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Originally Posted by drturner
Can't you use an upgrade DVD to install Vista on a clean drive? I remember reading that all vista DVDs are the same and it's only the product key that determines what version will be installed.
So, you install the version you've paid for on a clean drive without entering an cd key. This should load vista and give you 30 days to register. Once installed, then do an "upgrade" - this time entering your upgrade key.
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Well I wouldn't be any more surprised if it worked than if it didn't. Over the years there have been all sorts of work arounds for installing upgrade versions on a clean hard disk but given that you already have a legal version of XP I would have thought that if you decide to upgrade you would be entitled to repartition the hard drive and install clean as a part of an upgrade install. I may be wrong though so I's recommend a bit of research before going down that track. In the end though isn't it just easier to buy the OEM version and not have to trouble yoursef with all of that nonsense?