So i ended up having to replace my hard drive on my computer. so i bought windows vista to put on the the computer. well i ended up buying the upgrade version instead of the full version. well when i got the whole thing loaded up i tried to enter the product key and it told me i couldnt use an upgrade product key but instead i needed a clean product key. well instead of buying a clean proctuct key i was thinking about just installing windows 7. just wondering if i still need the full version or if i can just buying the upgrade version?

Windows 7 will now require an activated previous version to be installed and not even the workaround found in the Vista version will be permitted. So, you can not upgrade from Vista to 7 lwithout activating Vista and you can not install Windows 7 with an upgrade version. The conclusion is that you need the full version. Reference: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/windows_7_upgrade_edition_will_require_activated_copy_verification_each_time_it%E2%80%99s_installed This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

See this article titled "Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media" on Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp For your Windows 7 install the following applies: "If you boot your PC with the Windows 7 Setup DVD, as described below, and there is an existing install of Windows on the first partition, Windows 7 will always activate."

The secret is that the setup program in Vista's upgrade version will accept an installed copy of XP, W2K, or an unactivated copy of Vista itself as evidence of a previous installation. This enables you to "clean install" an upgrade version of Vista to any formatted or unformatted hard drive, which is usually the preferred method when installing any new operating system. You must, in essence, install Vista twice to take advantage of this trick. But Vista installs much faster than XP, so it's quicker than installing XP followed by Vista to get the upgrade price. quoted from http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/070201 peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "jake1hawks1" wrote in message news:d2dfde13-91f1-4486-9203-720c9f98647a... So i ended up having to replace my hard drive on my computer. so i bought windows vista to put on the the computer. well i ended up buying the upgrade version instead of the full version. well when i got the whole thing loaded up i tried to enter the product key and it told me i couldnt use an upgrade product key but instead i needed a clean product key. well instead of buying a clean proctuct key i was thinking about just installing windows 7. just wondering if i still need the full version or if i can just buying the upgrade version?