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Viruses... what to do...
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Spanks on August 02, 2010, 09:31:25 AM ---Just install win 7, there is no reason not to change to windows 7(if you have a key). You can complain about how its "different" but get over it and learn something new. Installing windows will prob write overwrite this "trojan" in your MBR. Windows 7 is great once you turn off half the crap they changed and get used to navigating various things in control panel. "God Mode" is good to set up your Win 7 just the way you like it. Also you can use windows 7 for 120 without a key and there are also ways around the authentication crap Microsoft have on Win 7.
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I LOVE win7. The only reason I didn't upgrade earlier was during school and I had no time to reinstall everything etc. Plus, I liked having the option of a 4 hour battery life. I double checked and 7's settings gives me 2:15 maximum. But w/e. Time to move on and I have the time during summer to do the install etc. It's also time to move the WD BEKT out and roll the new BEJT. That, and it's time for the dual boot set up again. :D
For the record. An upgrade key CANNOT be used to activate a clean install. You must have a proper qualified pre-existing install there prior. Yes, it's retarded. Yes, I've tried a few times. I think that's what mgz was talking about.
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 03, 2010, 02:59:43 AM ---For the record. An upgrade key CANNOT be used to activate a clean install. You must have a proper qualified pre-existing install there prior. Yes, it's retarded. Yes, I've tried a few times. I think that's what mgz was talking about.
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Ah, got it. So basically if you're using an upgrade disc you can only do so if you already have Vista installed. But the actual full clean install is fine. Sound right?
At least, with your OEM disc you can install on more than one system... done it before with no problems.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on August 03, 2010, 07:46:55 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 03, 2010, 02:59:43 AM ---For the record. An upgrade key CANNOT be used to activate a clean install. You must have a proper qualified pre-existing install there prior. Yes, it's retarded. Yes, I've tried a few times. I think that's what mgz was talking about.
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Ah, got it. So basically if you're using an upgrade disc you can only do so if you already have Vista installed. But the actual full clean install is fine. Sound right?
At least, with your OEM disc you can install on more than one system... done it before with no problems.
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You can do a clean install with the upgrade disc but it will not allow for you to activate the OS with that code. You can find another code to do w/e with and probably rebuild/repair your os/mbr with it, but you can't do a clean install and expect to activate it.
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 03, 2010, 09:36:20 PM ---You can do a clean install with the upgrade disc but it will not allow for you to activate the OS with that code. You can find another code to do w/e with and probably rebuild/repair your os/mbr with it, but you can't do a clean install and expect to activate it.
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That's somewhat to be expected, I guess. But of course your disc can activate the clean install, so why not?
And the upgrade disc comes free for computers with Vista installed purchased past a certain date, right? So it makes sense that you can't use it to activate a clean install.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on August 03, 2010, 09:44:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 03, 2010, 09:36:20 PM ---You can do a clean install with the upgrade disc but it will not allow for you to activate the OS with that code. You can find another code to do w/e with and probably rebuild/repair your os/mbr with it, but you can't do a clean install and expect to activate it.
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That's somewhat to be expected, I guess. But of course your disc can activate the clean install, so why not?
And the upgrade disc comes free for computers with Vista installed purchased past a certain date, right? So it makes sense that you can't use it to activate a clean install.
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Not quite. Those computers come with a key that is pretty much either an OEM key or a normal key. Upgrades come with a key as well but it needs to be paired with another key to work. <_< stupid.
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