Vista Ultimate Upgrade

If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?

The upgrade is designed to be started from within a valid version of
Windows - unless you use one of the various hacks that are found on the
internet.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User


"G.Mester" <> wrote in message
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> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?

G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?

Hi G.Mester,

Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html

Shawn


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Brink wrote:
> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>
> Hi G.Mester,
>
> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>
> Shawn
>
>

Your url doesn't work.

Alias

Alias wrote:

> Brink wrote:
>
>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>
>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>
>>
>> Hi G.Mester,
>>
>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>
> Your url doesn't work.
>
> Alias

Sure it does if you have Vista...LOL!
Frank

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Brink wrote:
>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>
>> Hi G.Mester,
>>
>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>
> Your url doesn't work.
>
> Alias

Working fine here.

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Brink wrote:
>>
>>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
>>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi G.Mester,
>>>
>>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>>
>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>>
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Your url doesn't work.
>>
>> Alias
>
> Sure it does if you have Vista...LOL!
> Frank

Vista has *nothing* to do with it, lame brain. It works now and I'm
using Ubuntu to access it (www.ubuntu.com). When I tried it yesterday,
it must have been down.

Alias

Brian W wrote:
>
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Brink wrote:
>>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included can I
>>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>>
>>> Hi G.Mester,
>>>
>>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>>
>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>>
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Your url doesn't work.
>>
>> Alias
>
> Working fine here.
>

It's working for me now too.

Alias

Alias wrote:

> Frank wrote:
>
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Brink wrote:
>>>
>>>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included
>>>>> can I
>>>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi G.Mester,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>>>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shawn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Your url doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>>
>> Sure it does if you have Vista...LOL!
>> Frank
>
>
> Vista has *nothing* to do with it, lame brain. It works now and I'm
> using Ubuntu to access it (www.ubuntu.com). When I tried it yesterday,
> it must have been down.
>
> Alias

Hehehe...what's wrong mr liar, mr spammer, mr troll, mr bigot...getting
tired of fighting a battle you lost long ago...LOL!
You're pathetic and so is that toy POS os you're doomed to endure for
the rest of your miserable life.
So just live with it as*hole!
Frank

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Frank wrote:
>>
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brink wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> G.Mester;598323 Wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I buy a Vista Ultimate Upgrade license with the media included
>>>>>> can I
>>>>>> install this onto a new machine without any OS on it from scratch
>>>>>> or does the installer want to see an existing OS to install onto?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi G.Mester,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you can do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. This
>>>>> will show you how. Be sure to read the Warning at the top.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Shawn
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Your url doesn't work.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>>
>>> Sure it does if you have Vista...LOL!
>>> Frank
>>
>>
>> Vista has *nothing* to do with it, lame brain. It works now and I'm
>> using Ubuntu to access it (www.ubuntu.com). When I tried it yesterday,
>> it must have been down.
>>
>> Alias
>
> Hehehe...what's wrong mr liar, mr spammer, mr troll, mr bigot...getting
> tired of fighting a battle you lost long ago...LOL!
> You're pathetic and so is that toy POS os you're doomed to endure for
> the rest of your miserable life.
> So just live with it as*hole!
> Frank

Frank's going off the deep end again.

Alias