http://www.binaryabstractions.com Research and Other Diatribes Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:25:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.binaryabstractions.com/2009/11/24/windows-7-clean-install-hack/ http://www.binaryabstractions.com/2009/11/24/windows-7-clean-install-hack/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:20:55 +0000 SigmaApex http://www.binaryabstractions.org/2009/11/24/windows-7-clean-install-hack/ …sort of.  Its not really a hack per se but a way to save a $100 bucks on the full install.  A clean install of Windows 7 on a fresh drive is possible with the upgrade version of Windows 7 by coping the “Windows” directory from any XP or Vista installation to any removable media.  As long as the installer can read from the removable media, the install (and activation) worked like a charm.

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