when upgrading to windows vista from xp professional

when my computer start up the screen display windows cannot boot and that i
need to re install windows to repair it but i have lost mt disk i still have
my product key if i pop in an upgrade disk for vista will it work or do i
need to do something else?

Hi,

An upgrade disk is the same as a regular install disk. It's the product key
that determines how you are allowed to use it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"shericka" <shericka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C2BEF1A-DF82-437F-8632-5CA452810BCE@microsoft.com...
> when my computer start up the screen display windows cannot boot and that
> i
> need to re install windows to repair it but i have lost mt disk i still
> have
> my product key if i pop in an upgrade disk for vista will it work or do i
> need to do something else?

my windows xp is genuine if thats what you mean so if window is damaged can i
use a vista upgrade disk to start

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> An upgrade disk is the same as a regular install disk. It's the product key
> that determines how you are allowed to use it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "shericka" <shericka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4C2BEF1A-DF82-437F-8632-5CA452810BCE@microsoft.com...
> > when my computer start up the screen display windows cannot boot and that
> > i
> > need to re install windows to repair it but i have lost mt disk i still
> > have
> > my product key if i pop in an upgrade disk for vista will it work or do i
> > need to do something else?
>
>

Hi,

I wasn't implying anything about your XP installation, I was simply stating
how Vista keys work. If you have an upgrade key, it is for use for
installing from within an existing installation, not for a clean install by
booting the disk. There is a workaround, but you won't be able to keep your
programs and settings, they would have to be reinstalled and reconfigured.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"shericka" <shericka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5ACEE693-7B6E-484D-ABB4-B049F356D2F6@microsoft.com...
> my windows xp is genuine if thats what you mean so if window is damaged
> can i
> use a vista upgrade disk to start
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> An upgrade disk is the same as a regular install disk. It's the product
>> key
>> that determines how you are allowed to use it.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "shericka" <shericka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4C2BEF1A-DF82-437F-8632-5CA452810BCE@microsoft.com...
>> > when my computer start up the screen display windows cannot boot and
>> > that
>> > i
>> > need to re install windows to repair it but i have lost mt disk i
>> > still
>> > have
>> > my product key if i pop in an upgrade disk for vista will it work or
>> > do i
>> > need to do something else?
>>
>>