How to install Vista upgrade without XP on disk

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Aeronaut

I bought a Vista upgrade pack and formatted the hard disk for a clean
install. Then the Vista upgrade disk told me it couldn't install because XP
wasn't there. So I got out my XP disk and tried to reinstall that, but it
won't install (apparently it's a bug that is known with this computer and
many others, it needs SP2 to install, but it's a pre-SP2 XP disk). Why do
Microsoft have to make it so difficult for genuine purchasers of their
products?! Any idea how I can fix this? I don't need XP any more, I just
want to install Vista, it should be simple...
 
What specific error(s) do you get when you try to install XP on your system
with your original XP installation disk on your reformatted disk?
 
Set the BIOS to boot from CD/DVD Drive, insert XP disk, reboot; install XP
Then upgrade.

You can not do a clean install from NOTHING
 
In order to install Windows Vista on a reformatted hard drive,
you'll need to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
and not an "Upgrade Version".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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I bought a Vista upgrade pack and formatted the hard disk for a clean
install. Then the Vista upgrade disk told me it couldn't install because XP
wasn't there. So I got out my XP disk and tried to reinstall that, but it
won't install (apparently it's a bug that is known with this computer and
many others, it needs SP2 to install, but it's a pre-SP2 XP disk). Why do
Microsoft have to make it so difficult for genuine purchasers of their
products?! Any idea how I can fix this? I don't need XP any more, I just
want to install Vista, it should be simple...
 
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