question about upgrade version James Dvorak Jr. 7/2/2007 8:56:00 PM Hello, if I use the upgrade version will I be able to do a clean install or will I always have to have a previous version of windows installed before I can use vista? I am just wondering as I would like a clean install and am afraid I cannot get that with the upgrade? Thanks in advance!

Re: question about upgrade version "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv[ at ]invalid.org> 7/3/2007 1:04:17 AM James You can use the upgrade version of Vista to perform a clean install on a formatted hard drive. The internet is full of articles that document this procedure. Use Vista's 'upgrade' version to clean-install http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/070201#story1 -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "James Dvorak Jr." <JamesDvorakJr[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ED5E8C9E-7B8F-4632-988C-CD05B39F196C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello, > if I use the upgrade version will I be able to do a clean install or will > I > always have to have a previous version of windows installed before I can > use > vista? I am just wondering as I would like a clean install and am afraid I > cannot get that with the upgrade? Thanks in advance!

Re: question about upgrade version "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 7/3/2007 10:38:09 AM Hi James, In addition to Ronnie's advice, you can achieve a clean install by using the custom install option when started from within an existing XP/2000 installation. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "James Dvorak Jr." <JamesDvorakJr[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ED5E8C9E-7B8F-4632-988C-CD05B39F196C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello, > if I use the upgrade version will I be able to do a clean install or will > I > always have to have a previous version of windows installed before I can > use > vista? I am just wondering as I would like a clean install and am afraid I > cannot get that with the upgrade? Thanks in advance!