vista install info from an upgrade version

Get a clean install using an upgrade version of vista:

(a) boot the pc from the vista dvd.
(b) select "Install Now," but don't enter the Product Key from the
vista packaging. Leave the input box empty. Also, turn off the
option Automatically activate Windows when I'm online. In the
next dialog box that comes up, confirm that you really want to
install vista without entering any Product Key.
(c) correctly indicate the version of vista that you're installing:
Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate.
(d) select the "Custom (Advanced)" install, not the "Upgrade" install.
vista copies files at length and reboots itself one or more
times. Wait for the install to finish. At this point, you might
think that you could "activate" vista, but you can't. That's
because you haven't installed the vista upgrade yet. To do that,
run the dvd's setup.exe program again, but this time from the
vista desktop. The easiest way to start setup again is to eject
and then reinsert the dvd.
(e) click "Install Now." Select Do not get the latest updates for
installation. (You can check these later.)
(f) this time, do enter the Product Key from the vista packaging. Once
again, turn off the option Automatically activate Windows when
I'm online.
(g) on this second install, make sure to select "Upgrade," not "Custom
(Advanced)." Now you're not doing a clean install you're
upgrading to vista.
(h) wait while vista copies files and reboots itself. No user
input required. Do not boot from the dvd when asked if
you'd like to do so. Instead, wait a few seconds and the setup
process will continue on its way. Some dos like character mode
menus will appear, but don't mess with them. After a few
seconds, the correct choice will run for you automatically.
(i) after you click a button labeled Start in the Thank You dialog
box, vista's login screen will eventually appear. Enter the
username and password that you selected during the first install.
You're done upgrading to vista.
(j) within 30 days, you must "activate" your copy of vista or it'll
lose functionality. To activate vista, click Show more details
in the Welcome Center that automatically displays upon each
boot-up, then click Activate Windows now. If you've dismissed
the Welcome Center, access the correct dialog box by clicking
Start, Control Panel, System & Maintenance, System. If you
purchased a legitimate copy of vista, it should quickly activate
over the Internet. (You can instead activate by calling
Microsoft on the phone, which avoids your PC exchanging
information with Microsoft's server.

B Gates wrote:

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How about giving credit where its due? Or did you actually figure that
out all by yourself?

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Bob