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<blockquote data-quote="BReeves" data-source="post: 2777151" data-attributes="member: 10973"><p>Well it seems like Microsoft fooled me again. Tried installing Windows 10 to a blank hard drive using the product key for the Windows7 installation that was on the computer. It wouldn't accept the product key. A little research and discovered you have to do an upgrade to the existing OS to get the computer registered with Microsoft then you can wipe the hard drive and do a clean installation. This really sucks because I was trying to go from the 64 bit version of Win7 to the 32bit version of 10 (have my reasons) and it won't let me. If I try to use the 32 bit update it says I have to use the 64 bit disk.</p><p></p><p>Guess I'll try to do the 64 bit update then see if it will let me do a clean installation of the 32 bit version, probably not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BReeves, post: 2777151, member: 10973"] Well it seems like Microsoft fooled me again. Tried installing Windows 10 to a blank hard drive using the product key for the Windows7 installation that was on the computer. It wouldn't accept the product key. A little research and discovered you have to do an upgrade to the existing OS to get the computer registered with Microsoft then you can wipe the hard drive and do a clean installation. This really sucks because I was trying to go from the 64 bit version of Win7 to the 32bit version of 10 (have my reasons) and it won't let me. If I try to use the 32 bit update it says I have to use the 64 bit disk. Guess I'll try to do the 64 bit update then see if it will let me do a clean installation of the 32 bit version, probably not. [/QUOTE]
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