
>>> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
>>
>>
>>
>> You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
>> clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
>> upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't
>> upgrade to it.
>>
> Stay with Xp...
>
> I installed win 7 and am going to Put the Win 7 DVD thru the Cd
> shreader, Just as I did with The Vista DVD . And Get My Trusty Win Xp
> DVD out and install it .
>   T otell the truth,  VISTA gave me less problems Then Win 7 is doing
> today .

Are you sure it isn't operator failure?
Happy Thanksgiving,
Buffalo
PS: Loved your explanation of what the problems were.   :)

On 11/25/2009 9:43 PM, Mr doe wrote:
> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter"<peter@nowhere.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> wrong..
>>> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
>>
>>
>>
>> You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
>> clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
>> upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
>> to it.
>>
> Stay with Xp...
> 
> I installed win 7 and am going to Put the Win 7 DVD thru the Cd
> shreader, Just as I did with The Vista DVD . And Get My Trusty Win Xp
> DVD out and install it .
>  T otell the truth,  VISTA gave me less problems Then Win 7 is doing
> today .

Hell don't do that, send it to me instead!  I'd love to have WIn7, email
me for my address....  :-)

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:43:14 -0500, Mr doe <Mrdoe@blowfish.net> wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:12 -0700, "peter"<peter@nowhere.net>  wrote:
> >
> >> wrong..
> >> you can upgrade XP to W7 its just a clean install.
> >
> >
> >
> > You use those terms very differently from the way most people do. A
> > clean installation is not a kind of upgrade, it's the opposite of an
> > upgrade. You can *change* from XP to Windrows 7, but you can't upgrade
> > to it.
> >
> Stay with Xp...


I? Based on the two sentences I wrote above? Please be careful that
you reply that the correct post, not just any old one in the thread.

 
> I installed win 7 and am going to Put the Win 7 DVD thru the Cd 
> shreader, Just as I did with The Vista DVD . And Get My Trusty Win Xp 
> DVD out and install it .
>   T otell the truth,  VISTA gave me less problems Then Win 7 is doing 
> today .



Your choice entirely, of course, but your view is *very* different
from mine. Not counting the server, I have four computers here, each
running a different version of Windows. One runs XP Home, one Vista
Home Premium, one Vista Ultimate, and one Windows7 Ultimate. I liked
XP fine, Vista better, and Windows 7 the best of all. I have had *no*
problems at all with any of these.

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Ken I agree with you - and Win 7 with Vista and XP pro Mode via Windows 
Virtual PC is a blast.   Lots of confusion  regarding XP to Win 7 - You can 
use Win 7 Upgrade version for XP to Win 7, however it is not an "in-place 
upgrade" which keeps data, applications and so forth.