Vista Upgrade is not like any previous Windows Upgrade...

[NathanE]

http://www.dailytech.com/No+More+Cl...rade+Discs+With+Windows+Vista/article5887.htm

Oh dear. Microsoft really have spoilt their own launch here. First the "There's no x64 CD in the box, you must order it..." scandal... and now this...

Upgrade editions of Vista _require_ an already installed copy of a previous version of Windows. They do not work in the same way as previous Upgrade editions of Windows in that they simply test if you have the original install media from the previous OS.

I'd imagine there will be a fair few OcUK'ers who are about to get stung by this late breaking but vital information.

 

[NathanE]

I know but basically if you have bought an Upgrade Edition there is no possible way to have a "clean", "fresh", "untainted" (whatever you want to call it) install of Windows. There will always be remnants of XP or 2000 left over. I, personally, would really hate this. I'd probably blame every inevitable unrelated problem I had on the upgrade process...

 

[NathanE]

Ah not quite so bad then - you can have a clean install. It's just going to be a right stress having to install XP just to satisfy Vista's installer. Can you imagine doing this in 3-4 years or so when XP is very much consigned to the history books?