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by callahad 6177 days ago
Actually, that's been changed with Windows 7. It now requires the presence of an activated installation of a prior version of Windows.
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Which, again, doesn't change the fact that if you already have a Windows 7 install (I don't mean RC, I mean final), you can use the upgrade DVD, blasting the old install away during the process.