MS-7

[bmttinman]

Loaded MS-7 from download disk using Windows secrets.com "Use any version of Windows 7 free for 120 days" Have had MS-7 online for two months. Using "Upgrade Windows 7 Professional" that I got from NewEgg.com when the $100 sell was going on from MS (this was a mistake thought that I was getting full package) enter Id number and get

"the following failure occurred while trying to use the product key :

 

Code OxCOO4FO61

 

Description: The Software Licensing Service determined that this specified key can only be used for upgrading , not for clean installations"

 

Took on two other machines that where done same way. How every this install was done on GPT formatted disk Could this be the problem? If not how do I get around it? Can I reload program then use back to recover?

 

See attached screen shot

 

 

Update10/25/2009

 

Ended up with new load with Update disk and call MS on phone to activate

[alan6288]

This is from maximumpc site.

 

 

The full upgrade process still hasn’t been finalized, but here is what we do know. Windows XP upgrade editions were pretty painless. The installer would prompt you to insert a copy of a previous OS for disk verification, and that was pretty much it. Assuming you passed this stage, XP would then prompt you to drop the original install disk back in the tray, and it would push ahead with a clean install.

 

This approach changed with Windows Vista, and not necessarily for the better. If you followed the official Microsoft approach, you were stuck installing Windows XP each time you wanted to format your PC. Once it verified that a qualifying OS was installed, only then could then upgrade to Vista. This hokey double install process was a terrible waste of time, and seemed like a pointless exercise.

 

A known workaround now exists that will allow you to bypass this step, and it’s easier than you might think. Simply insert your upgrade DVD, boot into the installer, and when prompted to enter your product key, simply refuse to do so. After you click through all the warnings and pick the version you purchased, it would push ahead with the install. Your product key could then be easily entered later on once you were booted into the OS, and you could then activate using the normal process.