As October 22nd hastily approaches, Microsoft is slowly but surely dropping all sorts of knowledge on to-be Windows 7 buyers. The latest tidbit about the forthcoming OS revolves around upgrades, with a company spokesperson reportedly confirming that users running an activated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate will not have to “reinstall an older version of Windows before using a Windows 7 upgrade disk.” Unfortunately, those who choose that path will see all of their files and such ushered into a folder labeled “Windows.old” when the final version of Win7 is installed, essentially putting a damper on what would’ve been an otherwise awesome experience. Interestingly, the fun doesn’t stop there; whether you ever need to reinstall the final version of Win7 from scratch using the upgrade copy you purchased, you’ll first need to install (and activate) a copy of XP or Vista, which is different that Vista’s somewhat more lax upgrade policies. Check out the read link for the full spiel, and construct certain you wrap your noodle around it good before you go off pre-ordering the wrong box.

[Via HotHardware]

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