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Windows 7 Clean Install Only In Europe

Posted by samzenpus on from the start-all-over dept.

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."

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  1. ma8le by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the '3ommunity'

  2. To beat Fascist Pigs you must do what ever it take by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Down with Fascism. The EU flag? Fascism flag. Fascism? Look it up numnutz!