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June 7th 08, 05:34 PM
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i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista
home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me  
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June 7th 08, 05:42 PM
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An upgrade Windows Vista license means you have to have
a qualifying older version of Windows installed in order to have a valid license. If you were to reformat your hard drive, then you need to install Windows XP, then perform an upgrade to Windows Vista. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me
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June 7th 08, 05:59 PM
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"sammi" wrote in message
... i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me The reference to one installation means you are only allowed to run Vista on one computer at a time. You can reinstall on the same computer as many times as you want. On a side note, odds are that when you go to activate your new installation of Vista you'll be told that your CD key is already in use. Simply use the phone option to activate. Another thing to keep in mind is that since an Upgrade license is a retail version, as opposed to OEM, you can move it to another computer as long as you remove it from the computer it was installed on previously. Good luck Nepatsfan
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June 7th 08, 06:03 PM
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ok, so if i was to return my laptop to factory settings, would that still
qualify? "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: An upgrade Windows Vista license means you have to have a qualifying older version of Windows installed in order to have a valid license. If you were to reformat your hard drive, then you need to install Windows XP, then perform an upgrade to Windows Vista. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me
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June 7th 08, 06:05 PM
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Yes.
-- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... ok, so if i was to return my laptop to factory settings, would that still qualify? "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: An upgrade Windows Vista license means you have to have a qualifying older version of Windows installed in order to have a valid license. If you were to reformat your hard drive, then you need to install Windows XP, then perform an upgrade to Windows Vista. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me
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June 7th 08, 06:13 PM
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thank you for ur help. x
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Yes. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... ok, so if i was to return my laptop to factory settings, would that still qualify? "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: An upgrade Windows Vista license means you have to have a qualifying older version of Windows installed in order to have a valid license. If you were to reformat your hard drive, then you need to install Windows XP, then perform an upgrade to Windows Vista. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "sammi" wrote in message ... i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the vista upgrade again? on the box it says one installation on one pc. anyone shed any light for me
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June 7th 08, 10:52 PM
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sammi wrote:
ok, so if i was to return my laptop to factory settings, would that still qualify? Yes, but if something goes amiss, you can always buy a retail copy of Vista. No biggie. Except for the unique drivers necessary for your laptop.
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