Re: WinXP Pro to Vista Business Express Upgrade

If you want to "wipe the hard disk and start fresh" you don't have many
options in the Vista world, as Vista upgrades run from within the existing
operating system. You must have Windows XP running to install a Vista
Business upgrade, and you'd need either Windows XP or Vista Business running
to install a Vista Ultimate upgrade. So if you want a clean install no
upgrade disc will help you, you'll need a full version of Vista.

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"Andrew Tapp" <AndrewTapp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69228E0B-4E1A-4778-84AC-E10BF6D2914F@microsoft.com...

> This may have been covered before, however i have not been able to find
> anything, apologies if it has.
>
> I am in the process of purchasing a fully spec'd Dell XPS laptop which
> includes a 'free' upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista Business.
> I
> would however like Windows Vista Ultimate. My options would seem to be;
>
> 1) Purchase a separate full copy of Windows Vista Ultimate
> 2) Purchase an upgrade from Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista
> Ultimate
> 3) Purchase an upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista Ultimate
>
> On all the computers i have ever purchased or built i have always wiped
> the
> hard disk and started fresh, as i never like the build as delivered from
> the
> manurfacturer, and prefer my own software.
>
> Many thanks.