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Old 4th February 2008, 03:37 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Vista SP 1 Next Week?
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Originally Posted by philzgr8 View Post
In fairness I haven't tried this with Vista, but Microsoft generally allows you to use the upgrade provided you have the original installation in place. The trick is to tell the intall process to perform a new install and not upgrade the existing one.
That's a good thought Phil - I know with some software as long as you can point the upgrade process to the original CD/DVD that came with the "old" prog. - you're able to "upgrade" without really having to upgrade - not sure if it's possible with Vista but well worth looking into.

At the very least, and only if the cost saving is worth the effort, it could be worth doing a fresh install of XP and then going straight over the top with Vista - not ideal, but it's another option.

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