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  2. Clean install workaround for Vista upgrade discovered - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2007-01-31-clean-install...

    Well, it looks like those hoping to do a clean install of Windows Vista with an upgrade-only edition of the OS may not be entirely out of luck after all, although they'll still have to jump ...

  3. Vista: Extreme Tech Answers, Upgrade or Clean Install?

    techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/vista-extreme-tech...

    As it turns out, Vista running as an upgrade to XP scores almost identical benchmarks to Vista as a clean install. What’s more, the system bloat and orphaned files typical of a Windows upgrade ...

  4. Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista is a major ... copy of Windows Vista can be installed clean without first installing a previous version of Windows. On the first install, Windows will ...

  5. Windows Anytime Upgrade - Wikipedia

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    Windows Anytime Upgrade ( Add Features to Windows) was a service by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista that facilitated upgrades across successive editions of Windows Vista. [ 1] Prices for upgrades purchased through Windows Anytime Upgrade were lower than prices for upgrades purchased at retail. [ 2][ 3] Windows Anytime Upgrade is included ...

  6. Windows Vista editions - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions

    Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista does not support compliance checking during installation; compliance checking previously allowed users to insert a disc as evidence that the operating system was being upgraded over a previous version, which would allow users to enter an upgrade license to perform a clean install. [56]

  7. Windows Vista upgrade guide, part 1: software - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2007-01-29-windows-vista...

    XP. Vista. Comments / notes. Find windows. Alt+tab. Flip and Flip 3D. Alt-Tab Replacement / taskswitch provides window image preview for XP. Flip / Flip 3D not available in Home Basic or without Aero.

  8. How-To: Install Windows 7 and live to tell about it - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2009-08-11-how-to-install...

    It wasn't all doom, gloom, and reformatting; we did manage one in-place upgrade, going from Vista 64 to Windows 7 64 on a Dell Studio XPS 13 laptop. The process was easy: just put the disc in, run ...

  9. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite. The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end-user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to ...