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Guest
I have Windows Vista Premium upgrade DVD. Can i do so called clean install or
do i have to just upgrade my old XP Home edition?
do i have to just upgrade my old XP Home edition?
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Daveg
You will need to install XP and then upgrade. Only other option is to
purchase full version of Vista.
Daveg
purchase full version of Vista.
Daveg
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Frankster
Terminology and context is everything. MS uses the term "in-place upgrade"
to refer to an installation that preserves your existing XP programs and
configuration. They use the term "clean install" to denote an installation
that, basically, renders your existing installation invisible and unusable,
but can preserve data.
So... yes, you can do a clean install with any version. But you cannot do an
in-place upgrade with an OEM product of any type. OEM products are limited
to clean installs (do not preserve your original XP programs and
configuration).
In your case, it appears you can do either. Make your choice during
installation.
Keep in mind that the "upgrade-priced" product is only that, a special price
if you already have a qualifying product installed. This "upgrade" price
terminology does not refer to the technical difference between in-place
upgrade and clean install.
-Frank
to refer to an installation that preserves your existing XP programs and
configuration. They use the term "clean install" to denote an installation
that, basically, renders your existing installation invisible and unusable,
but can preserve data.
So... yes, you can do a clean install with any version. But you cannot do an
in-place upgrade with an OEM product of any type. OEM products are limited
to clean installs (do not preserve your original XP programs and
configuration).
In your case, it appears you can do either. Make your choice during
installation.
Keep in mind that the "upgrade-priced" product is only that, a special price
if you already have a qualifying product installed. This "upgrade" price
terminology does not refer to the technical difference between in-place
upgrade and clean install.
-Frank
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Daze N. Knights
You can't use a Vista upgrade DVD to upgrade, say, a Dell Dimension that
came with XP? You are saying that one's only choice in upgrading a Dell
that came with XP pre-installed would necessarily involve losing all of
one's programs and settings?
came with XP? You are saying that one's only choice in upgrading a Dell
that came with XP pre-installed would necessarily involve losing all of
one's programs and settings?
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David B.
Not quite. An upgrade DVD will do a clean install, it's discussed here on a
constant basis, do a search of the groups.
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David B.
Yes you can, Frankster was referring to the OEM version of Vista not being
able to perform an upgrade, you can upgrade a PC with an OEM XP load using
the Vista upgrade.
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able to perform an upgrade, you can upgrade a PC with an OEM XP load using
the Vista upgrade.
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Daze N. Knights
Ah. Thank you for the clarification.
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Guest
I believe he meant:
You can't use an OEM Vista disk to upgrade XP. OEM Vista must be a true
"clean install" and everything is lost from the prior OS.
Vista Upgrade disks can be use to transfer prior OS information if they
meet the upgrade path requirements. Even if they do not, the transfer
information can be saved externally and re-inserted upon completion (but,
it's slow and flaky.)
You can't use an OEM Vista disk to upgrade XP. OEM Vista must be a true
"clean install" and everything is lost from the prior OS.
Vista Upgrade disks can be use to transfer prior OS information if they
meet the upgrade path requirements. Even if they do not, the transfer
information can be saved externally and re-inserted upon completion (but,
it's slow and flaky.)
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Mark
To be absolutely clear.
I have a valid copy Windows XP OEM. I'm rebuilding the computer for Vista.
I'd like to to purchase "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD]"
(not OEM) and use that to do a clean install on an unformatted drive using
the old OEM XP CD as proof for the upgrade (don't want the old OS on the hard
drive)
The old way of doing this was to boot your upgrade CD and during the
installation it asks you to insert the old OS installation CD to prove that
you own it. I want to know if that is still the way it works and that the
upgrade noted above will accept an OEM CD as proof of previous operating
system.
I have a valid copy Windows XP OEM. I'm rebuilding the computer for Vista.
I'd like to to purchase "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD]"
(not OEM) and use that to do a clean install on an unformatted drive using
the old OEM XP CD as proof for the upgrade (don't want the old OS on the hard
drive)
The old way of doing this was to boot your upgrade CD and during the
installation it asks you to insert the old OS installation CD to prove that
you own it. I want to know if that is still the way it works and that the
upgrade noted above will accept an OEM CD as proof of previous operating
system.
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Bruce Chambers
Mark said:To be absolutely clear.
I have a valid copy Windows XP OEM. I'm rebuilding the computer for Vista.
I'd like to to purchase "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD]"
(not OEM) and use that to do a clean install on an unformatted drive using
the old OEM XP CD as proof for the upgrade (don't want the old OS on the hard
drive)
The old way of doing this was to boot your upgrade CD and during the
installation it asks you to insert the old OS installation CD to prove that
you own it. I want to know if that is still the way it works and that the
upgrade noted above will accept an OEM CD as proof of previous operating
system.
No, that's not the way it works, anymore. The Vista Upgrade DVDs were
intended to have been specifically designed to be installed only from
within the earlier, qualifying OS, which must have been activated and
validated by WGA. The upgrade setup routine won't ask you to insert a
disk from an earlier OS, nor allow this sort of validation.
However, a clean installation using a Vista Upgrade DVD is currently
possible, though there's no telling how long it will take for Microsoft
to fix this "oversight:"
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: How to Clean Install Windows
Vista with Upgrade Media
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp
NOTE: This method is *not* supported by Microsoft.
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