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Hello newsgroup.

 

Here I got Vista Home Premium Upgrade, and want to install it.

 

I have XP Professional, So I need to do an clean-install. Following

question: I read that Vista Upgrade invalidates your XP Key:

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

 

Is that a stupid rumour, is that indeed the case? And, does it do that

even when using the clean-install option? (i.e.: you have Vista Home

premium upgrade, but your installed XP is professional) If yes, how

does it even work? Is it sending the xp key to MS after install, to

blackmail it?

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    You would need to return your "upgrade version" of Windows

    Vista Premium and purchase a "full version" of Windows Vista

    Home Premium if you wish to perform a "clean install".

     

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    Carey Frisch

    Microsoft MVP

    Windows - Shell/User

     

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    wrote in message news:1183658071.856357.181520@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...

    Hello newsgroup.

     

    Here I got Vista Home Premium Upgrade, and want to install it.

     

    I have XP Professional, So I need to do an clean-install. Following

    question: I read that Vista Upgrade invalidates your XP Key:

    http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

     

    Is that a stupid rumour, is that indeed the case? And, does it do that

    even when using the clean-install option? (i.e.: you have Vista Home

    premium upgrade, but your installed XP is professional) If yes, how

    does it even work? Is it sending the xp key to MS after install, to

    blackmail it?

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    On Jul 5, 8:06 pm, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>

    wrote:

    > You would need to return your "upgrade version" of Windows

    > Vista Premium and purchase a "full version" of Windows Vista

    > Home Premium if you wish to perform a "clean install".

    >

    > --

    > Carey Frisch

    > Microsoft MVP

    > Windows - Shell/User

     

    Not true. If you have Windows 2000 or XP Professional, you need to do

    an clean-install, but you can still use VHP Upgrade.

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx

     

    As it seems, it does a clean-install, but checks if you have xp or

    win2000 installed on the HD, if not, it won't install.

     

    I just ask, how the "invalidation" works, (if it does at all), and how

    does it work when using clean-install-upgrade.

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    The Windows XP license becomes incorporated in the

    Windows Vista upgrade license which then completes

    a fully licensed product. Thus, the Windows XP license

    cannot be used again if you want to install Windows XP

    separately without Vista.

     

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    Carey Frisch

    Microsoft MVP

    Windows - Shell/User

     

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    wrote in message news:1183659342.161740.237940@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

    On Jul 5, 8:06 pm, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>

    wrote:

    > You would need to return your "upgrade version" of Windows

    > Vista Premium and purchase a "full version" of Windows Vista

    > Home Premium if you wish to perform a "clean install".

    >

    > --

    > Carey Frisch

    > Microsoft MVP

    > Windows - Shell/User

     

    Not true. If you have Windows 2000 or XP Professional, you need to do

    an clean-install, but you can still use VHP Upgrade.

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx

     

    As it seems, it does a clean-install, but checks if you have xp or

    win2000 installed on the HD, if not, it won't install.

     

    I just ask, how the "invalidation" works, (if it does at all), and how

    does it work when using clean-install-upgrade.

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    wrote in message

    news:1183659342.161740.237940@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

    > On Jul 5, 8:06 pm, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>

    > wrote:

    >> You would need to return your "upgrade version" of Windows

    >> Vista Premium and purchase a "full version" of Windows Vista

    >> Home Premium if you wish to perform a "clean install".

    >>

    >> --

    >> Carey Frisch

    >> Microsoft MVP

    >> Windows - Shell/User

    >

    > Not true. If you have Windows 2000 or XP Professional, you need to do

    > an clean-install, but you can still use VHP Upgrade.

    >

    > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx

    >

    > As it seems, it does a clean-install, but checks if you have xp or

    > win2000 installed on the HD, if not, it won't install.

    >

    > I just ask, how the "invalidation" works, (if it does at all), and how

    > does it work when using clean-install-upgrade.

     

    Gotta agree with Carey here, when you UPGRADE, you get the operating system

    for less because you're using an existing Key and turning it into a new

    product.

     

    If I got an upgrade version of Vista and was still able to use my Windows

    XP, that's like having 2 OSs instead of an upgrade of an existing OS.

     

    Only reason you MAY of been able to upgrade from Windows 2000 to XP and

    still use Windows 2000 (even though you weren't supposed to) was because

    Windows 2000 doesn't have that online activation stuff.

     

    Read the EULA, i'm sure it's all in there... somewhere.

     

    You may be able to "fool" Windows Vista Upgrade into installing without

    validating that you already own Windows XP, but from a legal standpoint...

    well yer on your own.

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    PSiegmann@mail.nu wrote:

    > Hello newsgroup.

    >

    > Here I got Vista Home Premium Upgrade, and want to install it.

    >

    > I have XP Professional, So I need to do an clean-install. Following

    > question: I read that Vista Upgrade invalidates your XP Key:

    > http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

    >

    > Is that a stupid rumour, is that indeed the case? And, does it do that

    > even when using the clean-install option? (i.e.: you have Vista Home

    > premium upgrade, but your installed XP is professional) If yes, how

    > does it even work? Is it sending the xp key to MS after install, to

    > blackmail it?

     

    It's the honor system (and something tells me it wasn't be design).

     

    If you use the Upgrade disk to perform a clean install, you *could*

    still use the old XP key on another PC, but it would be in violation of

    the EULA.

     

    Is that what you meant, or were you asking is it possible to revert from

    Vista to XP on the same PC? If so, then this is fine.

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