From: "Glenn Meadows" 

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
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> 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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