Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-11 Thread Sarah Alawami
8:13 a.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7 > > Hi, > > Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Windows 7 upgrade CD to do a > clean install of Windows 7 in to a fusion version 3 virtual machine? For me > the installation sto

RE: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-11 Thread Simon Fogarty
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2010 8:13 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7 Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Windows 7 upgrade CD to do a clean install of Windows 7 in

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
There is a windows secrets artical on how to do it. I don't have the link at th emoment but google for it and it should come up. Good luck. S On May 10, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I don't know about vmware and what restrictions they have. However, you can > use an upgrade CD to instal

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Dan Roy
I don't know about vmware and what restrictions they have. However, you can use an upgrade CD to install from scratch. I am not sure why it works, but, it definitely does. On May 10, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I thought, by definition, that a Windows7 upgrade CD required a previ

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
No problems. I'm hoping i"m right as I did managed to do it in bootcampl Can you do it in fussion I'm not sure. what I did was set up a bootcamp install that way and then set up a vmware thing to lunch and create a vmware to go off of mfy bootcamp settings. Good luck. On May 10, 2010, at 2:06 P

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Rob Lambert
I'm sorry, I got boot camp mixed up with vmware fusion again. LOL On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yes you can. i've done it. first install with out the key then install > again with the key choosing upgrade. > > Take care. I did it in a bootcamp set up so I can emagine it

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yes you can. i've done it. first install with out the key then install again with the key choosing upgrade. Take care. I did it in a bootcamp set up so I can emagine it can be done in a vmware set up. Take care. On May 10, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Rob Lambert wrote: > You CAN! NOT! use the upgrade di

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Chris Blouch
I thought, by definition, that a Windows7 upgrade CD required a previous OS to be fully installed before it would work. CB Robert Carter wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Windows 7 upgrade CD to do a clean install of Windows 7 in to a fusion version 3 virtual machine? Fo

Re: VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Rob Lambert
You CAN! NOT! use the upgrade disk. You MUST! use a FULL GENUINE COPY! I'm assuming this is for a clean install of Vista, and not upgrading from VM of XP, right? I think even if two as, you would need the genuine CD. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Robert Carter wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone kno

VMWare Fusion and installing Windows 7

2010-05-10 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Windows 7 upgrade CD to do a clean install of Windows 7 in to a fusion version 3 virtual machine? For me the installation stops shortly after it starts saying that a valid version of Windows is not found on the machine. Thanks, Robert Carter --