Re-installation metter

Posted: 04-03-2007, 11:04 PM
Ciao, My name is Walter, typing from Rome (IT) and i would like to thnx all
people working here to help us!!
This is my question: I buyed a Vista Home Premium (upgrade version) to take
over my xp home and became a vista user :-)!!
First installation was ok, but now i have changed some hardware in my pc
(motherboard an video card), thinking that i can use vista inst. disk to
upgrade also the OS, but it can't do it, and i must reinstall the OS from
start.
Metter is that i have just an upgrade product key, so i can't reinstall
vista from begin!!
What can i do?? can i obtain a "PK" to do it or i must buy another licence??
THNX for answers!!
Walter

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Rock
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Re: Re-installation metter
Posted: 04-04-2007, 03:22 AM
"Walter" <Walter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> Ciao, My name is Walter, typing from Rome (IT) and i would like to thnx
> all
> people working here to help us!!
> This is my question: I buyed a Vista Home Premium (upgrade version) to
> take
> over my xp home and became a vista user :-)!!
> First installation was ok, but now i have changed some hardware in my pc
> (motherboard an video card), thinking that i can use vista inst. disk to
> upgrade also the OS, but it can't do it, and i must reinstall the OS from
> start.
> Metter is that i have just an upgrade product key, so i can't reinstall
> vista from begin!!
> What can i do?? can i obtain a "PK" to do it or i must buy another
> licence??
> THNX for answers!!
The standard way is to install XP, then from there reinstall Vista. Or see
this link:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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Luc
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Vista Full Install with Upgrade
Posted: 04-12-2007, 03:01 PM
Don't care about your upgrade key. I heard, you can install from you Distribution without key. Your system will then be installed as a 30 days evaluation product. after this full installation, reinstall Vista using your upgrade key (this time) and normally all will be ok.
Let me know.

Luc

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