Workaround Discovered For "Clean Install" With Vista Upgrade DVDs
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 31.1.2007
DailyTech has posted a 7-step workaround courtesy of Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) on how to perform a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD.
Per Microsoft's new licensing requirements for Vista, users are required to install a Windows Vista Upgrade from within Windows XP and to make matters worse, the Windows XP license is forfeited. The process may be tedious, but few will argue when they compare the price differences between the upgrade and retail versions. Here we go:
1. Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and start the setup program.
2. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click "Next" and proceed with setup. This will install Windows Vista as a 30-day trial.
3. When prompted, select the edition of Vista which you have purchased and continue with setup.
4. Once setup has been completed and you have been brought to the desktop for the first time, run the install program from within Windows Vista.
5. This time, type in your product key when prompted.
6. When asked whether to perform an Upgrade or Custom (advanced) install, choose Custom (advanced) to perform a clean install of Vista. Yes, this means that you will have to install Vista for a second time.
7. Once setup has completed for the second time, you should be able to activate Windows Vista normally. You can also delete the Windows.old directory which contains information from the first Vista install.
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Comments(10)
great for the people who bought vista but i want a workaround for us pirates lol!
...that heavily implies that anyone can buy the upgrade version and do a clean install without benefit of
owning a legit xp license...
clean install the os without entering a pk, then when you get in to the system. click on change product key,
put in your pk you got with the upgrade???
"clean install the os without entering a pk" is allowed lol
nice workaround! put that on the front page
would it be possible to install only once by using a rtm install disk and entering the product key from the
upgrade package as opposed to installing from the upgrade disk and doing two installs?
did someone actually tried this trick?
sweet tip this is!today i broke down and went and bought vista ultimate full version and bought 2 premium
upgrades at $49. a pop under the family pack.the upgrade versions worked like a charm as decribed in the
article!
i 'd save this ...but will nvr buy a legitim copy...hehehehe
fogive me if this is a dumb question, but... why do we need to install the upgrade twice? after the 1st
custom installation without entering the product key, couldn't we simply boot into vista, enter the product
key and have it activated? or is it that vista will still not accept the (upgrade) product key at this point?
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good for users that actually bought vista
By webber on 31.01.2007 - 13:01