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Windows 7 Clean Install Only In Europe
jbeale53 writes "It seems that to install Windows 7 in Europe, you'll have to wipe the system and start over. There will be no ability to upgrade. From the article, 'The unfortunate side effect has been caused by Microsoft's decision to avoid any further EU censure on Windows 7 by removing Internet Explorer 8 from the OS. Because Internet Explorer is so deeply integrated within Vista, it's not currently possible to perform an upgrade that removes IE.' Why would Microsoft cripple it this way? Just to try and point fingers at the European Union? Because the EU didn't tell them to remove IE, they only told them to offer other browsers to be installed during setup."
How many upgrades does it take to get from Windows 3.11 to 7?
(shows BSOD during the upgrade from 95 to 98)
... The world may never know.
Knowledge Brings Fear
well if you really like shit it's no wonder you prefer windows :D
I install every time I need to use Windows, so twice a year or so. The balance of the time I have just one drive in my tower, and that's a 30GB SSD with 20+ free GB on it. No room for Windows there, and my office is plenty warm and noisy enough without it.
My spinning hard drives live in the file server or on the shelf in the basement. I suppose some of those might contain a Windows install, but why take a risk? There's probably some boxes down there with old underwear too. Although it's probably laundered, I ain't throwin' it on without at least a short cycle in the wash, thanks.
I am literally 3000 tokens away from the chaotic crossbow --Stephen
I read "D:" and my brain parsed it as an emoticon.
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I read "D:" and my brain parsed it as an emoticon.
...which shows exactly what you'll look like if you wipe the wrong partition