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by Paul Thurrott It was the final unanswered question about Windows 7. But now, thanks to numerous reader reports, my own hands-on experience, and a briefing with the team at Microsoft responsible for this technology, I think we have some answers. Sadly, Microsoft is still making it difficult to clean install Windows 7 with Upgrade media, as it did with Windows Vista. But fear not, there is some good news. While you can't simply use Upgrade media to do a clean install of Windows 7 on a new or previously formatted PC, the workarounds this time are easier than ever. And that's what this article is all about: Revealing the secrets to clean-installing Windows 7 with Upgrade media. For all the details read Paul Thurrott’s article - Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media Technorati Tags: 70-680 , MCTS , Windows 7 , install , upgrade

By Woody Leonhard Topping the long list of readers' Windows 7 questions is whether you can use the upgrade disc to perform a full install of the new OS. You may be surprised to discover that in Windows 7 there's no difference between the "upgrade" and "full" DVDs and — just as with XP and Vista — the cheaper upgrade version can indeed be used to perform a full install. But that's just one of your many Windows 7 questions. From what's possible, to what's legal, to what-on-earth-were-they-thinking, here's the skinny on the ins and outs of Microsoft's best OS yet. There's no way to fit all your Win7 queries into a single column, so you can be sure I'll have many more Win7 FAQs in the weeks to come. Will a Win7 upgrade disc install the full OS? Read Woody Leonhard’s entire article - Fully install Windows 7 from the upgrade disc Technorati Tags: 70-680 , MCTS , Windows 7 , install , upgrade