Here is my situation. I have a dead computer, it was a p4 winXP box 6+ years old. I will be assembling a new computer with 64 bit processor and SSD boot drive. I have a full XP license. I would prefer to buy an 'upgrade' version of Windows 7, but will I be able to install an upgrade version of windows 7 on a clean, blank drive? I would strongly prefer not to have to install XP and activate it just to reinstall windows 7. The additional factor is that some people have posted in forums that an 'upgrade' from a 32 bit os to 64 bit windows 7 does not work.
I would prefer to hear from someone who has actually done it and succeeded or failed, not 'it should work' or 'it should not work', because I can find people posting both ways theorizing that it should or should not.
For example, this here indicates that I can just type in the key that I have:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/6cde8398-b2cd-4948-b1d7-9d7380ffe0f2/
However, this link here says no:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/d4293c8b-7dd3-48dc-87db-eb6ddfd1da01/
So, can someone who has actually tried this please answer.
Thanks.
I would prefer to hear from someone who has actually done it and succeeded or failed, not 'it should work' or 'it should not work', because I can find people posting both ways theorizing that it should or should not.
For example, this here indicates that I can just type in the key that I have:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/6cde8398-b2cd-4948-b1d7-9d7380ffe0f2/
However, this link here says no:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/d4293c8b-7dd3-48dc-87db-eb6ddfd1da01/
So, can someone who has actually tried this please answer.
Thanks.