On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:50:01 -0700, Jim103144
<Jim103144@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>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
The answer is...it should work without having to re-install all those
apps, but it may not.