Comments on: Windows 7 Activation http://www.joshuakerr.com/2009/11/12/windows-7-activation/ Jesus is 1337 Sat, 28 May 2011 01:53:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Iain http://www.joshuakerr.com/2009/11/12/windows-7-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Iain Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:37:50 +0000 http://www.josh-kerr.com/?p=379#comment-379 You sir, are the best :) ! This bit of handy-know-how is going to be printed and stored somewhere safe. Thanks to you, I won't have to waste my time on another 2 Windows installs. Gavin, you are absolutely right, why doesn't Windows ask for the product key of the previous copy of Windows? Surely the product key would be in the Microsoft database and can check if the previous OS has been valid in the past (or just run a PC check again if an OEM key was used)? Keep up the good work! You sir, are the best :) !
This bit of handy-know-how is going to be printed and stored somewhere safe.
Thanks to you, I won’t have to waste my time on another 2 Windows installs.

Gavin, you are absolutely right, why doesn’t Windows ask for the product key of the previous copy of Windows? Surely the product key would be in the Microsoft database and can check if the previous OS has been valid in the past (or just run a PC check again if an OEM key was used)?

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Gavin Horricks http://www.joshuakerr.com/2009/11/12/windows-7-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Gavin Horricks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:21 +0000 http://www.josh-kerr.com/?p=379#comment-378 This is the procedure Microsoft Technical Support talked me through. So - it's an official work around, but took a while to explain to the good chap(s) I spoke to what I was trying to do. I did a fresh install as I had Vista Business / XP Pro available, but wanted W7 Premium installing. I expected it to ask me for a previous qualifying serial number. MS were kind enough to walk me through this. So... Upgrade = Full version (no... really!) This is the procedure Microsoft Technical Support talked me through.
So – it’s an official work around, but took a while to explain to the good chap(s) I spoke to what I was trying to do.

I did a fresh install as I had Vista Business / XP Pro available, but wanted W7 Premium installing.
I expected it to ask me for a previous qualifying serial number.

MS were kind enough to walk me through this.

So… Upgrade = Full version (no… really!)

]]> By: Scott http://www.joshuakerr.com/2009/11/12/windows-7-activation/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Scott Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:06 +0000 http://www.josh-kerr.com/?p=379#comment-377 Here is that site I was telling you about - the registry hack is 'Method 2' http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp There are a few other methods listed in case that doesnt work either. Here is that site I was telling you about – the registry hack is ‘Method 2′

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

There are a few other methods listed in case that doesnt work either.

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