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    Vista upgrade disc?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by psxsage, Jun 1, 2008.

  1. psxsage

    psxsage Notebook Evangelist

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    Do the Vista upgrade discs work like XP's did where you need to Insert a Xp disc when you install Vista? Or can you do a clean install from an upgrade disc?
     
    psxsage, Jun 1, 2008
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  2. Wirelessman

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    It works like XP .
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 1, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    you can do a clean install from any vista upgrade/install disc
     
    flipfire, Jun 1, 2008
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  4. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    All Vista discs contain full and upgrade versions of Vista. The only thing that matters is the license key you have. If the license key is for an upgrade version, then it will check to make sure you have something installed before it will install. However, there is an interesting article you should read on how to get around this here:
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp
     
    orev, Jun 2, 2008
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  5. Wirelessman

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    You could do exactly the same with XP, for those who didn't know.
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 2, 2008
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    THAANSA3, Jun 2, 2008
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