Malke it is possible to do an 'upgrade' over the original installation of
Vista. I have tried it and it did work. A bit of a pain in the backside
when, after the upgrade had completed, and Vista nicely told me that I was
running an illegal copy (that's a laugh). But it was easy enough to sort
out. I haven't had time to update my website with the instructions for an
upgrade over the original, but i'm hoping to get it done soon.
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"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Dan wrote:
>> So from that article I would take it that the answer to the question Tom
>> asked is no.
>> Such as if you replace the motherboard and cpu do you have to do a
>> complete reinstall? In Windows XP you could do a repair install but it
>> looks like in Vista you have to do a complete install. Maybe an upgrade
>> install would work?
>
> I wouldn't say the answer is "no" since a Repair Install in XP is not only
> used when changing hardware. While it is certainly used when one changes a
> motherboard, it is most often used when some parts of the operating system
> have been damaged. Tom asked:
>
> "Does the Vista DVD have the equivalent of a Windows XP "Repair Install"
> so I said "yes" meaning that repair of the operating system was possible
> from the Vista DVD.
>
> It is probably more accurate to say the answer is "yes, no, maybe
> depending on what you are trying to do". I have no idea if doing an
> upgrade install would work in the situation you posit but perhaps someone
> else has tried to do this and will know the answer. Or perhaps you have a
> testbed machine and you could try it for us and report back.
>
>
> Malke
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