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| subject: | Re: Is upgrading from XP to Vista only legal once? |
From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">
mike wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:44:01 +0000, Ad
> wrote:
>
>> Pointed out by a mate:
>>
>> Vista Upgrade licence requires XP installed vs "show it the silver disk
>> while installing following a format".
>>
>> XP licence states that as soon as the user upgrades then the XP licence
>> is then rendered null & void.
>>
>> OK.
>>
>> So now your Vista install needs re-installing.......In theory you now
>> have no XP licence.......so in strict theory no re-install of vista for
>> you matey boy.
>
> It makes one wonder if Microsoft even tries to think through the
> roadblocks they place in front of their paying customers.
>
> /m
It's going to create sh*tloads of "pirates".
Every XP user who buys an upgrade & needs to install vista upgrade more
than once is a pirate.
Gee whiz how to turn your userbase into Crims in one easy move.
Adam
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