Question about bootcamping windows 7

Hello everyone, i just received my macbook pro 13 inch (specs aren't important for my question) I am getting ready to do the whole boot-camp thing (please forgive any ignorance on my part, this is my first mac) i want Windows 7- home and student edition... now my question to you all is --- Which CD do i need to purchase? there is the 'upgrade' version, the 'full' version, etc. if i even need to buy/obtain a disk, which do i need? and is there a difference in performance, or what all you can do between the different versions? etc. PLEASE HELP! Thank you for your time!! :P

Hmm.. i see, so what are all my options then? (preferably the cheapest way...) to get windows 7 - home and student edition as my windows OS for bootcamp? what would i have to do/buy to just use the upgrade instead of the Full $200 version? the reason i want to know obviously is because, i already have Windows XP disks and maybe another older one from previous computer purchases, and the upgrade version is around $90 or so, and full is $200 like i said.. just trying to save some money, suggestions are welcomed! Thank you for your efforts Kappy, i am grateful.

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The only reason I want to use Windows is to be able to download games from the internet that are not made for Mac only for PC and I have a few questions:
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