Vista - Upgrade

Hi Group,
I wanted to do a clean upgrade install of Vista over XP. So now I have my
hard drive wiped to zeros. I have the original XP disk and the Vista upgrade
disk. Which order should I insert the disks and when should I change them.
Do I have to install XP completely and then Vista?
Any ideas will be appreciated.
Bob

Yes you will have to install XP completely and have it updated at least
until SP2. From there put in the Vista DVD and start the setup from within
Windows in order to start the upgrade process.

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"Bob Hansen" <awildtrout@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Pasted from: http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070201#story1:

Here's a simplified overview of the steps that are required to clean-install
the upgrade version of Vista:

Step 1. Boot the PC from the Vista DVD.

Step 2. Select "Install Now," but do not enter the Product Key from the
Vista packaging. Leave the input box blank. Also, turn off the option
Automatically activate Windows when I'm online. In the next dialog box that
appears, confirm that you really do want to install Vista without entering a
Product Key.

Step 3. Correctly indicate the version of Vista that you're installing: Home
Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate.

Step 4. Select the "Custom (Advanced)" install, not the "Upgrade" install.

Step 5. Vista copies files at length and reboots itself one or more times.
Wait for the install to complete. At this point, you might think that you
could "activate" Vista, but you can't. That's because you haven't installed
the Vista upgrade yet. To do that, run the DVD's setup.exe program again,
but this time from the Vista desktop. The easiest way to start setup again
is to eject and then reinsert the DVD.

Step 6. Click "Install Now." Select Do not get the latest updates for
installation. (You can check for these updates later.)

Step 7. This time, do enter the Product Key from the Vista packaging. Once
again, turn off the option Automatically activate Windows when I'm online.

Step 8. On this second install, make sure to select "Upgrade," not "Custom
(Advanced)." You're not doing a clean install now, you're upgrading to
Vista.

Step 9. Wait while Vista copies files and reboots itself. No user
interaction is required. Do not boot from the DVD when asked if you'd like
to do so. Instead, wait a few seconds and the setup process will continue on
its way. Some DOS-like, character-mode menus will appear, but don't interact
with them. After a few seconds, the correct choice will run for you
automatically.

Step 10. After you click a button labeled Start in the Thank You dialog box,
Vista's login screen will eventually appear. Enter the username and password
that you selected during the first install. You're done upgrading to Vista.

Step 11. Within 30 days, you must "activate" your copy of Vista or it'll
lose functionality. To activate Vista, click Show more details in the
Welcome Center that automatically displays upon each boot-up, then click
Activate Windows now. If you've dismissed the Welcome Center, access the
correct dialog box by clicking Start, Control Panel, System & Maintenance,
System. If you purchased a legitimate copy of Vista, it should quickly
activate over the Internet. (You can instead activate by calling Microsoft
on the phone, which avoids your PC exchanging information with Microsoft's
server.)

"Bob Hansen" <awildtrout@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The thing with Vista Upgrade licenses is, it requires that you have the
qualifying product installed first, meaning, you will have XP installed on
the disk, boot into it, insert your Windows Vista upgrade DVD then click
Install Now and click the Upgrade Option when prompted during the wizard.
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"Bob Hansen" <awildtrout@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Phillips, I think I'll give this a try.

"Phillips" <afn18721@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23Ez521XXIHA.1204@xxxxxxA clean install can be done using Upgrade keys, this has been posted many
times here (once in this thread in fact).

Hi Bob,

This will show you step by step how to do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista.

Clean Install From Upgrade Vista

Shawn