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Problems with upgrading Windows RC to 7
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<blockquote data-quote="ari257" data-source="post: 1014138" data-attributes="member: 146840"><p>Hey Guys,</p><p></p><p>I bought my Macbook pro(15",2.66 GHz, 4GB RAM) last year when the new models came out. Since I did not have a Windows XP or Vista Install Disc with me, I decided to download the Windows 7 RC (Beta) and install it on bootcamp since it was free.</p><p></p><p>Now as you may know, Windows 7 RC shuts down every 2 hours starting March 1st and will ultimately expire on June 1st. </p><p></p><p>So a few days back I bought the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $120. I asked the salesman at the store and he said I can upgrade RC to Home Premium. Now I insert the disc (64 bit version) while on the Bootcamp partition and...surprise!...it does not read the disc and my computer freezes. I even tried with the 32 bit disc but to no avail.</p><p></p><p>I found out that the Windows 7 disc doesn't run in certain machines. I also found out that I need to have a valid copy of Vista/XP (not just the RC/beta version) to upgrade my bootcamp to Windows 7.</p><p></p><p>So do I really need to buy an XP or a Vista version before I can upgrade to Windows 7? Is there a workaround to this problem?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ari257, post: 1014138, member: 146840"] Hey Guys, I bought my Macbook pro(15",2.66 GHz, 4GB RAM) last year when the new models came out. Since I did not have a Windows XP or Vista Install Disc with me, I decided to download the Windows 7 RC (Beta) and install it on bootcamp since it was free. Now as you may know, Windows 7 RC shuts down every 2 hours starting March 1st and will ultimately expire on June 1st. So a few days back I bought the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $120. I asked the salesman at the store and he said I can upgrade RC to Home Premium. Now I insert the disc (64 bit version) while on the Bootcamp partition and...surprise!...it does not read the disc and my computer freezes. I even tried with the 32 bit disc but to no avail. I found out that the Windows 7 disc doesn't run in certain machines. I also found out that I need to have a valid copy of Vista/XP (not just the RC/beta version) to upgrade my bootcamp to Windows 7. So do I really need to buy an XP or a Vista version before I can upgrade to Windows 7? Is there a workaround to this problem? [/QUOTE]
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