"DP" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert Moir" <robspamtrap******.com> wrote in message
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>> Set up a Virtual Machine (VMware ought to work, not sure about Virtual PC
>> 2007 and Vista basic).
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>> Install a _trial_ version of Vista Ultimate in the virtual machine.
>> Restore backup in virtual machine[/color]
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> Is it even possible to install the trial at this date, given that it had
> an expiration date? Sure, you could change the date on your computer to
> "fool" the installation software. But I don't recall if the installation
> has to connect with Microsoft before it's fully functional.[/color]

Nor can I, to be honest. When I mentioned "Trial", I was thinking of
installing an evaluation copy of Windows Vista RTM. But if the RC1 trial can
still install this might be even better, with regard to comments on the rest
of the thread about how there might be small differences between the backup
on RC1 and the backup on RTM. But if not, then an evaluation copy of the
final version remains a fair bet, I think.