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Re: Dual boot system question and family deal discount question
Thanks for everyone help.
"Dennis Pack" wrote:
> Betatesterzz:
> The XP license is rolled into the Vista upgrade license, to keep the
> XP license you would need the full version of Vista. The time limit on the
> Family Pack is for the purchase, since the license doesn't expire you could
> install it at anytime. Have a great day.
>
> --
> Dennis Pack
> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
> Office2007
> "Betatesterzz" <Betatesterzz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA0EA55E-8ABB-4621-9B71-1BF84CF7C960@microsoft.com...
> >I ordered the Vista Ultimate upgrade and plan to get the family pack.
> >
> > Info: My primary system has 3 hard drives 2x74gb raptors in raid O and
> > 1x400gb seagate.
> >
> > I plan to reinstall windows xp pro onto the primary partion of the 400gb.
> > Then I plan to do a custom clean install of vista onto the Raid 0:
> > raptors.
> >
> > Vista just makes sure you have and activated non oem copy installed into
> > your system right.
> >
> > Then I'll set my raid are 1st boot option. When I want to boot to xp
> > I'll
> > just disable my raid drives and boot from the 400gb drive. I'm doing this
> > because not many programs/hardware I have are fully vista compatable(or
> > run
> > perfectly on it yet, some are still beta drivers and not as fully
> > functional
> > in vista yet).
> >
> > My quetsion are:
> >
> > 1) Is this allowed?
> > 2) When you use an upgarde vista dvd does it delete or make windows xp non
> > functional?
> > 3)Are my assumptions correct in that Vista upgrade dvd will let you do a
> > custom install into another primary partion and another drive once it has
> > verifed your system has windows xp installed?
> >
> > Family deal($50 each). 2 copies of xp home premium upgrade keys/LIS.
> >
> > 1)Is there time limits to when you have to install these os?
> >
> > Meaning I want to upgrade the videocards and processors on my other 2 xp
> > systems before upgrading to vista home premium. Iam afraid that if I
> > install
> > these OS onto the 2 systems I'll have problems down the road when I do
> > major
> > upgardes.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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