I had problems even after following the instructions. However, I found that I did not follow the instructions to the letter. There happens to be more than one Current Version in my registry. I had to find the one that was in the Windows NT folder. I hope my error can help someone else. Thanks again, Richard
I am having difficulty with step 3. Cracking open the registry on the Release candidate box. Is this on the system or part of the 7 DVD? Is there a specific line to type in after regedit in the command line?
It's on the RC box, and there's nothing else to type after "regedit" and pressing enter.
I had problems even after following the instructions. However, I found that I did not follow the instructions to the letter. There happens to be more than one Current Version in my registry. I had to find the one that was in the Windows NT folder. I hope my error can help someone else. Thanks again, Richard
Yes, it's very important that the "current version" in the Windows NT folder get modified. It's why I bolded that line in the registry.
Yes, it's very important that the "current version" in the Windows NT folder get modified. It's why I bolded that line in the registry.
I had no idea I would find the "Current Version" in more than one folder. I did a search and found that I was in the wrong folder. I successfully upgraded/downgraded RT Ultimate to the end version of Windows 7 Professional. Regardless of your superior intelect, it woud be interesting to me how you came across this very valuable work around. Inside information, colaboration? Thanks again, Richard
Thanks for the pointers. You just saved me many hours of pain going from Windows 7 RC Ultimate to 7 Home Premium final - and it worked without a hitch. All my applications seem to work perfectly fine post-upgrade.
Thanks for the pointers. You just saved me many hours of pain going from Windows 7 RC Ultimate to 7 Home Premium final - and it worked without a hitch. All my applications seem to work perfectly fine post-upgrade.
Now people have had chance to try this, can someone confirm if this will work for a UK version or not? I know somebody said "no" earlier in the thread (for the EU version), but that was based on there not being *any* upgrade version available in the EU, which wasn't the case in the end.
So, I have a *full* UK retail version of W7 Home Premium. Can I do an upgrade from the RC?
hope someone can help ive followed the instructions above and still cant get my upgrade to rcm it says its incompatable and cannot be downgraded to windows 7 home premium from rc ultimate
Great post- helped me to get from RC1 (7100) to a purchased copy of Windows 7 Professional. Everything is there, old settings, apps, files = good!
Only problem is that my key is being rejected by Windows Activation. It's a legit key: Bought the Student Edition through Digital River.
Has anyone else been through this process with the Student Download from Digital River? Any ideas on how to resolve this w/out having to call those guys?
Great post- helped me to get from RC1 (7100) to a purchased copy of Windows 7 Professional. Everything is there, old settings, apps, files = good!
Only problem is that my key is being rejected by Windows Activation. It's a legit key: Bought the Student Edition through Digital River.
Has anyone else been through this process with the Student Download from Digital River? Any ideas on how to resolve this w/out having to call those guys?
Thanks,
-jd
Quick update. Unawave just responded to my question via email. His suggestion was obvious: try to validate over the phone. It took a few minutes, but worked. No further issues!
Just wondering...If I purchase and install an upgrade only version of W7 and my HD dies sometime in the future, will I be able to install W7RC and then upgrade. I only have a copy of XP. I never used Vista.
Also, why does an upgrade take 1-1.5 hrs? My original install of RC on a new HD only took 15 min.
Just wondering...If I purchase and install an upgrade only version of W7 and my HD dies sometime in the future, will I be able to install W7RC and then upgrade. I only have a copy of XP. I never used Vista.
Also, why does an upgrade take 1-1.5 hrs? My original install of RC on a new HD only took 15 min.
It is theoretically possible to use the release candidate as an upgrade target. Some users have also reported that Upgrade discs simply install with no prior OS. As a last resort, you can install Windows XP, point the Upgrade disc at your Windows XP install, then format the partition with the Windows 7 installer to get a clean installation.
Upgrades take longer than clean installs because dozens of gigabytes of information are being shuffled around, in addition to the ~15GB Windows 7 writes.
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It's on the RC box, and there's nothing else to type after "regedit" and pressing enter.
Yes, it's very important that the "current version" in the Windows NT folder get modified.
I had no idea I would find the "Current Version" in more than one folder. I did a search and found that I was in the wrong folder. I successfully upgraded/downgraded RT Ultimate to the end version of Windows 7 Professional. Regardless of your superior intelect, it woud be interesting to me how you came across this very valuable work around. Inside information, colaboration? Thanks again, Richard
Box is another word for computer.
Glad Icrontic could help!
thanks
This work-around sailed right thru on my Dell XPS 1330 Laptop. Just three more machines to go.
I have noticed along 15 second delay on Internet Explorer startup since install. Perhaps a re-install of IE will clear this issue?
Glad Icrontic could help you out, Steve! Thanks for stopping by and letting us know it worked for you.
So, I have a *full* UK retail version of W7 Home Premium. Can I do an upgrade from the RC?
Only problem is that my key is being rejected by Windows Activation. It's a legit key: Bought the Student Edition through Digital River.
Has anyone else been through this process with the Student Download from Digital River? Any ideas on how to resolve this w/out having to call those guys?
Thanks,
-jd
Quick update. Unawave just responded to my question via email. His suggestion was obvious: try to validate over the phone. It took a few minutes, but worked. No further issues!
Also, why does an upgrade take 1-1.5 hrs? My original install of RC on a new HD only took 15 min.
It is theoretically possible to use the release candidate as an upgrade target. Some users have also reported that Upgrade discs simply install with no prior OS. As a last resort, you can install Windows XP, point the Upgrade disc at your Windows XP install, then format the partition with the Windows 7 installer to get a clean installation.
Upgrades take longer than clean installs because dozens of gigabytes of information are being shuffled around, in addition to the ~15GB Windows 7 writes.