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  1. Windows 7 Getting rid of XP

    Hi Folks, I'm posting this to illustrate how I replaced\removed XP from my system in favor of Win 7. First some background. I've been using Win 7 since the beta as part of a multiboot setup on my Acer laptop. The other MS OS was my old XP install. My old XP was located at the...
    • fjgold
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Can I reinstall a Win 7 Image to a larger partition?

    Hello: I had fist installed Win 7 in a separate partition so that I could dual boot between XP and Windows 7 until I was confortable that Win 7 was for me. I'm now happy with Win 7. XP is now on partion D:\ and Win 7 is on partion C:\. I just took an image of drive C:\ onto an external DVD...
    • Dajad
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Can I Reactivate Windows 7 After Reinstalling on a New Drive?

    Hi, I am using the Windows 7 RC and have activated it. I am dual booting with xp (installed first) and want to remove xp partition. I thought it might be easier to backup my Windows 7 and reinstall on a newly formatted drive. I want to know if I can reactivate after reinstall or will it stop me...