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Vista upgrade invalidates Windows XP install

As the numerous comments in that page say:

1) Earlier versions of Windows (and upgrade versions of MANY other software products) have similar language.

2) It doesn't say they will 'invalidate' the key, just that you can't use it at the same time as the upgraded Vista (so you can go back, you just can't take your old WinXP and install it on another system).

3) ...it's an upgrade; it should invalidate the old key. Hence why you get a discount on the price.
 
Here is a question i have:

Suppose you upgrade XP with a vista upgrade disk. The XP key is no longer valid ( i assume). Now lets say one year from now your hard drive dies and you install a new one. So you pop in the new hard drive (after taking out the broken one) and load up Xp (with the intention of immediately upgrading it with vista. Will you be able to activate XP since microsoft knows that the key you are using was no longer valid? I assume you have to active XP to be then able to update it to vista.

 
His article is false. It has been proven and stated that you need an OS like XP/2000 to be already installed otherwise you cannot upgrade to Vista without having to do the workaround where you install it twice. Microsoft would be stupid to disable the XP keys. This is false information.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
His article is false. It has been proven and stated that you need an OS like XP/2000 to be already installed otherwise you cannot upgrade to Vista without having to do the workaround where you install it twice. Microsoft would be stupid to disable the XP keys. This is false information.
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XP doesn't check online for key validation during the setup process. If the key worked initially for XP, it would still install and then fail activation. This would give you a certain time period to enter a new key in or call MS to get an activation code. You could probably upgrade an unactivated XP install to Vista, though it sounds like a potential PITA.
 
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