You can't do what you want to do. Vista RC1 is Ultimate. You can not go from
Ultimate to Home Premium. That is a downgrade and is not allowed. You can
upgrade from XP Home to Vista Home Premium.
Contact HP to get a replacement installation CD.
"Kev3471" <> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> Sorry to sound like a complete amature and I hope this hasn't been
> answered
> alreaady BUT I've recently done a clean install of RC1 onto my computer
> (which had a factory installed version of Windows XP Home edition which I
> faithfully registered with Microsoft as I always do). I went for the clean
> install of Vista RC1 Build 5600 as I figured it was a great OS and I'd be
> using it when it was out on full release in January anyway.
>
> I've been reading that to upgrade from RC1 to Vista Home Premium I'd need
> to
> re-install XP Home and then do an upgrade to VHP - Because my computer had
> XP
> Home loaded at the factory I didn't receive an XP Home Installation disc.
> My
> computer is a Compaq Presario - Do I need to contact HP for a copy of my
> XP
> Home installation disc or will it be neccessary to spend another £70 on a
> Full Version of VHP (instead of an upgrade) - a bit harsh since I was
> testing
> Vista on Microsoft's behalf and have always used genuine copies of it's
> software! My Genuine copy of Windows XP Home sticker is still on the side
> of
> the computer with the Product Key if this was to help?
>
> Any comments appreciated.
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