
Originally Posted by
silentvoice
When installing Windows Vista upgrade, it requires a legal, activated installation of XP to upgrade over. In doing this, it 'absorbs' the XP licence, rendering it unusable and activates your copy of Vista.
So riddle me this:
If down the road, I want to reformat my computer, how can this be done? Obviously I can't install and activate XP ready for another upgrade and I certainly can't install Windows Vista on a freshly formatted drive since it will look for a previous OS.
Any ideas?