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Apple Computing Products:
Running Windows on your Mac
PARALLELS 13 - Windows refuses to install
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1774869" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>I'm about to get some sleep - getting late here. However, it appears you're trying to install an upgrade version of Windows 7 and not a FULL version. (I see you already know the answer.) Buy a full version and it should work - either that or try this:</p><p></p><p>Install the upgrade version of Window 7 but do not enter your product key. It will run but not be activated. After you set it up and it's running without the product key, reinstall Windows 7 over the top of the Windows 7 installation you just made and then enter your product key. See if that will activate and work. I got my Windows 7 upgrade DVD to install that way on an older iMac I had several years ago. It's a recommended trick to get an upgrade version to work. Let us know. See you tomorrow. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1774869, member: 46727"] I'm about to get some sleep - getting late here. However, it appears you're trying to install an upgrade version of Windows 7 and not a FULL version. (I see you already know the answer.) Buy a full version and it should work - either that or try this: Install the upgrade version of Window 7 but do not enter your product key. It will run but not be activated. After you set it up and it's running without the product key, reinstall Windows 7 over the top of the Windows 7 installation you just made and then enter your product key. See if that will activate and work. I got my Windows 7 upgrade DVD to install that way on an older iMac I had several years ago. It's a recommended trick to get an upgrade version to work. Let us know. See you tomorrow. :) [/QUOTE]
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