Comments on: Do NOT buy the Vista upgrade http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/ Random Opinions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Tallas http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-9197 Tallas Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:12:16 +0000 http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/#comment-9197 There's a work around for this: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37711 There’s a work around for this:

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37711

]]> By: jw http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-9012 jw Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:06:38 +0000 http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/#comment-9012 Previous upgrades only required either the installation media or the software key to be entered when you installed the "upgrade" version, if it couldn't find the full system already installed. I believe you're right about it not upgrading an OEM version as well - wouldn't surprise me if Vista was the same, not that I have a real issue with that. It's more with the inability to do a fresh install. Previous upgrades only required either the installation media or the software key to be entered when you installed the “upgrade” version, if it couldn’t find the full system already installed.

I believe you’re right about it not upgrading an OEM version as well – wouldn’t surprise me if Vista was the same, not that I have a real issue with that. It’s more with the inability to do a fresh install.

]]> By: Ryan Murtagh http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-9008 Ryan Murtagh Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:15:24 +0000 http://blog.chase.net.au/index.php/2007/01/do-not-buy-the-vista-upgrade/#comment-9008 And how is this different to previous "upgrade" versions of Windows? Having never bought an "upgrade" version I may be ignorant here, but I thought this was the standard. Furthermore, I thought it was selective on what it would allow you to use as a "previous" version. I thought it required a "full" version (ie: not OEM or Upgrade) such that you could not upgrade an upgrade. Of course, I might just be buying the Linux FUD. And how is this different to previous “upgrade” versions of Windows? Having never bought an “upgrade” version I may be ignorant here, but I thought this was the standard.

Furthermore, I thought it was selective on what it would allow you to use as a “previous” version. I thought it required a “full” version (ie: not OEM or Upgrade) such that you could not upgrade an upgrade. Of course, I might just be buying the Linux FUD.

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