upgrade

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sammi

i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista
home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it
says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me :)
 
An upgrade Windows Vista license means you have to have
a qualifying older version of Windows installed in order to
have a valid license. If you were to reformat your hard drive,
then you need to install Windows XP, then perform an upgrade
to Windows Vista.
 
sammi said:
ok, so if i was to return my laptop to factory settings, would that
still qualify? :)
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Yes, but if something goes amiss, you can always buy a retail copy of Vista.
No biggie.

Except for the unique drivers necessary for your laptop.
 
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