neil tonks

no its not a retail xp disc its an oem version that came with the system!

"Tim Draper" wrote:

> i take it XP retail disc then?
>
> i have XP upgrade, and can install straight from CD.
> basically the only difference between upgrade and retail, is upgrade
> asks you to insert a previous version of windows to verify your
> applicable for 'upgrade' software. it doesnt take any files off the
> previous version of windows, it just uses it to confirm you have one.
> after that check, everything is taken off the cd your trying to install.
>
> the only use for retail really is for entire new system builds, or for
> the like of pre-build machines from dell etc.
>
> that clarify?
> tim
>
> neil tonks wrote:
> > when vista is finally in shops i want to know if i have to buy upgrade or
> > full version to get a full clean install of vista, i have xp disk but not
> > want to upgrade want to do a full clean install like i have been doing for
> > all the pre-rtm build versions, basically what i am askin is can i do a clean
> > full install from the upgrade version thanks for your help
> > Neil
>