From: "Rich Gauszka" 

get your Vista upgrade DVDs early marketing? 


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:45c2765f{at}w3.nls.net...
> Me thinks that hole will get plugged REAL quick in the next MFG run of the
> upgrade editions.
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> Glenn M.
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:45c145d5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> looks like the loophole is to install Vista twice -
>>
>> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>>
>> Microsoft internal documentation reveals workaround for Vista Upgrade
>> DVDs with no need for a previous version of Windows
>>
>>
>> Just when everyone thought that all hope was lost when it comes to
>> performing a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD, a gleam of
>> light can now be seen at the end of the tunnel. A new workaround proposed
>> by Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) has been confirmed to
>> work by DailyTech.
>>
>> We reported on Monday that Microsoft doesn't perform disc checking
>> anymore during an operating system install. In the past, when performing
>> a clean install, a user could boot from an install CD and insert a disc
>> from a previous version of Windows for upgrade compliance.
>>
>> Per Microsoft's new licensing requirements for Vista, users are required
>> to install a Windows Vista Upgrade from within Windows XP. When this
>> occurs, the Windows XP license is forfeited and the Windows Vista
>> installation process can take place.
>>
>> Now, however, this workaround allows users to perform a
"clean install."
>> The process is a bit tedious, but is not hard at all to complete. Users
>> have to perform these simple steps to perform a clean install of Vista
>> without a previous version of Windows installed with an upgrade DVD:
>>
>>  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.
>>
>> There's no telling why Microsoft left this loophole wide open with
>> Windows Vista Upgrade DVDs, but this means that any retail upgrade DVD
>> can be used as a fully functioning full retail copy of Vista.
>>
>>
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