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| There is a small flaw in the Upgrade installation programming of Windows Vista... |
| Forum: Windows Vista |
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| #1 By 76534 (72.37.244.36) at Wednesday, April 04, 2007 06:15:02 PM |
| In the past, you could upgrade a blank (formatted) hard drive, with only a single upgrade disc and a full version of any previous version Windows. You would start with the upgrade disc, and eventually it would prompt you to insert the full version disc from a previous version of Windows. Now, I’ve only installed Vistas twice so far, but the same technique doesn’t seem to work with Windows Vista; however, there is a way to install a full version of Vista from an upgrade disc... without any previous version of Windows. You need to install Vista (with only the upgrade disc you purchased) without entering a product key. Once the install is complete and you are staring a the desktop, start the install from within Windows and reinstall it as an upgrade. This time use the product key you legally obtained, and reinstall the same version. You have a full, activated version of Vista... from only the upgrade disc. |
| #2 By 655 (24.175.80.205) at Wednesday, April 04, 2007 09:05:28 PM |
| This was noted by Windows IT Pro when Vista was released. http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/95011/95011.html?Ad=1 ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, nVidia 5200; SB Live Value; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS2, Nikon D200 and D100 |
