So if I already have xp installed, I can jsut select a clean install from the
setup?

"Saucy Lemon" wrote:

> Yes, well mileage will vary. The terms are confusing:
>
> When one wants to do a clean install from scratch .. bare harddrive .. one
> might find the install twice method works when using the "upgrade" DVD
> media. Don't eneter the Porduce key first time 'round.
>
> If you do a clean install of Vista on a PC with XP already installed on it,
> you can just select to do so from the install routine and the "install
> twice" method is not necessary. It depends then on what one intends with the
> term "clean install" i.e. from a bank harddrive or from one with XP already
> on it.
>
> Saucy Lemon
>
>
> "soldiers33" <soldiers33@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:347F2157-8CE0-4873-ABBA-10995EE0A1D1@microsoft.com...
> >i was wandering if anyone here could help, becuase im a bit confused.
> >
> > On the microsoft site is says that if you have windows xp then you have to
> > do a clean install, for vista premium. But the guy here:
> > http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/070201#story1 says that you have to
> > install vista twice to do a clean install, so could anyone explain me
> > which
> > method is correct. Iam currently using Windows XP Pro SP2
>
>