Windows 7 Upgrade Version

Can I use the upgrade version of Windows 7 to install on BootCamp?

Nope, you need the system builder version - found on Amazon for about $135, I believe. I was only able to use the upgrade version because I was running XP Pro 64-bit. Be sure and get a 64-bit version. BTW, I don't use Boot Camp but rather Parallels as most of my Windows work is in Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro which aren't CPU hogs.
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    Daventry wrote:
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