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07-07-2010, 09:03 AM | Topic Starter |
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Upgrading from Win 7 home premium to pro
Do you need to do a clean install if you want to upgrade from Win 7 home premium to Win 7 pro? It is a brand new computer, never turned on. How do you do the upgrade? I hear it is different from past upgrades. I've searched the web, and it says the anytime upgrade ended last Saturday. We have keys for a pro upgrade; will that be enough to upgrade?
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07-07-2010, 09:19 AM | #2 |
Kind of a mod
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I don't know for sure, but I believe all you have to do is enter your serial number for Pro somewhere, and you're done. As far as I know, the "guts" of Windows 7 are the same, regardless of what version you have. They just turn on and off features based on your license.
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07-07-2010, 09:21 AM |
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07-07-2010, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Windows Anytime Upgrade shouldn't have expired, but the discount may have. You should be able to do it provided you are going from 32 bit to 32 bit, or 64 bit to 64 bit.
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07-07-2010, 09:25 AM | #5 |
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I just got off the phone with MS support; we will need to do a clean install since we have a volume license due to our being a 501c3. Thanks for the feedback.
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07-07-2010, 09:34 AM | #6 |
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we are 501c3 too... how much did you get windows 7 for? although we dont have the computer power to install windows 7 on every comp
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07-07-2010, 09:37 AM | #7 |
That's just f***in' stupid
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Depends on your EA... most likely $30-$40 (Home/Pro, respectively) per PC.
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07-07-2010, 09:41 AM | #8 | |
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