tteksystems
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I am working on an HP Laptop that has Windows Vista 64 Bit on Drive C and a recovery partition which is Drive D
I wanted to format this drive into 1 partition and install a new OS. In the BIOS, it lists the system has Windows Vista. Does this mean I am bound to using Vista on this laptop?
I searched and saw many people were installing Windows 7 or 8 on the same hp laptop I am working with. But they upgraded from Vista. They had to keep the original OEM key for Vista. If they want to do a fresh install, they have to use the same exact version of Vista that matches the OEM key and then do a Windows 7 upgrade.
My Question: Is this the only way I could put Windows 7 or 8 on this HP Laptop? or ... ...
Can I clean the hard drive, make one partition, use a full version install of Windows 7 or 8 with a brand new appropriate key? Because I bought Windows 7 Ultimate on DVD retail, and it's still sealed. And, I also have the Windows 8.1 ISO with a legal key purchased from Microsoft and I have not used it yet. Am I good with either of these options?
I wanted to format this drive into 1 partition and install a new OS. In the BIOS, it lists the system has Windows Vista. Does this mean I am bound to using Vista on this laptop?
I searched and saw many people were installing Windows 7 or 8 on the same hp laptop I am working with. But they upgraded from Vista. They had to keep the original OEM key for Vista. If they want to do a fresh install, they have to use the same exact version of Vista that matches the OEM key and then do a Windows 7 upgrade.
My Question: Is this the only way I could put Windows 7 or 8 on this HP Laptop? or ... ...
Can I clean the hard drive, make one partition, use a full version install of Windows 7 or 8 with a brand new appropriate key? Because I bought Windows 7 Ultimate on DVD retail, and it's still sealed. And, I also have the Windows 8.1 ISO with a legal key purchased from Microsoft and I have not used it yet. Am I good with either of these options?
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 ULT 64 / Windows 8.1 64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- AMD FX-Series
- Motherboard
- Asus Sabertooth 990FX r2.0
- Memory
- 16GB DDR1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9270-DC2OC-2GD5
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