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Originally Posted by Pavan
Here is a link that will take you to a site that will teach you how to "clean boot" vista on your Windows XP computer off of a partition. It is a great and tested way for you to run Vista and XP off of a computer which currently runs both.
Although windows asks you for your upgrade key, there is a way to partition your harddisk so you do not have to even inform the computer that you have XP installed. AKA: A loophole in the system.
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It's not really a loophole. The licence for Windows specifies that if you use an upgrade licence, the copy of XP (or whatever it was) that was upgraded cannot be used any longer. It doesn't say that you need to use Vista's preferred method to install the software (by installing over a copy of an old version of Windows), only that you must already own such a copy, and shall discontinue using it as a condition of using Vista, and that you must complete the product activation (which indicates that the XP key has been upgraded).
That procedure is valid, provided that you
also own an up-to-date XP licence.
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Originally Posted by Pavan
If a moderator finds this post as against the Chief Delphi Terms of Service please feel free to to delete this post and take any action against me that you feel is neccessary.
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Isn't there something a little strange about the fact that we feel the need to disclaim our statements in this manner? That's not a criticism of Pavan, merely an observation that there shouldn't be any reason to fear overzealous moderation, right?