Upgrade question

[Guest]

I live in Korea and have a notebook with Korean XP Home on it and want to
upgrade to Vista. Can I upgrade to an English version, or will i have to
purchase a complete English version?

 

[corbomite]

you can buy the upgrade version to save money, but you will be able to do a
clean install only since upgrade is not supported from one language to
another

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You will need to purchase and install a full English version. Upgrades must
use the same language as the Windows version being upgraded.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[corbomite]

He qualifies for getting an upgrade version meaning he will not have to pay
for a full version, however while installing he will not be able to upgrade,
only do a clean install.

You will need to purchase and install a full English version. Upgrades
must use the same language as the Windows version being upgraded.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I live in Korea and have a notebook with Korean XP Home on it and want to
upgrade to Vista. Can I upgrade to an English version, or will i have to
purchase a complete English version?

 

[ray]

I live in Korea and have a notebook with Korean XP Home on it and want to
upgrade to Vista. Can I upgrade to an English version, or will i have to
purchase a complete English version?

It has been reported here several times that it is possible to do a full
install from an upgrade pack. A lot of consultants advise to wait on vista
until at least SP1.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

He qualifies for getting an upgrade version meaning he will not have to pay
for a full version, ...

Yes, he qualifies for a *Korean* Vista Upgrade; the Korean WinXP will
*not* qualify him for an English version of Vista.




--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



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

 

[corbomite]

bruce Im not saying you are not correct, but can you find that for me on an
MS site
so I can show it to others in the future?

thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

bruce Im not saying you are not correct, but can you find that for me on an
MS site
so I can show it to others in the future?

Vista hasn't been added to the list of affected software yet, but I
expect it to be:

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



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

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Using a fully unsupported method of installing - maybe, unless and until
Microsoft shuts it down.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[corbomite]

ok but,

In XP it only asks you for a qualifying product when you do a clean install,
so you stick a cd inside for example win98 and it works...even if the win98
was in another language.

as for vista there is a trick
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/31/clean-install-workaround-for-vista-upgrade-discovered

I know that method is not supported by ms.. just posting it out of
interest...

when I asked for a link I meant something like an eula or something saying
that you cannot do it.. because technically it is possible as long as you
do a clean install..

vista indeed is different in that it needs another OS installed even if you
wand a clean install... and that trick I posted has been around and Im sure
MS doesnt like it very much.


legally I think you can get another language... MS only cares that you have
a certain type of windows when you get the upgrade...

as long as you are not cheating ms by getting an upgrade without really
having a qualifying OS for the upgrade, what do they care?

the only problem is technical.. but as I said even that can be avoided with
clean installs.

 

[corbomite]

also from that site you gave me it says:

Use a multiple-boot configuration to install the other language version of
Windows on a separate partition on your hard disk. For additional
information about how to create a multiple-boot configuration on a Windows
XP-based computer, click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


this means you can install the other language on a second partition...
and it is 100% legal.

it just wont upgrade the first language

 

[Cal Bear '66]

That explains HOW to accomplish multiple language installs. It does not say
anything about licensing rights to multiple copies of the software..