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Just got info from WinSuperSite that you can do full clean install Windows 7 of any edition with just installing Windows 7 Upgrade edition. Here’s how

• Do clean install of windows 7 and make sure no windows 7 pending updates
• Open regedit with administrator rights
• Navigate to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Setup/OOBE/ and Change MediaBootInstall from “1″ to “0″
• Run command prompt w/ administrator rights then type slmgr /rearm , press enter

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If you dont know what is VHD, you can check it here

A Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) is a file formatted to be structurally identical to a physical Hard Disk Drive. It is typically used in various virtualization packages, and can be used to install a wide variety of operating systems (various versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux).^[1] The format was created by Connectix which was later acquired by Microsoft for Virtual PC. Since June 2005 Microsoft has made the VHD Image Format Specification available to third parties under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.^[2]

However, There are several ways to mount VHD

1. Using Diskpart

Diskpart is disk utilities that every windows copies has since Windows Vista,CMIIW. You can look here . To mount VHD files using diskpart just follow these steps

• Go to Command prompt w/ administrator privileges
• type diskpart then enter
• type SELECT VDISK FILE=”<full path disk name>” then enter
• type ATTACH VDISK then enter

You can also create small script to execute that.

• Run notepad
• Type SELECT VDISK FILE=”<full path disk name>” then enter
• type ATTACH VDISK then enter
• Save and Close that script as attach-vhd.bat for example
• Go to Command prompt w/ administrator privileges
• type diskpart /s attach-vhd.bat

But that method, gives me DiskPart was unable to process the parameters. if I run it directly

2. Using Computer Management

This almost the easiest way, by using Computer management Console in Administrative Tools

• Do right Click and Choose Manage
• Computer management Console will appear
• Choose disk management items
• Go to Action menu, then choose Attach VHD
• Choose your vhd files

3. Using VHDMount

Recently, I found this method is the easist way to mount. Go to here . Download file called VHDMount.exe . Run it. It will register VHDMount to Windows Registry so you can mount VHD files only by double click on it.

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Very easy to boot and install windows 7 from VHD files. Additional info about VHD, you can take a look here

A Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) is a file formatted to be structurally identical to a physical Hard Disk Drive. It is typically used in various virtualization packages, and can be used to install a wide variety of operating systems (various versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux).^[1] The format was created by Connectix which was later acquired by Microsoft for Virtual PC. Since June 2005 Microsoft has made the VHD Image Format Specification available to third parties under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.^[2]

Start from Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2, VHD natively support by Microsoft. Even more, we can boot into Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 from VHD file. There’s two version VHD disk type,

• Dynamically expanding
• Fixed Size

Now the best part,

1. Create VHD files
   • Go to Computer Management
   • Click on Action and Choose Create VHD files
   • Choose VHD Location
   • Choose Virtual hard disk format. Fixed size is recommended by Microsoft
   • Mount the VHD into Z: for example
2. Install Windows 7
   • Load your Windows 7 disk or Windows 7 Image into drives. For example drive i:
   • run command prompt with administrator rights
   • type this command imagex /apply i:\sources\install.win 5 h: (in this example 5 is the windows 7 edition which windows 7 ultimate. To get the list type imagex /info i:\sources\install.wim
   • wait the process
3. Install into MBR
   • run command prompt with administrator rights
   • type bcdboot h:\windows

After this, you’ll get another booting option which can boot your OS from VHD files.  Note, this VHD files only can be applied into Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 forwards.

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Taken from http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-RTM-Build-7600-16385-DVD-ISO-SHA-1-and-MD5-Information-117535.shtml

Windows 7 Retail Ultimate E English (x86)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_cliente_en-us_Retail_UltimateE-GRMCEULFRER_EN_DVD.iso
CRC: 0x953EFBCC
SHA-1: 0xBC10F09B86DCBAF35B31B0E6FBA7D006ACAAD28D

Windows 7 Retail Ultimate E English (x64)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_cliente_en-us_Retail_UltimateE-GRMCEULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
CRC: 0x77BE890E
SHA-1: 0x029DCCEDD7691206010F84CE58343405A4DA92C9

Windows 7 Retail Ultimate English (x86)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso
CRC: 0xC1C20F76
MD5: D0B8B407E8A3D4B75EE9C10147266B89
SHA-1: 0x5395DC4B38F7BDB1E005FF414DEEDFDB16DBF610

Windows 7 Retail Ultimate English (x64)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
CRC: 0x1F1257CA
MD5: F43D22E4FB07BF617D573ACD8785C028
SHA-1: 0x326327CC2FF9F05379F5058C41BE6BC5E004BAA7

Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Simplified Chinese (x86)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_zh-cn_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_CN_DVD.iso
SHA1: B589336602E3B7E134E222ED47FC94938B04354F

Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Simplified Chinese (x64)
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_zh-cn_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_CN_DVD.iso
SHA1: 4A98A2F1ED794425674D04A37B70B9763522B0D4

Windows Server 2008 R2 Volume License (VL) English
Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_en-us_VL-GRMSXVOL_EN_DVD.iso
SHA1: AD855EA913AAEC3F1D0E1833C1AEF7A0DE326B0A

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