In april when I was struggling, an Elevated MS tech who suggested I reformat
my hard drive described the "In Place" clean install using my purchased Vista
Ultimate Upgrade Dvd. I forgot. Just Read Paul Randall's description. But
here's the thing: I'm half way through, didn't do Part II, the
install/upgrade from Vista itself yet. So in the intervening 7 days of my
temp. activation, I already installed a zillion programs on my new hard
drive, on my original vista machine, spending much time and effort, having to
call software people for new unlock codes etc.

I should know this but don't : Will the new inplace upgrade that I do, if I
go this route, wipe out the installations of these programs? Wil the programs
themselves remain on the Vista drive (after I "upgrade" it), and if they
remain, will they function without needing reinstallation?? The history
behind this is in a previous post...
Jim