Originally posted by: jeffbui
Q: Do I need an Activated copy of XP installed before I can upgrade?
Waiting for an answer to that.. Just purchased a new SSD for Win7, it would suck to have to install XP on it first before putting Win7 on it.
Replying to my own post because I have first hand experience after today. Windows 7 installed just fine but when I went to activate it, the key said it was not valid for clean installs. Looks like I'm going to have to secure erase, put XP on, and reinstall Windows 7 on top of it.