No. You run the setup program for Windows 7 then choose the upgrade option.
Christopher H On 17/03/2012 18:53, Bill Holton wrote:
OK, just tried it again. Used search to find Windows Anytime Upgrade. Started it, it said before you can upgrade you need to activate the edition of Windows your computer is currently running. How do I get around this to do the "repair" upgrade I need to do before I can activate with my upgrade key? BILL HOLTON Email: b...@bholton.com Direct: 386-624-6309 Homepage: www.bholton.com Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST DeLand, FL 32720 -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 2:12 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Activation of Windows 7 on VM virtual machine What you do is upgrade your edition to the same edition, affectively doing a repair install. Then you can use your key to activate the software. Christopher H On 17/03/2012 16:27, Bill Holton wrote:Hi. I do have a complete copy of Windows XP Ultimate that has never been used, but I cannot install it in the VM Fusion4. I also have a license for a Windows 7 professional upgrade. According to what I've read on the VM site, the way to do this is to install from the upgrade media, but not to activate the copy of windows. Then, do an anytime upgrade and use your key for this upgrade. The trouble is, now Windows says I need to activate windows before I do the upgrade, and when I try to activate it says I cannot activate from this copy because the license is only an upgrade license. Anyone have suggestions, or an email address to VM support? Thanks. Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
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