In article <eQnqMS$xHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>,
jmhonzell.nospam@insightbb.com says...
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3230AAEE-6B32-4200-A18D-578853ACF117@microsoft.com...
> > You'll need to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
> > if you wish to perform an absolute "clean install" without
> > first installing Windows XP. Otherwise, if you followed
> > the "tip" Paul Randall suggested, you will not be able to
> > activate Windows Vista because the product activation servers
> > will not be able to find the Windows XP license which qualifies
> > one to use the upgrade version of Windows Vista.
>
> Garbage.
> It works just fine and activates as designed.
I took a blank hard drive in a new machine, using my Vista Business
Upgrade, install it without giving it my key, then reinstalled it as a
upgrade to itself and gave it my key and it worked fine - clean install
using the AP version of VB Upgrade. I've done this on several test
machines and it's always activated.
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