Vista upgrade or full version

[Guest]

when vista is finally in shops i want to know if i have to buy upgrade or
full version to get a full clean install of vista, i have xp disk but not
want to upgrade want to do a full clean install like i have been doing for
all the pre-rtm build versions, basically what i am askin is can i do a clean
full install from the upgrade version thanks for your help
Neil

 

[Tim Draper]

i take it XP retail disc then?

i have XP upgrade, and can install straight from CD.
basically the only difference between upgrade and retail, is upgrade
asks you to insert a previous version of windows to verify your
applicable for 'upgrade' software. it doesnt take any files off the
previous version of windows, it just uses it to confirm you have one.
after that check, everything is taken off the cd your trying to install.

the only use for retail really is for entire new system builds, or for
the like of pre-build machines from dell etc.

that clarify?
tim

 

[Guest]

no its not a retail xp disc its an oem version that came with the system!

 

[John Barnes]

As currently stated by Darrell Gorter (MSFT), you will have to have XP
installed, and will have to clean install to another partition than the
system partition.