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  I went there and it offered win7 Pro for $64.95... is it a physical copy or what? : usmcmueller
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    i think the 65$ is for the key and you have to pay an extra 15 for the dvd download... but it says upgrad... : sanewave
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      I bought it a couple months ago, and the download was free, they charged you if you wanted them to send y... : nyranger66
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        can you burn the download to a dvd for install? Sorry for my ignorance. : usmcmueller
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          Yea, it's just a regular ISO : MagicWishMonkey
          • Thanks... I can take the OEM version off my newegg wishlist and cut the price to $380 for an upgrade... l... : usmcmueller
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            Wrong, unless it's changed the win741 downloads are not iso's, though it's possible to convert it to an I... : acidnynex
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              Hmmm, ok I never downloaded straight from Win741 but I figured it would need to be an ISO
              
              How can you install it without putting it on some sort of physical media first?

              Feb 23, 2010 10:07am PST
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              Hmmm, ok I never downloaded straight from Win741 but I figured it would need to be an ISO How can you ... : MagicWishMonkey
              • (I've downloaded countless apps via MSDN in the past and they were all ISO's) : MagicWishMonkey
            • Uh, I downloaded an ISO. : nyranger66
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              You are wrong. They changed it quickly after all the complaints. : YerMothah
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                do you know if i buy win 7 from win741 i can install it on a blank harddrive? or do i need to put it on t... : sanewave
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                  doesn't matter. It will work fine. http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp : kevp
                  • hmm, thanks... i guess ill just get the upgrade version though my gf then.... i really hope i dont run in... : sanewave
                  • thanks... bookmarked and when I get home I shall start the wheels in motion for my upgrade. : usmcmueller
      • is it full or just an upgrade??? : sanewave
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  What games are you wanting to run through Steam? I haven't had any issues playing games from 12+ years a... : melkore
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    are you running premium or professional? : sanewave
    • That shouldn't matter to be honest. I have not come across anything that needs the XP Mode. XP Mode, ... : deject
• You could install, don't activate, then reinstall on top of the old one, it's a bit messy but it works, a... : one random winner
• See if the Uni has a site license. We just got one & it's awesome. : goatjc
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  I did a clean install recently with the win 7 pro upgrade and it never asked me for anything. it installe... : Lawgiver
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    did you install it over another version of win? or did you just install on a formatted HD? : sanewave
    • I was running the version you were. I just booted of the dvd they sent me and wiped the partition and did... : Lawgiver
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  you dont need another copy of windows to do an upgrade, you have to install and then not enter your key a... : extrahappyturtle
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    whats the diff between full and upgrade then? i'm still confused : sanewave
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      you are asking too many questions....... : theWhite
      • theWhy. im informed now i think though...maybe? : sanewave
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      legalize in the EULA. That's all. The discs are identical except for the packaging. Jesus. : kevp
      • its also 100$ more though : sanewave
• I don't know how it works in the US, but I got FREE full copies of Win7 x64 Pro and Win 7 x86 Pro from MS... : Mr. Goodwrench
• With the Win741 disk, you can do a clean install without any previous versions of Windows what-so-ever. I... : BlackCat9
• you can only install the upgrade version on one machine i see : sanewave
• guys, its telling me i am missing files needed to do the install... i hope i didnt waste 70$ :(((( : sanewave
• im in the mood for hate right now http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/thread/02... : sanewave