Re: Upgrading to Vista Question

There are a great many variables in that equation that don't resolve in your
favor.

For one, RC2 to RTM is not a supported upgrade path, so it might work and it
might well leave your hard drive a smoking hole in your computer case.

For another, we don't know what OEM discs are going to look like yet - they
may well only install over a copy of Windows XP or an OS that the OEM
recognizes.

There's just no way to tell if it would work or not. I'd wait.

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"loki1984" <loki1984@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Not sure if this was the correct sub-forum or not, if not I apologize, and
> hope that it can be moved accordingly.
>
> I just purchased a new PC, so with that, come the start of the year I
> guess,
> I'll be getting a free upgrade to Vista. In the meantime however (after
> having used RC2 for some time), I've come to get used to Vista, to the
> point
> where I hate XP.
>
> So, I'm wondering, if I were to 'upgrade' to Vista (the key I have expires
> I
> want to say May 2007), would I be able to simply change my product key,
> when
> I get my 'licensed' upgrade copy of Vista, or will I be forced to
> completely
> re-install?
>
> I really really hate XP, so if it'd be possible to get back into Vista,
> without having to re-install it all over again when my CD comes (since I'd
> have to re-install MCE, then upgrade to Vista Home Premium).
>
> Anyhow, is this possible, or should I just wait until the start of the
> year?