hdd finally packed in (windows 7)

[opstrat]

hy

so my hdd is now giving me bsod on boot up. iv got a replacement on the way but just realised i only have windows 7 upgrade.

am i boned? or is there a way round giving microsoft more money?

cheers

 

[opethdisciple]

Install the os that you had on there before and then install the upgrade.

 

[stoofa]

hy

so my hdd is now giving me bsod on boot up. iv got a replacement on the way but just realised i only have windows 7 upgrade.

am i boned? or is there a way round giving microsoft more money?

cheers

To have legally used Windows 7 upgrade in the first place you had to have an OS to upgrade from.
So just use that again?

If you don't have an OS to upgrade from, then you're using the upgrade against the license agreement.
In which case the "more money" you're giving Microsoft should have been given to them in the first place.

 

[Doco]

I had a laptop drive that sucked,bought a replacement drive, its currently running vista basic oem, I just used one of the various clone drive facilities, clonned my old drive to the new drive, pc booted up but I hada do a clean install, it should work fine, it did for my laptop, should work fine, nothing illicit about it, just what you own and moving its location.

 

[KIA]

BSOD doesn't always mean the drive is knackered. Have you tried scanning it?