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      23rd Oct 2007
I have searched for an answer to the following but it is still not clear;
probably because I am a newbie. Apologies.

I have installed VISTA ultimate on drive D: in dual boot mode; XP on C:. I
am given 30 seconds in start-up to choose previous Windows (XP) or just to
let it load VISTA.

Questions:

1. I have not activated VISTA on Drive D: because if it works well I
eventually want to install VISTA on Drive C: so I can use my existing
programs on that drive and uninstall XP. Can I activate/verify the software
on D: drive and then subsequently the C: drive?

2. What happens if I don't verify the software soon on the D: drive?

3. How do I delete VISTA OS on the D: drive once I have installed it on the
C: drive.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Richard Urban
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      23rd Oct 2007
You have 30 days to activate Vista on drive D:

So, make up your mind within that time frame. To get rid of Vista on drive
D: you must format drive D:

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"airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7656BAB2-9EAF-4310-9EA4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have searched for an answer to the following but it is still not clear;
> probably because I am a newbie. Apologies.
>
> I have installed VISTA ultimate on drive D: in dual boot mode; XP on C:. I
> am given 30 seconds in start-up to choose previous Windows (XP) or just to
> let it load VISTA.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. I have not activated VISTA on Drive D: because if it works well I
> eventually want to install VISTA on Drive C: so I can use my existing
> programs on that drive and uninstall XP. Can I activate/verify the
> software
> on D: drive and then subsequently the C: drive?
>
> 2. What happens if I don't verify the software soon on the D: drive?
>
> 3. How do I delete VISTA OS on the D: drive once I have installed it on
> the
> C: drive.
>
> Thanks in advance.


 
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      23rd Oct 2007
Thank-you. So can I confirm you think it best not to activate on D: drive?

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> You have 30 days to activate Vista on drive D:
>
> So, make up your mind within that time frame. To get rid of Vista on drive
> D: you must format drive D:
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7656BAB2-9EAF-4310-9EA4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have searched for an answer to the following but it is still not clear;
> > probably because I am a newbie. Apologies.
> >
> > I have installed VISTA ultimate on drive D: in dual boot mode; XP on C:. I
> > am given 30 seconds in start-up to choose previous Windows (XP) or just to
> > let it load VISTA.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. I have not activated VISTA on Drive D: because if it works well I
> > eventually want to install VISTA on Drive C: so I can use my existing
> > programs on that drive and uninstall XP. Can I activate/verify the
> > software
> > on D: drive and then subsequently the C: drive?
> >
> > 2. What happens if I don't verify the software soon on the D: drive?
> >
> > 3. How do I delete VISTA OS on the D: drive once I have installed it on
> > the
> > C: drive.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.

>
>

 
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Mike Hall - MVP
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      23rd Oct 2007
Do not activate it until you clean install onto your C Drive..

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"airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C92B3651-8ADA-49E0-B499-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank-you. So can I confirm you think it best not to activate on D: drive?
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> You have 30 days to activate Vista on drive D:
>>
>> So, make up your mind within that time frame. To get rid of Vista on
>> drive
>> D: you must format drive D:
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:7656BAB2-9EAF-4310-9EA4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have searched for an answer to the following but it is still not
>> >clear;
>> > probably because I am a newbie. Apologies.
>> >
>> > I have installed VISTA ultimate on drive D: in dual boot mode; XP on
>> > C:. I
>> > am given 30 seconds in start-up to choose previous Windows (XP) or just
>> > to
>> > let it load VISTA.
>> >
>> > Questions:
>> >
>> > 1. I have not activated VISTA on Drive D: because if it works well I
>> > eventually want to install VISTA on Drive C: so I can use my existing
>> > programs on that drive and uninstall XP. Can I activate/verify the
>> > software
>> > on D: drive and then subsequently the C: drive?
>> >
>> > 2. What happens if I don't verify the software soon on the D: drive?
>> >
>> > 3. How do I delete VISTA OS on the D: drive once I have installed it on
>> > the
>> > C: drive.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.

>>
>>


 
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      24th Oct 2007
Thanks.

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:

> Do not activate it until you clean install onto your C Drive..
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
> "airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C92B3651-8ADA-49E0-B499-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank-you. So can I confirm you think it best not to activate on D: drive?
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> >> You have 30 days to activate Vista on drive D:
> >>
> >> So, make up your mind within that time frame. To get rid of Vista on
> >> drive
> >> D: you must format drive D:
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "airrage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:7656BAB2-9EAF-4310-9EA4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I have searched for an answer to the following but it is still not
> >> >clear;
> >> > probably because I am a newbie. Apologies.
> >> >
> >> > I have installed VISTA ultimate on drive D: in dual boot mode; XP on
> >> > C:. I
> >> > am given 30 seconds in start-up to choose previous Windows (XP) or just
> >> > to
> >> > let it load VISTA.
> >> >
> >> > Questions:
> >> >
> >> > 1. I have not activated VISTA on Drive D: because if it works well I
> >> > eventually want to install VISTA on Drive C: so I can use my existing
> >> > programs on that drive and uninstall XP. Can I activate/verify the
> >> > software
> >> > on D: drive and then subsequently the C: drive?
> >> >
> >> > 2. What happens if I don't verify the software soon on the D: drive?
> >> >
> >> > 3. How do I delete VISTA OS on the D: drive once I have installed it on
> >> > the
> >> > C: drive.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >>

>
>

 
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