My situation basically goes like this: I used a friend's copy of XP to put on my computer. When I tried to enter the validation code, I wasn't able to. So I was able to use it for 30 days until it expired. I then used the Windows 7 upgrade and now no longer have the expiried XP. So, since I didn't actually reformat my hardrive and install Windows 7 (I just did the upgrade), will my version of Windows 7 be a valid copy since my XP was not. Thanks for the help.
upgrading to windows 7
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You cannot upgrade from XP anyway, to upgrade only then Vista must be the existing OS.
So it will be a clean install, meaning all programs, data etc will be lost if it resides on the C: drive, everything will be overwritten and it won't be interested in your copy of XP. So if Windows 7 is a valid version then all will be OK as it will be this key only that it wants.
So it will be a clean install, meaning all programs, data etc will be lost if it resides on the C: drive, everything will be overwritten and it won't be interested in your copy of XP. So if Windows 7 is a valid version then all will be OK as it will be this key only that it wants.