I qualify for the deal for students to buy Windows 7. Although, XP users must perform a clean install, as opposed to Visa users, who can perform an upgrade.
It seems that this deal is only for upgrade versions. Is this true? Can XP users use the student deal to install 7?
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A Windows 7 clean install simply means an installation of Windows 7 on an unused partition on your hard drive. In most cases, though, a clean install of Windows 7 means to remove an existing operating system (Windows XP, Linux, Windows 7… doesn’t matter) and to replace it with a fresh installation of Windows 7.
After serious Windows 7 problems or during a new Windows 7 installation with an older operating system installed that you’d like to replace, it’s best to wipe your primary hard drive partition clean and install Windows 7 from scratch – a procedure referred to as a "clean install" or sometimes as a "custom install".
This guide is broken into 3 parts for a total of 34 steps and will walk you through every part of the Windows 7 clean install process.
The most important thing to realize before performing a clean install of Windows 7 is that all of the information on the drive that your current operating system is installed on (probably your C: drive) will be destroyed during this process. That means that if there’s anything you want to keep you should back it up to a CD or another drive prior to beginning this process.
You should also locate the Windows 7 product key, a 25-digit alphanumeric code unique to your copy of Windows 7. If you can’t locate it, there is a fairly easy way to find the Windows 7 product key code from your existing Windows 7 installation, but this must be done before you reinstall Windows 7.
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I think you answered your own question.. YES- You cannot go from XP to Win7 in Upgrade.
Yes, the MS deals are for both XP and Vista (people need to read before they respond). The fact that it says upgrade means you are only allowed to use it if you can prove you have an existing O/S.
For Vista, that can be done by trying to upgrade, in place, vista.
For both Vista, and XP, you can do a fresh install but during the install you will be asked to insert the CD for your original O/S installation to prove you have an existing copy. This is done so that if you’re disk should crash you can install again w/o having to reinstall Vista (or XP) first.
Not for XP users
Sorry
The "upgrade" versions just need to see a prior XP or Vista Windows install to go in correctly.
The "full" versions can go to a blank hard drive.
Otherwise there’s no difference, and both can do fresh installs or in-place upgrades (from Vista).
You can’t do an "in-place" upgrade from XP and have your files, settings, and programs carry over. However, you CAN use the upgrade discs and do a clean install with them.
You’re fine with that student deal since you already have XP.