Qualifying OS for upgrade

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Neil

I have been given a copy of Home Premium Upgrade version. In the blurb on
the box qualifying OS's are listed as 2000Pro, XP or Vista. The only OS my
new machine has ever had though is Vista RC1. I didn't buy anything to go
with it at the time I built it, expecting to get a "proper" Vista when the
use-by date on the evaluation build expired. Now I have been given this
upgrade DVD, it seems a shame to spend more money than I need to.

Does my RC1 Vista count as a qualifying OS, or do I have to buy whichever is
the cheapest version of any of these in order to qualify and stay within the
license agreement?

Neil
 
P

philo

Neil said:
I have been given a copy of Home Premium Upgrade version. In the blurb on
the box qualifying OS's are listed as 2000Pro, XP or Vista. The only OS my
new machine has ever had though is Vista RC1. I didn't buy anything to go
with it at the time I built it, expecting to get a "proper" Vista when the
use-by date on the evaluation build expired. Now I have been given this
upgrade DVD, it seems a shame to spend more money than I need to.

Does my RC1 Vista count as a qualifying OS, or do I have to buy whichever is
the cheapest version of any of these in order to qualify and stay within the
license agreement?
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Have a look at some of the comments on Usenet...
it looks like Vista will accept just about anything as a qualifying product.
 
N

Neil

Kue2 said:
Install as a trial version first,then upgrade from the trial .
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I know I can do that. I just wondered whether I could use this key and stay
properly within the terms of the license agreement, by right of having a
legitimate, validated copy of Vista (albeit RC1).

I can think of two things that might muck it up: RC1 doesn't count as Vista;
My RC1 key is for Ultimate, so the Home Premium key on the Upgrade package
isn't actually and upgrade at all, but a downgrade.

Neil
 
S

Someone

Nope, No beta versions will qualify for an upgrade (I was wondering this a
while ago, but, I own 95,98, NT 4, 2000 and many flavers of XP). If you want
to be by the book and fully legitimate. I would shop around for a full
version of XP or Windows 2000 (I'm sure you can get a full version of Win
2000 for very little these days). So you own it.

Then I would do the trial version, then upgrade just so you don't have to
have 2000 installed and do a clean install.
 
R

ray

I have been given a copy of Home Premium Upgrade version. In the blurb on
the box qualifying OS's are listed as 2000Pro, XP or Vista. The only OS my
new machine has ever had though is Vista RC1. I didn't buy anything to go
with it at the time I built it, expecting to get a "proper" Vista when the
use-by date on the evaluation build expired. Now I have been given this
upgrade DVD, it seems a shame to spend more money than I need to.

Does my RC1 Vista count as a qualifying OS, or do I have to buy whichever is
the cheapest version of any of these in order to qualify and stay within the
license agreement?

Neil
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1) legally, what counts is what is says counts.
2) there was a thread here a few days ago indicating that the 'upgrade'
package does not really care what is there - it should install fine - but
it would not be legal.
 
J

John Barnes

Don't need a full version per se, an oem will do. XP Home oem runs about
$89 and qualifies.
 
M

mikeyhsd

there is no qualifying check for upgrade.
the vista team intentionally left that part out.
the process to do a clean install with an upgrade has been published many times and does not really invalidate the eula licensing agreement.
you basically install your vista and when it asks for key. DO NOT enter one , then pick your legal version from the list to be installed.
allow vista to install, then immediately uprade vista again but this time enter your proper key.

or if you wish go ahead and buy an older version and install it.
vista still throws it away and basically install clean anyway. since you have not installed anything in it.


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I have been given a copy of Home Premium Upgrade version. In the blurb on
the box qualifying OS's are listed as 2000Pro, XP or Vista. The only OS my
new machine has ever had though is Vista RC1. I didn't buy anything to go
with it at the time I built it, expecting to get a "proper" Vista when the
use-by date on the evaluation build expired. Now I have been given this
upgrade DVD, it seems a shame to spend more money than I need to.

Does my RC1 Vista count as a qualifying OS, or do I have to buy whichever is
the cheapest version of any of these in order to qualify and stay within the
license agreement?

Neil
 

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