Solved Mistakingly installed Windows 7 upgrade

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raysmith

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So what happened was I had gotten a brand new hard drive, completely empty. I bought windows 7 upgrade and installed that, but I forgot to have the windows vista installed first. How do I remove windows 7 and reinstall windows vista? I tried to format it, and it seems to work. But when I go to install windows vista I get error code: 0x80070017 (it means I'm missing a boot manager).

What do I do to fix this mistake? I hope that made sense.
 

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Brink said:
Hello Ray,

If you have a retail Windows 7 Upgrade copy, then there is no need to have to install your Vista first and upgrade to Windows 7. You can do a clean install with a retail Windows 7 Upgrade.

Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version - Windows 7 Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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I do have the retail upgrade, but is it the same thing as the full retail? or will I be missing a lot of things?


And my other question is, will I be having any future problems with my computer because I wasn't able to install windows vista first because of a missing boot manager?
 

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The upgrade DVD is the same as the full retail. The only difference is the way that it is installed. A full retail DVD can be installed on any computer, regardless of the OS that was on the HD, originally.

An upgrade DVD can only be used if before the install XP or Vista was installed.

Once you have the OS correctly installed you will not be missing any of the features offered by Seven.

I suggest that you follow the tutorial posted by Brink and you will have the greatest OS on your computer, running at full potential.

After your operating system is installed, I suggest that your follow the information in this tutorial, to make sure that your computer always runs as smoothly as it did on the first day
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/79071-computer-maintenance-guide.html
(Source Seven Forums)
 
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richc46 said:
The upgrade DVD is the same as the full retail. The only difference is the way that it is installed. A full retail DVD can be installed on any computer, regardless of the OS that was on the HD, originally.

An upgrade DVD can only be used if before the install XP or Vista was installed.

Once you have the OS correctly installed you will not be missing any of the features offered by Seven.

I suggest that you follow the tutorial posted by Brink and you will have the greatest OS on your computer, running at full potential.

To insure the efficiency of your computer, I give you this information on maintaining your computer. If you follow the instructions given (except for registry cleaning) you will be very happy with your OS.
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Ah, I understand now. I'll try it out right now and let you guys know if it worked.

Update: Everything worked fine, and I was able to finally enter the product key. Does that mean I'm all finishedor is there something else I'm suposed to do?
 

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After you get it installed, I am sure that you will really enjoy your new OS. Good Luck.
 

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    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
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    640 gb
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raysmith said:
Update: Everything worked fine, and I was able to finally enter the product key. Does that mean I'm all finishedor is there something else I'm suposed to do?
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Other than installing your drivers, that should be it. :)
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
We are both glad that we were able to help. If you have any further questions, be sure to post. Dont forget to tell your friends about Vista Forums.
 

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    Dell XPS420
    Memory
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    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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