I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate

I have several licenses of Windows that I don't use, including Vista and XP, and this license to upgrade Windows 7 Ultimate that I had used on a laptop that is dead and I sold as parts (WITHOUT the HD, I erased). It is a upgrade license, but I formatted the HD, exactly as says the help on the website of MS and done a clean install (I'm using Linux). Now, he tells me that I can't use the license to activate Windows, because it can only be used for an upgrade. What happens here? I followed the instructions related to the ability to format the HD and Windows used to ask me to insert a CD of live installation for an earlier version of Windows to do the upgrade?

Do not tell me I have to install XP or Vista and THEN do the upgrade thing, because which usually translates into an unstable installation. I need a solution, not a hack.

You can perform a custom installation that removes previous Windows version while the version upgrade qualification.

However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

Try to use the activation of the phone:

How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
 
1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
 
(2) press the ENTER"" key.
 
(3) select your "country" in the list.
 
(4) choose the option "activate phone".
 
(5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
 
(6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
 
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

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