Windows upgrade

[johnnyq1233]

Can you use an upgrade version of windows 7 on a Windows 7rc install?

 

[saint19]

Hi, is better do a clean installation of your Win 7.

 

[Bolbi]

I did... In order to do a true upgrade install, you would need to mod an .inf file associated with the Upgrade installer. But it's much better to just do a Custom Install (which is what I did). That will dump all of the data from your RC install into the folder C:\Windows.old.

 

[johnnyq1233]

OK.. That sounds pretty easy.....no other disc(s) involved..right?

 

[Bolbi]

No other discs needed. I installed the RC off a USB drive and activated it. Then, with that USB drive unplugged, I was able to install the Upgrade version using the Custom Install option with just the Upgrade DVD and the Upgrade license code.