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Old 01-31-2007   #8 (permalink)
Colin Barnhorst


 
 

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

Yes. But another poster commented on an activation issue and I will not
have an upgrade edition pk until tommorow to test against. I have a some
virtual machines set up for all sorts of upgrade edition scenarios.

"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> 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


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