Windows 7 beta

Windows 7 Upgrade Paths


This document outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for editions of the Windows® 7 operating system.


Unsupported Upgrade Scenarios


· Upgrades to Windows 7 from the following operating systems are not supported:
· Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista® RTM, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 7 M3, Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 RC, or Windows 7 IDS
· Windows NT® Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2
· Cross-architecture in-place upgrades (for example, x86 to x64) are not supported.
· Cross-language in-place upgrades (for example, en-us to de-de) are not supported.
· Cross-SKU upgrades (for example, Windows 7 N to Windows 7 K) are not supported.
· Upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows N, Windows K, Windows KN, or Windows E are not supported.
· Cross-build type in-place upgrades (for example, fre to chk) are not supported.
· Pre-release in-place upgrades across milestones (for example, Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM) are not supported.


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How the hell can they not allow upgrades from Vista? This is gonna' be a big problem among Vista users. Just like Windows ME Microsoft knew Vista had problems but sold it anyway. I personally had no problems with Vista but for those doing some REAL computing they hated it.
 
hexagram said:
Instead of having to thumb through the entire post on that other forum that was linked, I'll explain how to re-arm in 2 easy steps:

NOTE: Wait until you have 1 day left before re-arming!

1) Check to see how many re-arms you have remaining (you should have 3 by default)

- Click the Start button and type in "slmgr.vbs -dlv" (without quotes) and hit enter.
- Look at the second to last line in the window that pops up (it should say: "Remaining Windows rearm count: 3")
- Click OK

2) Re-arm

- Open an elevated command prompt and type in slmgr -rearm and hit enter
- It should say the command completed successfully, hit OK
- Close down the command prompt and restart your computer. You should now be re-armed for another 30 days

(To see how much time you have left, hit Windows key + Pause/Break, and scroll to the bottom of the screen. It should say '30 days to activate')

NOTE: This will only work if you unchecked "Automatically activate Windows when I'm online" during the install procedure. If you left it checked during install, you can do a "Repair Install" by putting the Windows 7 install DVD in the drive and selecting "Run setup.exe" when the AutoPlay window pops up. Select "Upgrade" when it asks how you want to install, and follow the installation as usual (this time making sure that the "Automatically activate Windows when I'm online" is unchecked)
- After performing a "Repair Install", run Disk Cleanup and make sure "Files discarded by Windows upgrade" is checked
- Refresh your Windows Experience Index
- Done!

As mentioned before, you are allowed 3 re-arms before you must activate or do a fresh install. (30 days (initial grace period) + 3 re-arms = 120 days)
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Thanks for this info Hex, let me ask you a question. So if you then get your Windows 7 Key Code will you actually be able to activate Windows 7 or will you still have to end up doing a clean install?
 
DAB said:
Thanks for this info Hex, let me ask you a question. So if you then get your Windows 7 Key Code will you actually be able to activate Windows 7 or will you still have to end up doing a clean install?
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As long as you're using a legitimate key (beta keys won't work).
 
hexagram said:
As long as you're using a legitimate key (beta keys won't work).
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Yes, I know the beta or RC keys won't work, but what I am asking is once I get my legit key, will I be able to just enter it and then activate at that point? Right now I have the full ultimate version, but once I put my key in it will be the Professional version. I know on Vista when you install it, you use the same DVD for all of them, but whatever version you have based on your key is what you get.
 
hex, I have 2 days left. I am trying to rearm. It says:

"Error: 0xc004F025 Access denied: the requested action requires elevated privileges."

Any ideas?
 
MM said:
hex, I have 2 days left. I am trying to rearm. It says:

"Error: 0xc004F025 Access denied: the requested action requires elevated privileges."

Any ideas?
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Start -> Type "cmd" -> Right-click "cmd.exe" and click "Run as administrator"
 
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Damn late to the is party, but Win7 ROCKS! Put it on my 9" eeepc I got for my sons birthday - Sweet giblets its so quick the screen 'cracked' !

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