Vista Upgrade on new drive

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1 month out of warranty my laptop HD broke, typical. It had pre-installed
windows XP on it. (i never got round to making a restore/bootable CD)

I've fitted a new drive and I fancy getting Vista HP.

As I own a copy of XP (although on a non-working drive) I should only need
to upgrade. However all the info I can find says that the upgrade must be
started from within the previous system.

Anybody any idea what my options are??

What are the price differences between the full and upgrade options??

Any info is appreciated!
 
Martin1979 said:
1 month out of warranty my laptop HD broke, typical. It had
pre-installed
windows XP on it. (i never got round to making a restore/bootable CD)

I've fitted a new drive and I fancy getting Vista HP.

As I own a copy of XP (although on a non-working drive) I should only need
to upgrade. However all the info I can find says that the upgrade must be
started from within the previous system.

Anybody any idea what my options are??

What are the price differences between the full and upgrade options??

Any info is appreciated!
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Correct Upgrade versions of Vista are designed to be installed from inside
the running OS that you are upgrading from. There are various techniques
that involve multiple installs that you can use to perform a clean install
using an upgrade DVD. Just search for them using your favorite internet
search engine.

The price difference depends on where you buy your upgrade vs. full vs. OEM
copy of Vista from (store and country) and of course then what level of
support you want from Microsoft etc ( full you get support - upgrade you may
not be supported as you have not used the supported install process, OEM you
get support from the OEM so if you buy an OEM DVD you are responsible for
your own support).
 
Thanks Mike, that's cleared a lot up.

With the method of upgrading by multiple install (I've looked into this)
all you lose really is support. Do MS still allow you to download service
packs and updates? It seems that it's essentially the same as installing an
OEM version?
 
Martin1979 said:
Thanks Mike, that's cleared a lot up.

With the method of upgrading by multiple install (I've looked into this)
all you lose really is support. Do MS still allow you to download service
packs and updates? It seems that it's essentially the same as installing
an
OEM version?
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All Microsoft provided online servicing still functions with a multiple
install to get a clean install from an upgrade DVD. So yes you still get
Windows Update and access to all additional products covered by the Windows
Genuine Advantage downloads etc.
So yes the end result is the same as an OEM install.
 
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