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In article <5A9EA847-4B60-4939-ACAC-0E4D4C8F42A1@microsoft.com>, Magnyz
says...
> Hi,
> I just bought a hp laptop with vista business preloaded. I wish to install
> vista ultimate on the laptop but I am not sure if I need to do a clean
> install or not. If it is possible to avoid a clean install I would prefer
> because I can then keep all the other preloaded software. It seems that if I
> do a clean install I cannot install the bundled software that came with the
> laptop. Also, I already have a license to vista ultimate so it is ok if the
> preinstalled vista license is lost. Thanks for input.
> Magnus
>
If the version of Vista Ultimate you have is an upgrade version, you'll
need to keep the Business key.

You should be able to just upgrade what you have without having to
clean install as long as the CD key you have for ultimate isn't an OEM
one.


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