So you can't format the partition/drive you're going to put Win 8 on?? When you start the upgrade can't you select the advanced(custom install option) and from there format the drive??
EDIT: And yes the drive in question would have to have an approved version of Windows(Xp, Vista, 7 or 8RP)..
I would say you probably CAN format the drive, assuming Win8 installs work similarly to Win7:
Windows 7 Setup does its compliance checking before the phase of Setup where you format the disc. (Unlike with Windows Vista.) This means that you can format your existing hard drive, and blow away a previous Windows version, and not worry about activation. If it was there, Windows 7 will still activate.
From here:
Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media
Your missing the whole point of my statement,
I could not install windows 8 Pro from MSDN onto a clean SSD, Which means that it was a fresh format. So i plugged the new SSD in, put in the installation media, install > Custom > Create new Partition on SSD. <--- That didn't work.
I had to install a copy of windows 7 pro and then upgrade to get windows 8 to work...
Bunnyj then went on to say that you have to have an approved version of windows to upgrade with.
And if i wanted to format a drive there are tons of other ways to do it, and linking me back to some old Vista - Windows 7 upgrade media tut doesn't even compare to an upgrade from win7 to win8 as it is a completly different kettle of fish.
Oh and can you read the lasts posts in a thread to see if something else has been said regarding the issue instead of grabbing a chunk from the middle, Thanks