Carey Frisch [MVP]

Yes, it would be a qualifying operating system to
upgrade from "if" you are the registered owner of
the software. But I believe the company is the
registered owner. In your case, you would need to
perform a clean install of Windows 2000 and then
install an upgrade version of Vista.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Distorted Vision" wrote:

Yes but I own retail version of Windows 2000 Professional so surely I'm
legally allowed to do this.
I just wanted to know if Vista Upgrade will recognise WinXP Corporate
Edition as qualifying product.

It will save me installing Windows 2000 over XP.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:BCBE6995-D446-4DEB-AE82-A4069E533F63@microsoft.com...
> You would need a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
> in order to perform a clean install. The "corporate"
> Windows XP license belongs to the company and not
> you and it cannot be transferred to you as it is a
> Volume License.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
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>
> "Distorted Vision" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate
> Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
> work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and
> create
> a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.
>
> I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
> installation.
>
> Is this possible?
>
>