upgrading windows 7 (pirated) to full copy of windows 8. not the upgrade.

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tman1477619

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I was just wondering i have to do a fresh install or if i can just do something withibin windows 7 withoutnhaving to mess with the bios.
 
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No.
During the valid, legal Win8 install (booting from a Windows 8 install DVD), you are given the opportunity to wipe all partitions on that drive, and let Windows create what it needs to.

Do that.
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So install windows 8 and then reinstall it?


 
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No.
During the valid, legal Win8 install (booting from a Windows 8 install DVD), you are given the opportunity to wipe all partitions on that drive, and let Windows create what it needs to.

Do that.
 
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Gotcha! so ill have to reinstall all of my drivers and everything.
 
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