This video covers two hacks to get around Windows 7 upgrade limitations. One is a hack that lets you upgrade from the Windows 7 Release Candidate (Beta version) and the other hack allows you to upgrade to a downgraded Windows Edition (ex. Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Professional).
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Asides 
The curtain has been raised (slightly) on the next installment of Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows 7.
Microsoft hope it will bring the internet, mobile phone and PC closer together. But reviews have so far been mixed, although reviewers have been limited to trying the (pre-beta version).
The full version is expected to be capable of working with a touchscreen screen, navigating documents and the Web similar to Apple’s iPhone. It is officially released at the end of 2009.
“I have seen the future, and it is bleak. Windows 7, the next big version, the one that was supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista, is here (at least in pre-beta form), and I can now say – with some confidence – that Microsoft has once again dropped the ball.
“Overall, I’m extremely disappointed with Windows 7. Far from atoning for Vista’s sins, Windows 7 simply carries them forward, visiting them upon yet another generation. Windows 7 is no panacea. Rather, it’s just more of the same: slow, bloated, and frustrating as hell.”
“When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn’t just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked up a thing or two from Apple’s OS X, judging by first impressions.
“It’s not clear how big the changes are so far. If you put the beta-build of Windows 7 side-by-side with Windows Vista, you’d be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Yes, some of the icons look slightly different and there’s no sidebar, but it’s essentially still the Vista look and feel. But that changes when you start to use Windows 7.
“For a start the OS won’t nag you as much; many notifications are banished to a control panel, you get to approve icons before they show up in the system tray and Microsoft has reined in Vista’s useful but annoying UAC prompts; you can choose which ones you want to see or turn them off altogether.”
“Initially Windows 7 looks similar to Vista, but there a lot of new features that have been added. Under the skin, Microsoft has been working hard. Boot times have been reduced, and certainly the review laptop Microsoft provided has a fairly snappy boot time.
“Microsoft has been working with OEMs to improve battery life – simple things such as reducing the timer frequency can improve battery life by up to 10 per cent. The networking stack has had new diagnostics added to help users figure out exactly where the problem lies.
“So, is this all a big deal? It’s not a change to the fundamental core of Windows, and most of the improvements sound relatively small. But taken together, they seem to address many of the issues people have had for Windows. I’m looking forward to trying it out, starting this afternoon.”
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at 6:02 pm
yes it does i just got a hp with windows 7
at 6:02 pm
already did that and i got windows 7 so far not inpressed its not xp and having a issue with some of my games do you have any idea why
at 6:02 pm
the background he uses comes with/in Windows 7
at 6:02 pm
If you have the professional version or better, you can emulate xp mode. Some games aren’t compatible with Windows Vista or 7 (they were designed exactly the same), so if you run them in Windows xp mode, they have a much better chance of working.
at 6:02 pm
@ducksoup2007 You can’t upgrade from a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS, you’ll have to do a clean install. Just get a cheap external HD and backup important stuff on there.
at 6:02 pm
Cool
I love your desktop background, where can i get it? ;D
at 6:02 pm
but what if i have vista home primue 32 bit and want to upgrade to vista ultimate 64 bit
at 6:02 pm
Thanks for the tips! You Rock Giga!!
at 6:02 pm
rofl u have i have the same pc xD .. AMDX2,2gb ram and a 1024kbps connection lol
at 6:02 pm
On my AMDX2,2GbRAM, and1024Kbps connections they load just fine. May be there is a problem with your connection. Have a nice day =)
at 6:02 pm
I dunno it just seams to be these videos, all of the other (mostly) content on youtube runs a bit faster. I was thinking it might have been something he added to the video.
at 6:02 pm
why do all of your videos take so long to load?
the have like stop cookies or something
at 6:02 pm
WTF, good job. IMA gonna subscribe.
at 6:02 pm
Dude, its me dat guy hoo sed ur vids were gettin crap…. DAY ROCK AGEN!!!!
AWSOME VID
Question: I have Windows Vista Basic… Can I Upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate????
at 6:02 pm
dude i do not hav Edition id so what should i do? can u tel me quick?
at 6:02 pm
Will Microsoft let you update on their sit or block you? I guess my question is WHY did Microsoft do this? And is this “legal”?
I wounder if Microsoft will lock you out of updates?
at 6:02 pm
can you do this with the free upgrade from vista?
at 6:02 pm
Well done, thanks.
at 6:02 pm
plaaaaaarm!
at 6:02 pm
excellent hack thx
at 6:02 pm
excellent hacks. nice.
at 6:02 pm
To answer my own question,
Changed EditionId to HomePremium
and ProductId to “Windows Vista tm Home Premium” Notice the space between Home and Premium in productId.
This worked! and installation and activation went fine with windows 7.
at 6:02 pm
Great video as always keep it up
at 6:02 pm
yea :/
at 6:02 pm
did not work for me.
Changed regedit for currentversion from Business to home and tried from upgrade DVD, still met with “no you cannot”. not sure if I am still required to copy the entire image to harddrive and change the cversion aswell. Any help?