Thanks for your feedback. Hi, I have just accuired a copy of Windows 7 Professional from my university. Currently, I'm running the Evaluation copy of Windows 7 build How can I most seamlessly upgrade or most preferrably, simply change the serial key from my current version to my new one? System running x64, if that has anything to do with anything This thread is locked.
You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 7. Can also purchase the media from here. Yes there is a Movie Maker available. Can also get the one bundled with Live Essentials as well. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Andre Da Costa Article Author. No, you cannot convert the RC into the final version. Its recommended you do a clean install.
A: Yes, but this is not a recommended or supported scenario. A: True, but Microsoft has changed this policy for the Windows 7 release. They want users to test against real world scenarios. A build to build upgrade introduces unexpected complications that make it difficult to diagnose problems considering such scenarios do not exist in real world deployments.
I will be installing the European version of W7 which I think does not allow an upgrade at all. Does anyone have any experience with this release relative to W7RC. Given that an upgrade may not be possible, what's the next best least worst route? Thanx in advance for your help - Al. I'm assuming that this will work for Upgrade retail disks as well as Full not-upgrade disks? There's a big difference in price between the two. I do advise making a backup of your current user profile using Windows Easy Transfer You'll have to reinstall drivers and any programs that were lost in the reformat, but the WET file will save you a lot of time.
Any suggestions? Some users on another forum were experiencing the same symptom with a clean install Bad memory for one person, overheating processor for a second, a virus scanner for a third person was gumming up the works. What I can tell you is that I had no troubles on my end. The PC happily browsed on firefox, etc. I wish I could be more help, but there are simply too many variables to consider to give you a concrete answer. Can i still do the upgrade.
IF not what do i do? And if some one could provide them or a link or even a crack would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time. Thanks for the great post and help again:. Hi to all. Thank you so much for your reply. The key comes with the product, and it'll be available on October Doesn't really help me as a TN subscriber but will be a great solution for all those pre-order upgraders.
Hi i'v followed your instructions perfectly and have attemted 3 times but i still have build but in my cversion. I've just spent many hours loading up a 64 bit Win 7 trial with all my office software to confirm compatibility before deploying to a production environment. Very impressive, positive result. All the software works magnificently, some of which is very poorly coded and crash prone.
All my printers, scanners, etc perform using Vista 64 drivers. I set up the trial build knowing that it would be good only for a short time, so have used trial versions of all the applications. The RC for everybody is build This will work if you're on build and want to go to retail. Thanks for all the help so far:. Am TN subscriber also and dont really want to do a clean install machine that is just used for testing.
In fact, you don't even need to dump the disc contents. Just pop the disc in the optical drive and go to town on your hard drive. Thanks ALL: If any one has any ideas pls post, there is still a twinkle of hope Are you trying to do this with a non-retail version of Windows 7?
If so, yes, you're stuck with it. Piracy doesn't swing it around here. Nimble I love you Mr. What an ease, and peace of mind not having to restore all those programs. I think i might be the biggest idiot in the world. At the start of the tutorial it says insert you windows 7 dvd, is this meant to be the rc or rtm dvd? I've got a couple of Win 7 upgrade disks coming from Sony and from Lenovo. Any idea if these are these going to be retail disks with an OEM logo on them or will they have some code that prevents me from using them on another machine?
I'm assuming that I can use the above process to upgrade RC using my flash drive? Furthermore, if you didn't like Vista then you should have found a manufacturer that offers XP or no OS and bought from them instead. Or you could have built your own and installed XP. Microsoft doesn't owe you anything, you're not entitled to anything, be a more active consumer next time and don't buy the product if it's bad.
Oh, and before you accuse me of being a fanboy, this is coming from someone who is probably more critical of Microsoft than most of the people on these forums. I really and sincerly hope you are not trying to use my name. Which is nic, not nick.
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