ISO Win7 download on to VirtualBox...

[kim6ball]

I downloaded Win 7 ISO, because I thought I was supposed to download that instead of the other, to install on VirtualBox. With the ISO version I need a previous version of windows to upgrade from. Is there a way around this? I've read some things and tried it, but couldn't get it to work. Anyone know any secrets or am I out money? Thanks.

 

[balamw]

Have you tried the methods in this guide: http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

Install it WITHOUT ENTERING THE PRODUCT KEY.

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[kim6ball]

Yeah, that's the site I tried. It didn't really work, and I really don't know what I'm doing. When the "enter product key" comes up, what do I do to not enter it?

 

[balamw]

Yeah, that's the site I tried. It didn't really work, and I really don't know what I'm doing. When the "enter product key" comes up, what do I do to not enter it?

Hit next, continue without typing any numbers.

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[kim6ball]

That keeps the system consistently running then?

 

[balamw]

That keeps the system consistently running then?

No. That gives you a 30 day trial version. Then, you either need to hack the registry, as per the guide or install again over the trial install.

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