Vista - Re: No Clean Installs on Upgrade? Way to P*ss People Off, MS!

You can do a clean install. And, something I just learned,
you could have created any empty partition and directed the
the install there. Microsoft may have not intended it that way,
but it can be done. You could have later formatted your XP
partition, or, keep your XP partition. I know Microsoft doesn't
like that, but it can be done.


-Michael

"PV" <PV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C548CFB1-F386-406E-BBAF-CEA7EFCA11B4@microsoft.com...
> Hey, Microsoft! Ya know, those of us that actually BUY a legit DVD and key
> for Ultimate Upgrade, spending $250 in the process, should have the option of
> doing a clean format and install of Vista. Instead, you give your loyal
> customers endless hours of aggravation by not publicizing this little fact
> and keeping it your dirty secret.
>
> I was using the opportunity to switch to a RAID setup from a single hard
> drive (which had a legit and paid for XP installed)....so I backed up to
> another drive....reformatted to RAID.....installed Vista.....went to enter my
> legit and paid for key.....to be told even though I had just installed the
> system and had a legit key I needed to upgrade from another version of
> Windows.
>
> Which meant reformatting again, reinstalling XP, then "upgrading" to Vista
> afterwards.
>
> So tell me....does this little "upgrade" get rid of rootkit viruses that
> could be lurking on your customers' drives? I think not, since reformatting
> isn't part of the "upgrade". For a lot of us, a large part of installing a
> new OS is being able to start CLEAN.
>
> When people spend $250 on a piece of software, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
> INSTALL IT THE WAY THEY WANT.
>
> It shouldn't be easier to steal and do a clean install with a hacked Vista
> than it is to buy a legit Upgrade copy in a store. It's stuff like this that
> causes people to regret buying a legit copy and encourages the use of free
> hacked versions. I feel ripped off. I thought you should know, even though
> I know you don't care.