can vista be installed?

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    windows 7 ultimate
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    can vista be installed?


    i was just curious....i upgraded my vista ultimate to win 7 and was wondering what would happen if i installed my original vista software on a different pc i have. seems kind of useless to see it just sitting there...
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    lnxtinman said:
    i was just curious....i upgraded my vista ultimate to win 7 and was wondering what would happen if i installed my original vista software on a different pc i have. seems kind of useless to see it just sitting there...
    If you upgraded you can no longer use Vista. It is illegal. If you are using the term upgraded incorrectly and you had a full retail Win 7, DVD, then you can reuse the Vista OS>
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
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    lnxtinman said:
    i was just curious....i upgraded my vista ultimate to win 7 and was wondering what would happen if i installed my original vista software on a different pc i have. seems kind of useless to see it just sitting there...
    That is the way I feel about my Windows 95 and 98 disks I still have. I just hate to throw them away. You just never know when you might...................
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    I feel the same with my year old Vista, just sitting in the closet, but then I think of the money I saved getting the upgrade/clean install DVD.
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    You are on the honor system.

    As far as we know MS does not disable the key, or there wouldn't be all these Dual Boots.

    But def not allowed under the EULA.
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    Win7 Ultimate
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    hhhmmmm...
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  7. Posts : 554
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
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    bigmck said:
    lnxtinman said:
    i was just curious....i upgraded my vista ultimate to win 7 and was wondering what would happen if i installed my original vista software on a different pc i have. seems kind of useless to see it just sitting there...
    That is the way I feel about my Windows 95 and 98 disks I still have. I just hate to throw them away. You just never know when you might...................
    Virtual Machine?
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  8. Posts : 55
    windows 7 ultimate
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    yeah, i bought the win7 ultimate upgrade disc and staring at the old full version of vista ultimate......very tempting
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  9. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    lnxtinman said:
    yeah, i bought the win7 ultimate upgrade disc and staring at the old full version of vista ultimate......very tempting
    What in world could Vista possibly have to offer you? It's pretty much a nightmare OS.
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    windows 7 ultimate
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    i have a second pc with xp on it i am rebuilding....
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