Reinstalling Windows 7 from an upgrade disc

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I bought my current computer pre-built in 2009 before Windows 7 came out, but Windows sent me a disc to upgrade my operating system from Vista Home Premium to 7 Home Premium. Recently I've been looking at new motherboards and CPUs, and I know I'll have to reinstall Windows on the new hardware. So I was wondering, is it possible to reinstall Windows directly from the upgrade disc or do I need to install Windows Vista on it before I can use the upgrade?
 
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if it is an upgrade disk it needs to see a windows installation present to begin working. since you already have windows installed on your hdd when you boot to the windows disk it will see this installation and let a new installation begin allowing you to format and such to start fresh.
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if it is an upgrade disk it needs to see a windows installation present to begin working. since you already have windows installed on your hdd when you boot to the windows disk it will see this installation and let a new installation begin allowing you to format and such to start fresh.
 
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