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If I’m performing a an upgrade to Windows 8, do I have to have the previous version installed, or is just having the key enough?
How hard is it to upgrade my Boot Camp Windows 7 to Windows 8?

MS is offering heavily discounted W8 upgrade by download currently. I want to run a single Windows installation on my Mac using either BootCamp or virtualization (probably Parallels). I currently don't have an earlier Windows BootCamp/VM installed, but I do have a license to do so.

My question is: can I buy and download the W8 upgrade file on another PC and use it to get Windows 8 on the Mac at a later date?

As a side question: would I have to install W7 on the Mac and upgrade it?

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Can you physically do it?
Possibly maybe, never tried.

Are you legally allowed to?
No. The EULA that you agree to when purchasing the upgrade explicitly states that the upgrade is for an already licenced and eligible OS such as XP, Vista or Win 7. The licence is for an upgrade and not a "new" install. A license for the older version should effectively vanish when using the "upgrade" license.

I don't know if or how Microsoft would or could police this but what you are proposing is precisely against the terms of your purchase agreement with Microsoft.

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