http://www.dslreports.com/forum/WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306787 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:03 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307982 said by elios:

you can do an up grade but its ticky
wish people would use the search more i posted this trick FIVE TIMES NOW

install 7 Home WITH OUT A KEY
open any time upgrade
INPUT YOUR 7 Pro key
Reboot
you just did an inplace upgrade from Vista Home to 7 Pro
enjoy
Nice trick! Thanks! :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307982 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307927 wish people would use the search more i posted this trick FIVE TIMES NOW

install 7 Home WITH OUT A KEY
open any time upgrade
INPUT YOUR 7 Pro key
Reboot
you just did an inplace upgrade from Vista Home to 7 Pro
enjoy]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307927 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:38:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307874 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307874 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307818 Step 1 Buy machine with OEM OS.
Step 2 Upgrade OEM OS with full version, not upgrade version of OS.
Step 3. Take machine with upgraded OEM OS out of service.
Step 4. Install full version previously used to perform upgrade om OEM in new machine. Notify microsoft, & take original OEM machine out of service.

Would that work, as compared to (1) installing full version on machine "A" as original operating, system and then (2) uninstalling from removed from service machine "A", with a subsequent install on new Machine "B". The full version would never exist on more than one machine at a time. I'm familiar with the call to Microsoft, as I have done it in the past. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307818 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:05:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307798 said by bkjohnson:

I'm neither whining nor asking for a free lunch. I paid for the software. I was just expressing my opinion that the labeling on the box is misleading or inadequate. Neither am I a novice who has not built computers, installed software, etc - I've been doing it for years with a pretty good success rate. Have you read one of the boxes, or did you do all of your research elsewhere? I believe that you should be able to read the box and make a choice without having to do a lot of online research. I'm lucky - I was going to buy several upgrades anyway,and as it happens, I have a Vista Business machine that I can use the pro version on. I bought an ultimate upgrade at Office Max (Good sale price, BTW) and am installing it now.
Glad you got this worked out... I really think MS should have listed the in-place and fresh install options on the packaging. Naturally, you can "upgrade" any XP or Vista machine by doing a "custom" install, but many users would rather do an in-place upgrade and Microsoft certainly doesn't make this clear on the retail upgrade packaging.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307798 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:59:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23307738
You can transfer a retail version from one PC to another by reinstalling (including a clean install on a former OEM box), but you'll have to call Microsoft and go through the automated activation process, you won't be able to activate the 2nd installation online. That process involves providing a long auto-generated computer product ID to the automated voice, then inputting another long set of numbers to activate the 2nd installation.

Of course, once you activate the 2nd time, the original activation is voided on the 1st PC. If you try to activate a 3rd time with the same non-OEM product key (i.e. can't activate online), you'll likely have to explain the circumstances to an MS rep rather than going through the automated process on the phone.
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Or at least on a poster in the store! Yes, I should have researched further. On the other hand, the upgrade adviser says "you're good to go" (but not you need to check versions further), the box says XP needs a clean install, but Vista's OK, I'm in the store, away from a computer to do a recheck........ I notice that a standalone copy of Ultimate is about $20 more than an upgrade copy. I wonder if it can be installed as an upgrade.
Your Vista Home Premium can be "in-place" upgraded with either Windows 7 Ultimate version (upgrade or full). I don't know why you'd need the full version.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306935 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:56:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306898 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306898 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:42:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306867 should be on the back cover of every upgrade package.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306867 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:32:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306863
Howie's chart explains it pretty well. So does this - »www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en
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when I went to install, it informed me that my Vista home premium is only eligible for a clean install.
What is the exact message you are getting?

Edit:

See howie 's post below.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306827 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:22:50 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-WIN7-Misleading-Windows-7-Packaging-23306801 before you purchased something. ;)
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