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Windows 7 upgrade problem

demonbrawn

demonbrawn

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System Specs
System Name Sony Vaio - VGNFW390-CTO
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66GHz)
Cooling Stock
Memory 4GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)
Video Card(s) ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM (pitiful card)
Storage 320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200 rpm]
Display(s) LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
Audio Device(s) SupremeFX
Software Windows 7
So, I currently have Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit on my Sony Vaio laptop. I want to upgrade to Windows 7. My school offers the Windows 7 Pro upgrade disk in 64-bit for $20, which is a great deal. However, when i put the disk in, it said I couldn't upgrade to Pro, I would have to have the Home Premium or Ultimate upgrade disk, or I will just have to do a clean install. Is there any crack for this? I REALLY don't want to do a clean install, but I also don't want to spend another $100 to get Home Premium...
 
If there is a crack, you could still be missing important files and settings that are installed. Just do a clean install, if you dont format all of your files will be moved to a folder called Windows_OLD.
 
how could I do a clean install without formatting my hard drive that only has one partition?
 
demonbrawn said:
how could I do a clean install without formatting my hard drive that only has one partition?
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You just select the partition to install over it i think. i could be confusing it with upgrade tho :confused:
 
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