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aaaaayum   06-28-2009 at 12:49:33 AM

Hi so I just ordered the Professional version of Windows 7 upgrade. I figured out I can't just upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 professional so my next line of action is to see if I can upgrade from the RC to Professional. Is it possible to do so?

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mindless728   06-28-2009 at 01:44:56 AM
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nope, you have to do a fresh install


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505090   06-28-2009 at 02:01:42 AM
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there is no upgrade option from win 7 rc

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AKM880   06-28-2009 at 08:26:35 AM
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Its always better to do a fresh install IMO.

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IzzyCraft   06-28-2009 at 08:57:10 AM
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The RC was never meant to be your main computer anyways...

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505090   06-28-2009 at 09:07:18 AM
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IzzyCraft wrote :

The RC was never meant to be your main computer anyways...



true, but it's been doing a damn good job of it for the last two months

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photonboy   06-28-2009 at 09:58:34 AM
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even though they say you can't I've seen similar statements in the past later changed to support upgrading from Beta/RC

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mindless728   06-28-2009 at 10:14:02 PM
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well in any case, it's still better to do a clean install anyways, it can save a lot of headaches later on

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Mooglesrcute   06-29-2009 at 06:47:13 AM
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What does the 'upgrade' version of windows 7 entail?

Running beta of windows 7, looking to purchase. Don't have a copy of xp or vista, does that mean i can't buy the upgrade, and have to *cring* pay full price!?

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croc   06-29-2009 at 07:13:05 AM
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I upgraded from 7 beta to 7 RC just fine, thank you. If I had a copy of RTM, I'd try upgrading to that as well.

As to 'upgrading' from Vista Ultimate to win 7 professional, I see nothing on the MS forums that suggest that is not possible, and many posts that state that it is. Patiently waiting for Oct 20~ish to see the real answers...

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Bronze Win 7 badge Zoron   06-29-2009 at 08:30:33 AM
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You have never been able to upgrade Release Candidates to Release To Manufacturing versions. If you were, you would not need a previous paid version of Windows to perform the upgrade.

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What does the 'upgrade' version of windows 7 entail?

Running beta of windows 7, looking to purchase. Don't have a copy of xp or vista, does that mean i can't buy the upgrade, and have to *cring* pay full price!?



You'll have to buy a full retail or OEM copy... no upgrade. You must have either Vista or XP to be eligible for the upgrade. OEM versions are usually priced about the same as the retail upgrade anyway... so you won't be spending that much more money. However, keep in mind that with OEM, it is not meant to be moved from one computer to another... it's meant to remain with that computer.

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LeJay   06-29-2009 at 08:13:24 PM
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Mooglesrcute wrote :

What does the 'upgrade' version of windows 7 entail?

Running beta of windows 7, looking to purchase. Don't have a copy of xp or vista, does that mean i can't buy the upgrade, and have to *cring* pay full price!?



Yes... When you upgrade from "nothing" to the full version, you pay full price...

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