
If you complete setup without typing your key, make sure you
choose
the edition of Windows 7 for which you actually own
a license. If you choose the wrong edition, you won’t be able
to change it later without reinstalling from scratch. When
Windows boots, it’ll operate in a fully functional “evaluation
mode” you can use normally for 30 days. If you don’t enter a
valid product key for the edition you chose during setup in
time—through the System page in Control Panel—Windows
goes into a lockdown mode. (See “Install clean with only an
upgrade disc” on page 13 for a way to extend this evaluation
period.) So, if this installation ends up being a keeper, don’t
put this step off, lest you risk giving yourself a nice big
headache.
A few pages later, you’ll be asked “Which type of installation do you want?”,
at which point you can select Upgrade or Custom (advanced). The Up-
grade option is only for performing an in-place upgrade from Windows Vista;
try it with an earlier version like XP, and setup will display an error and then
start over.
Figure 1-1. From this page, click Install now
to begin setup, or Repair your computer to
use the repair tools explained in Chapter 6
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