Comments on: Vista Upgrade invalidates your Windows XP key

By: Zero

Zero — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:12:34 +0000

Can you install everything if youhave vista back if you computer has that recovery thing.

By: spiderwebby

spiderwebby — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:59:13 +0000

i think i’ll stick to xp and ubuntu…

By: Other Ryan

Other Ryan — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:22:05 +0000

I managed to reinstall XP over Vista by completely removing Vista. Vista prevents you from copying files from your XP disc (or so I figured), so I ran Linux over that, then ran my XP install and it worked fine.

I can also reinstall Vista over my new XP install. It’s just a lotta work.

By: Jeff F

Jeff F — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:09 +0000

This seems fine (as much as I dislike MS), I read it as if you take an XP license and use the Vista upgrade license, you can no longer run Vista, AND that original XP again together.

That is why you bought the “upgrade”, if this doesnt’ work for you, buy a new install license.