You will be able to perform a "custom" install, where Vista moves all the old
stuff to a seperate folder, and then does a complete install, after which you
can delete the windows.old folder.It's about as close to a fresh install as
you are going to get.

"Ridesy" wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> A simple question that must have come up by now!
>
> I have six PC's in the office that were built very recently with XP Pro
> installed that all have "free" upgrade path to Vista Business.
>
> Even though the Modus Link thing has been awful, I have received
> confirmation that POP and COA are confirmed so the upgrades will "eventually"
> arrive!!
>
> But having played with Vista since Beta releases through to RTM for
> evaluation, I have ALWAYS performed a complete fresh install rather than
> upgrading any XP or previous Vista install, as I know this is best practice,
> a lot quicker and less prone to issues.
>
> So now the question - when I receive these "upgrade" DVD's will I be able to
> format and perform a fresh/clean install or will Vista complain that I have
> an "upgrade" license and I am effectively performing a fresh install, as all
> remnants of XP will have been removed????
>
> Anyone know??
>
> Thanks
>
> Ridesy