clean install with Vista upgrade and original XP CD?

[Dabbler]

My ageing Thinkpad with XP Pro died so I've decided to build a new custom
desktop from scratch. Can I install Vista Ultimate upgrade directly without
having to install XP first? I would like to have a clean install of Vista,
not an upgrade. Also since XP Pro license was activated on the Thinkpad, do I
need to call MS and get another activation key??

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You would have to install Windows XP, then upgrade
to Vista Ultimate.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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My ageing Thinkpad with XP Pro died so I've decided to build a new custom
desktop from scratch. Can I install Vista Ultimate upgrade directly without
having to install XP first? I would like to have a clean install of Vista,
not an upgrade. Also since XP Pro license was activated on the Thinkpad, do I
need to call MS and get another activation key??

 

[Bruce Chambers]

My ageing Thinkpad with XP Pro died so I've decided to build a new custom
desktop from scratch. Can I install Vista Ultimate upgrade directly without
having to install XP first? I would like to have a clean install of Vista,
not an upgrade. Also since XP Pro license was activated on the Thinkpad, do I
need to call MS and get another activation key??

Technically, possibly. Legitimately, no. By your own admission,
you have an OEM license for WinXP that is *permanently* bound to the
ThinkPad. An OEM license must be sold with a piece of hardware
(normally a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC) and is
_permanently_ bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM
license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another computer
under _any_ circumstances. You cannot legitimately use the THinkPad's
OEM WinXP license to justify the use of a Vista Upgrade license on a
different computer.

To attempt to do so would be the equivalent of your telling the
world that your given word or your signature on a contract is completely
without value, never to be trusted.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Dabbler]

Thanks for that info. Turns out I'm eligible for the full OEM version of
Vista Ultimate which costs less than the retails version since I'm building
the hardware

My ageing Thinkpad with XP Pro died so I've decided to build a new
custom
desktop from scratch. Can I install Vista Ultimate upgrade directly
without
having to install XP first? I would like to have a clean install of
Vista,
not an upgrade. Also since XP Pro license was activated on the
Thinkpad, do I
need to call MS and get another activation key??

You should be able to do a clean install with the Vista DVD. Here's a
tutorial on how to do that:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html

I hope this helps.


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.Joe

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[Dabbler]

Hi Bruce

Just to clarify I do not have an OEM license for XP. It's a full legitimate
retail license. I was describing the fact that as a system builder I could
purchase and install an OEM version of Vista on a new desktop I'm cobbling
together. There is no way I could get an OEM license for the Thinkpad, as I
didn't build it

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi Bruce

Just to clarify I do not have an OEM license for XP. It's a full legitimate
retail license. I was describing the fact that as a system builder I could
purchase and install an OEM version of Vista on a new desktop I'm cobbling
together. There is no way I could get an OEM license for the Thinkpad, as I
didn't build it

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot