Vista - Installing Vista from OEM XP Pro

As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean install
from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD and key?

Or would this approach require a full install disk?

many thanks

The response from MSFT reps seem to indicate 'No' to your
1st question, but you'll probably have to wait until you get
your hands on a RTM DVD to find out for sure. You may have
to wait for the answer to your 2nd question, too.

Mad Scot wrote:
> As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean install
> from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD and key?
>
> Or would this approach require a full install disk?
>
> many thanks
>
>

Response seems to be that a clean install is possible from within your XP to
a different volume using upgrade sku.
There should be no problem installing a clean install using the full
product.


"Mad Scot" <Mad Scot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean install
> from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD and key?
>
> Or would this approach require a full install disk?
>
> many thanks
>
>

Ah well time will tell I guess

"Theo" wrote:

> The response from MSFT reps seem to indicate 'No' to your
> 1st question, but you'll probably have to wait until you get
> your hands on a RTM DVD to find out for sure. You may have
> to wait for the answer to your 2nd question, too.
>
> Mad Scot wrote:
> > As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean install
> > from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD and key?
> >
> > Or would this approach require a full install disk?
> >
> > many thanks
> >
> >
>

The RTM DVD do not upgrade. All it do is to move all old files (c:\documents
and settings, C:\Windows, C:\program files) into a c:\windows.old dir.

(given that your old install was on C:\windows)


--
-HAL


Theo <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:eekfdFxEHHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

> The response from MSFT reps seem to indicate 'No' to your
> 1st question, but you'll probably have to wait until you get
> your hands on a RTM DVD to find out for sure. You may have
> to wait for the answer to your 2nd question, too.
>
> Mad Scot wrote:
>> As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean
>> install from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD
>> and key?
>>
>> Or would this approach require a full install disk?
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>>
>

Not correct. It does an upgrade from XP or previous Vista versions.

"HAL" <2@online.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The RTM DVD do not upgrade. All it do is to move all old files
> (c:\documents
> and settings, C:\Windows, C:\program files) into a c:\windows.old dir.
>
> (given that your old install was on C:\windows)
>
>
> --
> -HAL
>
>
> Theo <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:eekfdFxEHHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
>> The response from MSFT reps seem to indicate 'No' to your
>> 1st question, but you'll probably have to wait until you get
>> your hands on a RTM DVD to find out for sure. You may have
>> to wait for the answer to your 2nd question, too.
>>
>> Mad Scot wrote:
>>> As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean
>>> install from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD
>>> and key?
>>>
>>> Or would this approach require a full install disk?
>>>
>>> many thanks
>>>
>>>
>>

When I upgraded Vista RC1 to RC2 I did make that temporary, which I could
easily remove. Since I am not a MSDN subscriber I'll wait to see how the
upgrade from RC2 to RTM goes.

"HAL" <2@online.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e48b4dxEHHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> The RTM DVD do not upgrade. All it do is to move all old files
> (c:\documents
> and settings, C:\Windows, C:\program files) into a c:\windows.old dir.
>
> (given that your old install was on C:\windows)
>
>
> --
> -HAL
>
>
> Theo <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:eekfdFxEHHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
>> The response from MSFT reps seem to indicate 'No' to your
>> 1st question, but you'll probably have to wait until you get
>> your hands on a RTM DVD to find out for sure. You may have
>> to wait for the answer to your 2nd question, too.
>>
>> Mad Scot wrote:
>>> As with previous versions of windows will it be posible to a clean
>>> install from a Vista upgrade disk, assuming it will ask to check the CD
>>> and key?
>>>
>>> Or would this approach require a full install disk?
>>>
>>> many thanks
>>>
>>>
>>