View Single Post
Old 01-31-2007   #6 (permalink)
Tom Porterfield


 
 

Re: Upgrade to Viasta Ultimte - Fine - Reinstall requires XP reinstall

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> You cannot use an upgrade edition to flatten the system and start all
> over. You need XP to be installed and activated before running Vista
> Setup. You do not need updates after SP2. Only a full edition of Vista
> can install Vista the way you are trying to do. Vista does not verigy XP
> via a shiny media chedk. Sorry.


Colin, have you seen this -
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932
--
Tom Porterfield

My System SpecsSystem Spec