Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?

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    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?


    Hi... :)

    Am I going to lose my vista CD key after upgrading to windows 7 because I heard from many people that I will not be able to use my vista CD key in case I wanted to return to windows vista?
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    im pretty sure if you keep your cd key on hand somewhere that you can still use it to reinstall vista again. not 100% sure, but pretty positive.
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    im pretty sure if you keep your cd key on hand somewhere that you can still use it to reinstall vista again. not 100% sure, but pretty positive.
    of course I will keep it in a safe place, but in case I wanted to uninstall win 7 and re-install vista, is it going to work again??
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    top secret said:
    Hi... :)

    Am I going to lose my vista CD key after upgrading to windows 7 because I heard from many people that I will not be able to use my vista CD key in case I wanted to return to windows vista?
    If you use an upgrade key, you are not allowed to return to Vista.
    If you use the full version, you can return to Vista.

    You are buying the cheaper upgrade version, and that is what it means. You have upgraded, you no longer have rights to the prior OS.
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    richc46 said:
    top secret said:
    Hi... :)

    Am I going to lose my vista CD key after upgrading to windows 7 because I heard from many people that I will not be able to use my vista CD key in case I wanted to return to windows vista?
    If you use an upgrade key, you are not allowed to return to Vista.
    If you use the full version, you can return to Vista.

    You are buying the cheaper upgrade version, and that is what it means. You have upgraded, you no longer have rights to the prior OS.
    I am sorry, but I still can not get it...

    I have Win 7 CD with the key; how can I know if this key is an upgrade key or not?
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    top secret said:
    Hi... :)

    Am I going to lose my vista CD key after upgrading to windows 7 because I heard from many people that I will not be able to use my vista CD key in case I wanted to return to windows vista?
    TS

    If you do an upgrade the vista key will be deactivated. Should you wish to go back a phone call to MS will be nec.

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    top secret said:
    I am sorry, but I still can not get it...

    I have Win 7 CD with the key; how can I know if this key is an upgrade key or not?
    Top Secret, what does your Win7 DVD says, is it an upgrade DVD
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_upg_gfc-01411.png

    or Full version?
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_win-70002.png
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  8. Posts : 48
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    wallyinnc said:
    top secret said:
    I am sorry, but I still can not get it...

    I have Win 7 CD with the key; how can I know if this key is an upgrade key or not?
    Top Secret, what does your Win7 DVD says, is it an upgrade DVD
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_upg_gfc-01411.png

    or Full version?
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_win-70002.png

    Full version... but there is an upgrade option or custom option when I want to install Win 7
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    top secret said:
    wallyinnc said:
    top secret said:
    I am sorry, but I still can not get it...

    I have Win 7 CD with the key; how can I know if this key is an upgrade key or not?
    Top Secret, what does your Win7 DVD says, is it an upgrade DVD
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_upg_gfc-01411.png

    or Full version?
    Am I going to lose my vista cd key after upgrading?-en-us111_win_7_hm_prem_win-70002.png

    Full version... but there is an upgrade option or custom option when I want to install Win 7
    All CDs are the same the key determines what you can do.
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  10. Posts : 48
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    okay to make sure...

    my key is inside the full version DVD and I can use the upgrade option and I will not lose my Vista key

    is that right?

    sorry for repeating the same question again and again, but I want to be sure before doing anything that might cause to loose my vista key
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