Installing Vista Upgrade on Clean System
August 04, 2007 by Jason
If you have an upgrade DVD and want to do a fresh installation you can, you’ll just need to take a few extra steps to get the job done…
Start by booting the computer using the Vista upgrade DVD. Select the ‘Install Now’ option, but don’t enter the Product Key (leave it blank) and deselect the option to automatically activate. Setup will ask you to confirm that you want to install without a product key entered; yes this is what you want to do. Now setup does not know what edition you are installing, so you’ll need to tell it– tell it the correct edition you have the upgrade (you will not be able to trick it, so choose the correct edition). Read More»
