Has MS fixed the Vista upgrade work-around install?

[michaels]

Because I came across an Upgrade HP for 99 bucks and I will buy it if this still works.

 

[stash]

The work around is by design, so it isn't going away.

 

[jkresh]

its highly unlikely that it would change and unless you allow it connect to the net during the install nothing really can change until sp1 is out (and even then original disks will still work).

 

[corkyg]

You have to understand that technically moving to Vista is not an upgrade in the sense that past editions were. Vista is installed using an image file (.WIM) by design. The "work around" is simply how that can be managed.

Microsoft calls this process a migration, not an upgrade. There are no common files from previous versions that are retained as in the old .CAB days.

Further, all of the packaged DVDs are identical - regardless of what version you buy. All the versions are present on the DVD. What makes it install one vs. another is the key ID used.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: stash
The work around is by design, so it isn't going away.

:thumbsup:

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