Reinstall problem

[Guest]

I am currently having to reinstall Vista Premium on a new drive and board.
However when I put in the CD Key I get a message " To use this product key
start the installation from your existing version of windows." Cant do that
original hard drive is fried. Any ideas??

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You have an Upgrade version of Vista, and it will only install as an upgrade
to an existing Windows version. You'll need to start the installation from
within a working copy of XP SP2.

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[Rock]

I am currently having to reinstall Vista Premium on a new drive and board.
However when I put in the CD Key I get a message " To use this product
key
start the installation from your existing version of windows." Cant do
that
original hard drive is fried. Any ideas??

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