Install Vista from an upgrade version...

[Salu]

It gets better....

Upgrading to Vista invalidates your XP key....

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

[nffc]

Originally Posted by Salu

It gets better....

Upgrading to Vista invalidates your XP key....

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

FFS. Totally daft. Do they want anyone to buy the upgrades?

[downquark1]

I guess it makes sense in the 'ideal' scenario. I.e. a one day upgrade, no need to reformat in the future.

Legitimate business will be using volume license full versions.

The only annoyance will be for power users who like to reformat the box 'occasionally'. Or want a dual boot.

I am curious, if it invalidates the previous xp key, how do you recover from a reformat?

There is no evidence to say that it physically invalidates the key...I think it's more of a "hey Windows users, if you upgrade to Vista using <insert previous version of Windows here> then that copy won't be licensed anymore..."

[MadGamer]

So let me get this straight, if you upgrade to Vista from XP, your key for XP wont work anymore correct? So what if you then decide to reformat, your going to have to reload XP first but cant due to your XP key being invalid.

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by MadGamer

So let me get this straight, if you upgrade to Vista from XP, your key for XP wont work anymore correct? So what if you then decide to reformat, your going to have to reload XP first but cant due to your XP key being invalid.

Your key will still work as far as installation goes but it wont be valid for WGA stuff I would assume Like windows update (Not automatic updates), IE7, MP11 etc. Thats what I assume they mean anyway.
Though what happens If you just dont like vista or it is just too much of a hog for your system and you are planning to roll back to XP? Remembering the good old days of Windows ME, It would normaly go something along the lines of this.... Install Windows ME --> Computer trashed --> Hours Of misery --> Find 98SE CD --> reformat and reinstall.

Errrr - let me repeat my post -

There is no evidence to say that it physically invalidates the key...

[downquark1]

Originally Posted by lsainsbury

Errrr - let me repeat my post -

There is no evidence to say that it physically invalidates the key...

The link provided in salu's post says

The key will be invalidated, preventing activation.

[handyman]

Originally Posted by lsainsbury

Errrr - let me repeat my post -

There is no evidence to say that it physically invalidates the key...

ERm...

I am running xp home. I stuck in Vista business which offered me the option of upgrading xp or putting a fresh install on another partion which was the option I chose.

Both versions of MS OS update fine. I have every belief that should I remove the xp partion it would all work as well.

Originally Posted by downquark1

The link provided in salu's post says

Yes - invalidated in the sense that it's not valid for you copy of your previous OS...

[Skatoony]

Originally Posted by Salu

It gets better....

Upgrading to Vista invalidates your XP key....

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37676

I'm really not surprised

[handyman]

Originally Posted by Rhizome

I'm really not surprised

Its utter tosh, I'm updating my xp install as we speak.

I'll reboot and update the vista copy in time to edit this post.

oops had a quick shower but back here on Vista and thats updating also.

Funny thing with vista is it picked up my bluetooth dongle and it works now without putting in the driver disk. 1st time I have got activ sync working on it also. :-)

Originally Posted by handyman

Its utter tosh, I'm updating my xp install as we speak.

I'll reboot and update the vista copy in time to edit this post.

Do you believe me now??

And to add some comments from Salu's thread:

(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by GreyWolfSC on 30 Jan 2007 - 16:38
Where in that EULA quote does it say it invalidates your key? This news is bogus. It just says you don't have the right to install your upgraded XP on a system while you have the Vista upgrade installed.

Quote this comment #27.1 Posted by MusicMan07 on 30 Jan 2007 - 16:56
Bingo, people are jumping the gun and making claims to things they obviously don't know anything about. I know a few people who formatted their machine after a vista install with activation and went back to XP and their keys work just fine.

[handyman]

How to use vista update without xp:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/how-t...ive-232770.php

[AdamD]

So with the OEM version, if you install that from scratch, you can't then reinstall at a later date or on an upgraded pc, is that correct?

I'm not entirely sure on the OEM stuff.