Jane that's true, it has the same three files.
"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
news:uRBmjECaHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If you bought the upgrade online via Windowsmarketplace, then no, it has
> to be an inplace upgrade. The 3 files that you download do not give you a
> working bootable DVD that would be required for a clean install. I
> believe there was an option during purchase to have physical media sent
> out.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 
64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E14E16A0-4E53-474B-919C-6B91C8F7C71D@microsoft.com...
>>I want to clean install windows vista from a downloaded upgrade version
>> because I read that the performance of the computer will improve. How
>> can
>> this be done?
>
>