Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?

Dino wrote:[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

Yes. You'll put the XP hard drive back in though, don't waste your time
or money on Vista.

Alias

Dino,

Do not listen, **Alias** is a pathological type that has ulterior motives to
disparage users from switching to Vista. He is fighting a losing battle. He
may also be a crook promoting questionable software. Vista is MUCH MUCH
better than XP.

You can install Vista over XP (same drive) and XP folders will be preserved
in windows.old folder.

You can install Vista at a separate partition (like I did) and you will
never use that partition again, most likely.

"Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

"Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

I did... I picked up a 2nd hard drive, - quite cheap now days. So I dual
boot. Rarely do I boot into XP now.

Alias, well his mind is pretty screwed up. I'd pay him no mind.
--

Dino <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164
@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:
[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

To actually answer you're question....yes.

[url]http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp[/url]

Regards,

DS

AlexB wrote:[color=blue]
> Dino,
>
> Do not listen, **Alias** is a pathological type that has ulterior
> motives to disparage users from switching to Vista.[/color]

False.
[color=blue]
> He is fighting a
> losing battle.[/color]

What battle?
[color=blue]
> He may also be a crook promoting questionable software.[/color]

Cute. Proof? I've never sold software in my life of any kind. I'm not in
the retail business, legal or illegal.
[color=blue]
> Vista is MUCH MUCH better than XP.[/color]

Opinion, not fact.
[color=blue]
> You can install Vista over XP (same drive) and XP folders will be
> preserved in windows.old folder.[/color]

And then the fun begins! Course the OP wanted to know about a clean
install on a "new hard drive" but there you go again, knee jerking your
garbage into the news group.

[color=blue]
> You can install Vista at a separate partition (like I did) and you will
> never use that partition again, most likely.[/color]

Never use the Vista partition? Do you ever proof read your messages?

To Dino: you can clean install an update version of Vista. See this web
site for instructions:

[url]http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp[/url]

Alias[color=blue]
>
> "Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
> news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
>> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]
>[/color]

I upgraded to Vista with no problems. 100 million people can't be wrong.
Vista is a much improved operating system if the upgrade is done
competently.

"Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

There you go again, Alias. Smoking that crack, again?

"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
news:#x8zP3UYIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Dino wrote:[color=green]
>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
>> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]
>
> Yes. You'll put the XP hard drive back in though, don't waste your time or
> money on Vista.
>
> Alias[/color]

Alias wrote:
[color=blue]
> Dino wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
>> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]
>
>
> Yes. You'll put the XP hard drive back in though, don't waste your time
> or money on Vista.
>
> Alias[/color]

STFU you stupid lying linux troll! You don't have Vista and you have no
idea what you're talking about.
You're an ignorant moron lying linux troll.
Frank

Alias wrote:
[color=blue]
> AlexB wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Dino,
>>
>> Do not listen, **Alias** is a pathological type that has ulterior
>> motives to disparage users from switching to Vista.[/color]
>
>
> False.
>[color=green]
>> He is fighting a losing battle.[/color]
>
>
> What battle?
>[color=green]
>> He may also be a crook promoting questionable software.[/color]
>
>
> Cute. Proof? I've never sold software in my life of any kind. I'm not in
> the retail business, legal or illegal.
>[color=green]
>> Vista is MUCH MUCH better than XP.[/color]
>
>
> Opinion, not fact.
>[color=green]
>> You can install Vista over XP (same drive) and XP folders will be
>> preserved in windows.old folder.[/color]
>
>
> And then the fun begins! Course the OP wanted to know about a clean
> install on a "new hard drive" but there you go again, knee jerking your
> garbage into the news group.
>
>[color=green]
>> You can install Vista at a separate partition (like I did) and you
>> will never use that partition again, most likely.[/color]
>
>
> Never use the Vista partition? Do you ever proof read your messages?
>
> To Dino: you can clean install an update version of Vista. See this web
> site for instructions:
>
> [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp[/url]
>
> Alias
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
>> news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can
>>> Vista be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of
>>> the OS?[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]
OMG...you are a fool...!
Frank

Try Downloading And Clean Installing Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 RTW, It's
A Much Better Operating System Than Windows Vista RTM And/Or Windows XP
Service Pack 2, Just FYI. P.S. Read My Recent Post About The Serious Problem
That My Doctor Had With His Windows XP Service Pack 2 Computer (It Dialed 911
While He Was Out Of The Office Exactly One Week Ago), Just FYI. Microsoft
Needs To Fix The Problems With Their Operating Systems A.S.A.P. Also Just FYI.

"Dino" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?
>[/color]

Yes you can, but think about this first. Do you have Vista drivers for your
computer's hardware components? Vista drivers for printer, etc? Don't
expect that all of your treasured third party software will run on Vista.
Some will but possibly some won't. Are you willing to spend the money to
upgrade to Vista compatible versions?

Start by using Microsoft's Upgrade Advisor.

Do your research first, or you will have problems and will be back here
posting about issues.

I upgraded to Vista and will never look back, but if you are running XP on
an older machine you shouldn't take upgrading lightly.

"Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

With apologies for the noise ...

Yes, in theory it's possible to do a clean install using a Vista upgrade
key. But it is unsupported, technically a license violation, and may not
always work.

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* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
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"Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista be
> installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]

I have also done clean installs on blank new partitions. Many a time. I
installed Win2K, WinXP, I installed Vistas. I have four computers with two
HDDs on each. Some of them are divided into up to 4 partitions.

Installation of Vista over XP is not much different from a clean install.
The fact that you juxtaposed them indicates that you have no idea how to do
either.

Vista is much, much superior than XP in many respects. Your XP/Ubuntu
message is dying.

"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
news:uHuXhYVYIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> AlexB wrote:[color=green]
>> Dino,
>>
>> Do not listen, **Alias** is a pathological type that has ulterior motives
>> to disparage users from switching to Vista.[/color]
>
> False.
>[color=green]
>> He is fighting a losing battle.[/color]
>
> What battle?
>[color=green]
>> He may also be a crook promoting questionable software.[/color]
>
> Cute. Proof? I've never sold software in my life of any kind. I'm not in
> the retail business, legal or illegal.
>[color=green]
>> Vista is MUCH MUCH better than XP.[/color]
>
> Opinion, not fact.
>[color=green]
>> You can install Vista over XP (same drive) and XP folders will be
>> preserved in windows.old folder.[/color]
>
> And then the fun begins! Course the OP wanted to know about a clean
> install on a "new hard drive" but there you go again, knee jerking your
> garbage into the news group.
>
>[color=green]
>> You can install Vista at a separate partition (like I did) and you will
>> never use that partition again, most likely.[/color]
>
> Never use the Vista partition? Do you ever proof read your messages?
>
> To Dino: you can clean install an update version of Vista. See this web
> site for instructions:
>
> [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp[/url]
>
> Alias[color=green]
>>
>> "Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
>> news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can Vista
>>> be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version of the OS?[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

AlexB wrote:[color=blue]
> I have also done clean installs on blank new partitions. Many a time. I
> installed Win2K, WinXP, I installed Vistas [sic]. I have four computers with
> two HDDs on each. Some of them are divided into up to 4 partitions.[/color]

Your point, besides proving your English is flawed?
[color=blue]
>
> Installation of Vista over XP is not much different from a clean
> install.[/color]

Yes, it is, much different, especially if the XP installation is
compromised.
[color=blue]
> The fact that you juxtaposed them indicates that you have no
> idea how to do either.[/color]

The fact that you posted this sentence indicates that, again, you don't
know what you're talking about.
[color=blue]
>
> Vista is much, much superior than XP in many respects.[/color]

Yeah, it makes you call India more frequently and makes you spend money
on hardware.
[color=blue]
> Your XP/Ubuntu
> message is dying.[/color]

You wish.

Alias[color=blue]
> "Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uHuXhYVYIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> AlexB wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Dino,
>>>
>>> Do not listen, **Alias** is a pathological type that has ulterior
>>> motives to disparage users from switching to Vista.[/color]
>>
>> False.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> He is fighting a losing battle.[/color]
>>
>> What battle?
>>[color=darkred]
>>> He may also be a crook promoting questionable software.[/color]
>>
>> Cute. Proof? I've never sold software in my life of any kind. I'm not
>> in the retail business, legal or illegal.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Vista is MUCH MUCH better than XP.[/color]
>>
>> Opinion, not fact.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> You can install Vista over XP (same drive) and XP folders will be
>>> preserved in windows.old folder.[/color]
>>
>> And then the fun begins! Course the OP wanted to know about a clean
>> install on a "new hard drive" but there you go again, knee jerking
>> your garbage into the news group.
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> You can install Vista at a separate partition (like I did) and you
>>> will never use that partition again, most likely.[/color]
>>
>> Never use the Vista partition? Do you ever proof read your messages?
>>
>> To Dino: you can clean install an update version of Vista. See this
>> web site for instructions:
>>
>> [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp[/url]
>>
>> Alias[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Dino" <nospam@nospam.kr> wrote in message
>>> news:OhCwFwUYIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Running XP and thinking about installing an upgrade to Vista.Can
>>>> Vista be installed to a clean harddrive using the upgrade version
>>>> of the OS?
>>>[/color][/color]
>[/color]