Jon Acord

Tom we are not talking about the subscriber edition you downloaded from MSDN.
This discussion is concerning the upgrade edition of Vista that will be due
January 30th. This disk is reportedly non bootable. An upgrade must be
started within the OS. From what I have learned it cannot do a clean
install. Only an upgrade of the existing OS, even if that OS is corrupt, or
has a Virus. None of the repair options are available as a result.

"Tom Lake" wrote:

> > Dear people; Upon investigation of the forth coming Windows Vista
> > operating
> > system it has come to my attention that the Vista upgrade disk is lacking
> > in
> > features that the previous OS Windows Xp boasted.
> >
> > Users will not be able to:
> >
> > 1. Do a clean install of the OS. I understand that an upgrade only is
> > permitted. It is understood that this must be done within a verified
> > genuine, activated copy of the operating system to thwart piracy. I
> > applaud
> > your efforts in that respect. However, Users who have chosen to upgrade,
> > should have the option of a new install. If their Xp has certain issues,
> > is
> > corrupt, the option of a clean install would be a logical choice.
>
> I used the RTM version (legally obtained on MSDN) to upgrade my test
> machine's XP but it didn't work out so I did a clean install with the same
> DVD. It boots AND does an upgrade.
>
> Tom Lake
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