I have no OS on this Hard Drive and i bought Vista-Upgrade. I was wondering if i could borrow my friends XP and then upgrade my XP or if i needed XP at all?
2007-02-14 19:59:29 · 8 answers · asked by Bojangles 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
you cant install vista by using a upgrade... you can try installing xp with your friends disk and then try upgrading to vista but you might run into the problem that it has to be activated before you can upgrade and if you used his oem number you might have problems getting it activated
2007-02-14 20:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by jmoislhluear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you install and illegal copy of XP, which is any copy already installed and activated, first you won't be able to activate XP and secondly the Vista upgrade will be useless, I would return it and buy the full version. There are no shortcuts with Vista, if you try to cut corners it's not gonna work for you, sorry.
2007-02-14 22:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by tylw85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fat chance! You would have to have a legit copy before you could install the upgrade. I would take it back and get the full version!
Buscit, what part of upgrade dont you understand?
THERE ARE 2 VERSIONS OF VISTA! THE UPGRADE AND THE FULL VERSION! YOU CANT INSTALL AN UPGRADE UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EARLIER VERSION OF WINDOWS INSTALLED!
2007-02-14 20:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a newsletter that you might be interested in.It's to long to copy here but it tells how to clean install Vista with the upgrade and other things you can do with it.The guy who wrote it is a partner of Fred Langa.If you email me I would be glad to email it to you.
2007-02-14 20:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by dleemacc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u are using windows vista and your system's Hardware fulfil the requirment of vista you dont need any other operating system
2007-02-14 20:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Virus 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I want to download my printer hp officejet 4255 all-in-one in my computer windows xp
2007-02-14 20:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by aljazeera_machinery 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no just simply install Vista on you pc ,but you first need to know if your pc is compatible
2007-02-14 20:06:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you should be able to do it either way.
2007-02-14 20:11:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋