XP reinstall under Vista?

[Carl]

I am running XP on my C drive and using Vista upgrade disk installed Vista
on my D drive. I need to do a clean install of XP back on the C drive. Can I
do this without messing up Vista? Thanks Carl

 

[John Barnes]

Since you used your XP as the basis for an upgrade, you no longer have a
license to run XP

 

[Carl]

Now that just sucks. I own both but I may not be able to use both?

 

[...winston]

If you used an upgrade cd of Vista instead of a full version cd, the upgrade version subsumed(I never really liked that word and imo its a poor choice by definition) or replaces/nullifies the use of the prior version.
In simpler terms. Use of an upgrade version of Vista on the same machine replaces the license and ability to use the XP version on that same or another machine.

Options: Remove Vista, reinstall XP, return Vista(if within 45 days limit) for credit and if still interested in Vista purchase the full Vista version.

...winston

: Now that just sucks. I own both but I may not be able to use both?
: : > Since you used your XP as the basis for an upgrade, you no longer have a
: > license to run XP
: >
: > : >>I am running XP on my C drive and using Vista upgrade disk installed Vista
: >>on my D drive. I need to do a clean install of XP back on the C drive. Can
: >>I do this without messing up Vista? Thanks Carl
: >
:

 

[John Barnes]

You don't own anything. You had a license to use XP which by purchasing the
less expensive upgrade version of Vista, you agreed to no longer have.
13. UPGRADES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the
software that is eligible
for the upgrade. Upon upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the
agreement for the software
you upgraded from. After you upgrade, you may no longer use the software you
upgraded from.

 

[Rock]

I am running XP on my C drive and using Vista upgrade disk installed Vista
on my D drive. I need to do a clean install of XP back on the C drive. Can
I do this without messing up Vista? Thanks Carl

Read the Vista license. The license for the OS that was used as the
qualifying version to use an upgrade version of Vista is subsumed into the
Vista license. They become one. Therefore both cannot be installed. It's
one or the other. This was the same with an upgrade license for XP going
from Win95/98/ME/2000. That's why the upgrade version is cheaper than the
full version.

To dual boot with an upgrade version of Vista you need two licenses for XP,
one for the qualifying OS and one for the dual boot.

With only one license for XP you need a full version of Vista.

 

[Carl]

Vista has turned out to be a bad idea for me and just a waste of money for
none of the cameras will work with it and some of the other software doesn't
install or work. Microsoft has just turned me off and I tell everyone to
just stay away. Looks like they are controlling the world. As of now I have
a duel boot and will have to dump Vista and look into Linux.

 

[John Barnes]

If you uninstall Vista you can use your license to run XP. Go for Linux if
you want, but you are just hurting yourself. When the drivers and software
you want or need is working with Vista, you can reinstall and delete XP.
There is always some software that won't ever work with a new OS and some
drivers will never be updated. You will find the same with Linux.

 

[Carl]

You are right about Linux and I have had Mandrake in the past but never got
good with it. How long can I continue to use Vista with XP duel booting as I
am now??

 

[John Barnes]

You are already in violation of your license. Guess it is up to your own
sense of honour. I personally would uninstall Vista, but both will probably
work indefinitely.

 

[Rock]

Vista has turned out to be a bad idea for me and just a waste of money for
none of the cameras will work with it and some of the other software
doesn't install or work. Microsoft has just turned me off and I tell
everyone to just stay away. Looks like they are controlling the world. As
of now I have a duel boot and will have to dump Vista and look into Linux.

"Rock" wrote

Sorry it didn't work out for you. It runs fine on this nearly 5 year old
system.

 

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

Vista has turned out to be a bad idea for me and just a waste of money for
none of the cameras will work with it and some of the other software doesn't
install or work. Microsoft has just turned me off and I tell everyone to
just stay away. Looks like they are controlling the world. As of now I have
a duel boot and will have to dump Vista and look into Linux.

Looks like a rediculous rant.

At this point, I can't stand VISTA. But that in no way nullifies that I have 3
very fast PCs running 98SE, 2 running 2K, 2 running XP Home, and three
laptops running XP Pro. Vista sucks... but then, so did Millenium Edition....
I just threw it in the wastebasket.

Restore your XP and forget Lin-knocks.

JMHO...

DM

 

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

Sorry it didn't work out for you. It runs fine on this nearly 5 year old
system.

IMHO, that's the problem.... it runs.... and runs, and runs, and runs.... building
huge files with which to phone home regarding everything you've done with
your VISTA, and running background processes that are superfluous to the
point of being a quiet, unobtrusive platform for running software.