Reinstall vista

[Remco]

hi,

When i het this pc i had windows xp home working on the machine but vista
come out and then i've upgade xp to vista with the install cd.

Now the pc is full of crap and programs, so i want to get a clean Windows
Vista. i start the pc with the cd and click on install, then i typ my
activation code.
now it wont work, i get a message: i've you want to install vista with this
activation number you must install it from your current vista.

how do i do this? how can i reinstall vista?

Remco

P.s. I'm dutch so my english is not to good, i hope i've made my problem
clear.

 

[Ron O'Brien]

hi,

When i het this pc i had windows xp home working on the machine but vista
come out and then i've upgade xp to vista with the install cd.

Now the pc is full of crap and programs, so i want to get a clean Windows
Vista. i start the pc with the cd and click on install, then i typ my
activation code.
now it wont work, i get a message: i've you want to install vista with
this
activation number you must install it from your current vista.

how do i do this? how can i reinstall vista?

Remco

P.s. I'm dutch so my english is not to good, i hope i've made my problem
clear.

This sounds like you are trying to clean install using an upgrade version of
Vista. You will probably need to install your original Windows XP, although
I think there are work a rounds. Try googling 'clean install with Vista
upgrade disk'

 

[Mick Murphy]

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp

The above link explains how to reinstall Vista from an upgrade disk, with
out having to install your XP System 1st.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hi,

When i het this pc i had windows xp home working on the machine but vista
come out and then i've upgade xp to vista with the install cd.

Now the pc is full of crap and programs, so i want to get a clean Windows
Vista. i start the pc with the cd and click on install, then i typ my
activation code.
now it wont work, i get a message: i've you want to install vista with this
activation number you must install it from your current vista.

how do i do this? how can i reinstall vista?

Remco

P.s. I'm dutch so my english is not to good, i hope i've made my problem
clear.

Vista's Upgrade process been intentionally redesigned to upgrade
over only an installed, activated, and validated earlier OS; simply
inserting the older OS' CD during the upgrade no longer works. (The
older OS' Product Key has never been of any use, for this purpose.)
Apparently Microsoft felt too many people were - or potentially could be
- using "borrowed" CDs to fraudulently qualify for Upgrades to which
they weren't legitimately entitled.

However, there is one possible solution, if you don't need to
recover and data from the existing WinXP installation. Boot from the
Vista Upgrade CD, format the hard drive and perform a clean
installation, *without* entering the Product Key. Then, from within
this installation, upgrade (yes, reinstall) to Vista, this time entering
the Product Key.

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: How to Clean Install Windows
Vista with Upgrade Media
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp

NOTE: This method is *not* supported by Microsoft.


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Bruce Chambers

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[shydragon]

Try this one:

http://windowssecrets.com/2007/02/01/01-Get-Vista-upgrade-never-pay-full-price