Vista - windows Vista can you do a clean install with an upgrade disk?

If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition my hard
drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive it will
simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is that correct?

No, that has apparently changed.
You will need to have the qualifying OS installed and then upgrade from
Windows.
Then you will have a choice to Clean Install.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Jon Acord" <JOn@theacords.biz> wrote in message
newsD8F2378-919B-437B-B3A5-E7362132F3F7@microsoft.com...
> If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition my
> hard
> drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive it will
> simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is that correct?

Thinking about this further, lets just suppose I tried using the Ultimate
Disk to try and upgrade from XP Home edition, I probably would not qualify.

"Jon Acord" wrote:

> If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition my hard
> drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive it will
> simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is that correct?

Unlike the "Full Version" of Windows Vista, the "Upgrade Version"
disc is non-bootable. You'll have to begin the upgrade or clean install
process at the desktop of Windows XP. In other words, you must
have a genuine version of Windows XP installed and properly activated
before beginning an upgrade or clean install if using a Vista upgrade disc.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Jon Acord" wrote:

| If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition my hard
| drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive it will
| simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is that correct?

Upgrade Planning for Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...gradeinfo.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Jon Acord" wrote:

| Thinking about this further, lets just suppose I tried using the Ultimate
| Disk to try and upgrade from XP Home edition, I probably would not qualify.

Thank you both for answering my question. It makes sense that you must have
an activated 'genuine' copy of XP. When I do upgrade to Vista Ultimate, I
plan on making a image of the newly activated Vista, just in case I screw it
up with a virus or whatever I can always go back. Most users should do this.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Unlike the "Full Version" of Windows Vista, the "Upgrade Version"
> disc is non-bootable. You'll have to begin the upgrade or clean install
> process at the desktop of Windows XP. In other words, you must
> have a genuine version of Windows XP installed and properly activated
> before beginning an upgrade or clean install if using a Vista upgrade disc.
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Jon Acord" wrote:
>
> | If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition my hard
> | drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive it will
> | simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is that correct?
>
>
>

That may not be the case. See the tread titled "Clean upgrades of OEM OS
installs that lack original media" in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup. The appropriate quote is:

"I don't think so I haven't tried that scenario, you will not be able to
remove the underlying OS from the volume(either the boot or the system
volume), clean install would need to be to another volume. If the boot and
system partitions were different you may be able to remove the boot
partition( the one that contains \windows), but you wouldn't be able to
remove the "system" partition ( the one containing the boot files) since
the Windows Vista temp files are located on that volume and you can't
remove the temp files out from under setup.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"



--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca



Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> No, that has apparently changed.
> You will need to have the qualifying OS installed and then upgrade
> from Windows.
> Then you will have a choice to Clean Install.
>
>
> "Jon Acord" <JOn@theacords.biz> wrote in message
> newsD8F2378-919B-437B-B3A5-E7362132F3F7@microsoft.com...
>> If I buy an upgrade disk of Vista ultimate, and format and partition
>> my hard
>> drive, I should be able to use the 'Upgrade disk' right? I belive
>> it will simply prompt me for my Windows Xp professional disk. Is
>> that correct?

"Jon Acord" <JOn@theacords.biz> wrote

> When I do upgrade to Vista Ultimate, I
> plan on making a image of the newly activated Vista, just in case I screw
> it
> up with a virus or whatever I can always go back. Most users should do
> this.

That sounds like a good idea. What requirements (software etc) would be
involved?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

I use an excellant software called Acronis True Backup. Compatible with XP
and Vista I discovered. When I beta tested RC1 and 2 I used it to create
images as an with no problems.

"Opinicus" wrote:

> "Jon Acord" <JOn@theacords.biz> wrote
>
> > When I do upgrade to Vista Ultimate, I
> > plan on making a image of the newly activated Vista, just in case I screw
> > it
> > up with a virus or whatever I can always go back. Most users should do
> > this.
>
> That sounds like a good idea. What requirements (software etc) would be
> involved?
>
> --
> Bob
> http://www.kanyak.com
>
>
>

My primary drive is in two partitions - "C" and "E".

My secondary (slave) drive is "D".

I have XP pro installed on "C" and use it at my working drive.

Will I be able to start the Vista Upgrade disk from within "C" and be
able it do a 'clean' install on "D"?

I'll want a duel-boot system until I'm sure I really want to give up XP
for Vista.

Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> No, that has apparently changed.
> You will need to have the qualifying OS installed and then upgrade from
> Windows.
> Then you will have a choice to Clean Install.
>