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  1. Posts : 928
    Win 10
       #20

    I'm wondering if I could use this method to do a clean install of Win 10 on the SSD.
    Need to put the old drive in and connect to the net to activate your 8 install (make sure it is) Follow the guide then go ahead with your "clean" install.
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  2. Posts : 22
    Windows 10 Pro
       #21

    Porthos said:
    Need to put the old drive in and connect to the net to activate your 8 install (make sure it is) Follow the guide then go ahead with your "clean" install.
    That's what I was thinking. Sweet! Gonna have to give it a shot when I get some time. :)
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  3. Posts : 134,237
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #22

    Question on this method of doing a clean install. Can you use a windows 10 Pro iso dvd disk on a computer with Windows 7 pro OEM installed?? Or does that take a special windows 10 pro iso file???
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  4. Posts : 928
    Win 10
       #23

    OldMike65 said:
    Question on this method of doing a clean install. Can you use a windows 10 Pro iso dvd disk on a computer with Windows 7 pro OEM installed?? Or does that take a special windows 10 pro iso file???
    YES, Pro to Pro/Home to Home.
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  5. Posts : 2
    windows 7 ultimate / windows 10
       #24

    Hi
    I followed your tutorial today and it went without a hitch. Before I started I created a new partition on C drive and clean installed Windows 10 onto it following your guide. Now I have Win 7 and Win 10 as a dual boot, and I can install programs in Windows 10 at my leisure and go back to Windows 7 when necessary. Thanks for the information.
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  6. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #25

    ms007es said:
    Hi
    I followed your tutorial today and it went without a hitch. Before I started I created a new partition on C drive and clean installed Windows 10 onto it following your guide. Now I have Win 7 and Win 10 as a dual boot, and I can install programs in Windows 10 at my leisure and go back to Windows 7 when necessary. Thanks for the information.
    If you used that Windows 7 to get the free Windows 10, then you are violating the EULA by having both installed and activated at the same time. Eventually one or both will become deactivated.

    You are suppose to no longer have Windows 7 activated as long as you have the free Windows 10 installed and activated.
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  7. Posts : 17
    Windows 8
       #26

    Just curious, both systems can't run at the same time, so in reality only one licence running. Is there any fine print that covers this?
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  8. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #27

    They cannot be installed and activated at the same time. Even if you don't have them both running at the same time.

    Part of the agreement to get the free upgrade to Windows 10 is that you do not use the product key of the activated Windows 7/8.1 that you upgraded from afterwards. You would have to uninstall Windows 10 first before you can legally.

    It's always been that way for upgrade copies of Windows.

    The Windows 10 EULA and the free offer FAQs states this.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Uset...10_English.htm

    Windows 10 FAQ Tips - Microsoft
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  9. Posts : 3,367
    W10 Pro x64/W7 Ultimate x64 dual boot main - W11 Triple Boot Pending
       #28

    Here I dual boot both at the same time.

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First-dual-boot-remotely.jpg

    I couldn't connect via USB WiFi with 10 on a second remote desktop But I can still try things out on both versions as well as transfer files in between the two machines by remote access. I can even make videos of the main build viewing remotely from the second in reverse.

    The solution for seeing both on of course would be simply to buy 10 outright where it will have it's own retail key for seeing 10 running on another drive. You can run multiple licenses on one machine.
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  10. Posts : 319
    Windows 10 Pro
       #29

    Shawn, this is a great tutorial, thanks. I don't know if you recall my issues with the clean install earlier but in short, I went through the upgrade path to Windows 10, got the upgrade activated. Later I did a clean install and it wouldn't activate. So I had to go back and reinstall Win 8.1 and go to the upgrade path again and that is where I am at today.

    My question is can I do this step from the current Windows 10 installation that I'm running on? I am gun shy of trying another clean installation for fear it won't activate again.

    Thanks for listening.

    Greg
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