XP -> Vista trial => Vista full...?

If I upgrade my current Windows XP Pro to Vista and keep it on the trial,
will I be able to activate it using an Upgrade-class key?
The store I plan to order Vista from doesn't come in stock until Feb 8. and
I would like to start using Vista before that time. I also don't want to be
stuck with Vista thinking I'm a pirate either...

Thanks in advance

As long as you install the same upgrade version that you purchase.

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"Belazor" <Belazor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I upgrade my current Windows XP Pro to Vista and keep it on the trial,
> will I be able to activate it using an Upgrade-class key?
> The store I plan to order Vista from doesn't come in stock until Feb 8.
> and
> I would like to start using Vista before that time. I also don't want to
> be
> stuck with Vista thinking I'm a pirate either...
>
> Thanks in advance

No you will not. I just tried this last night. I installed the trial
version of Vista Ultimate then put in my upgrade key and it told me that
because my key was an upgrade i had to reinstall my previous version of
windows and re-install from there.

"Belazor" wrote:

> If I upgrade my current Windows XP Pro to Vista and keep it on the trial,
> will I be able to activate it using an Upgrade-class key?
> The store I plan to order Vista from doesn't come in stock until Feb 8. and
> I would like to start using Vista before that time. I also don't want to be
> stuck with Vista thinking I'm a pirate either...
>
> Thanks in advance

You definately can't do a clean install and expect the upgrade key to work
later. I'm not familiar with the upgrade license process enough to say more
than that.

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"Dave B." <mail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> As long as you install the same upgrade version that you purchase.
>
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> "Belazor" <Belazor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:22D4804E-5B8B-40D5-924C-62559859A17E@microsoft.com...
>> If I upgrade my current Windows XP Pro to Vista and keep it on the trial,
>> will I be able to activate it using an Upgrade-class key?
>> The store I plan to order Vista from doesn't come in stock until Feb 8.
>> and
>> I would like to start using Vista before that time. I also don't want to
>> be
>> stuck with Vista thinking I'm a pirate either...
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>
>

Ummm yes you can, a link to the procedure has been posted many times in
these groups. I have done it myself and it does work.

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"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
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> You definately can't do a clean install and expect the upgrade key to work
> later. I'm not familiar with the upgrade license process enough to say
> more than that.
>
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> * http://www.WinVistaInfo.org *
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> "Dave B." <mail@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:OAs72NuRHHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> As long as you install the same upgrade version that you purchase.
>>
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>> "Belazor" <Belazor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:22D4804E-5B8B-40D5-924C-62559859A17E@microsoft.com...
>>> If I upgrade my current Windows XP Pro to Vista and keep it on the
>>> trial,
>>> will I be able to activate it using an Upgrade-class key?
>>> The store I plan to order Vista from doesn't come in stock until Feb 8.
>>> and
>>> I would like to start using Vista before that time. I also don't want to
>>> be
>>> stuck with Vista thinking I'm a pirate either...
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>
>