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XP or Vista tricks

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Re: XP or Vista tricks

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May 7th, 2008
If you have an upgrade key then you must have at one time had xp or below. When you put the upgrade disk in it should ask for proof that you have had another copy of windows before vista. put in an old install disk that you own and it should let you continue the install.

you can only do that for XP, not for vista. Vista upgrade must be installed by excuting an installer from an activated xp system.

For vista / XP sp3 it allows you to enter a blank product key - which will install a 30 day trial copy. Simply change the key to your one using one of the many tools out there.
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