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Re: UPGRADE QUESTION: Do you have to have a version of Windows installed in order to install the Vista upgrade?
"JMI" <ingramje@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Do you have to have a version of Windows installed on you PC in order to
> install the Vista upgrade? I recall with Windows XP's upgrade install all
> you had to do was insert the install disc from a previous version during
> it's install (Windows 98, ME, 2000). That was enough to supply proof that
> you owned a previous version of Windows.
>
> Has that changed with Vista?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
With Vista the operating system you are upgrading from must be installed,
you can't just insert the cd to verify. However there are workarounds that
can be found online.
--
Jim
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