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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.
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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?
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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?
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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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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?
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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.

Ken J+
 

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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, what does your Win7 DVD says, is it an upgrade DVD
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or Full version?
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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?
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Top Secret, what does your Win7 DVD says, is it an upgrade DVD
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or Full version?
View attachment 42493
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Full version... but there is an upgrade option or custom option when I want to install Win 7
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All CDs are the same the key determines what you can do.
 

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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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If you need further assurance I would make a quick call to MS...
 

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top secret said:
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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TS, as Tews mentioned, only MS has the final word on it, but I am pretty sure you won't.

You now have two valid licenses, Vista and Win7. If you had bought the Win7 upgrade version, that depends on you having a Vista license to be legal and stopping using Vista after moving to Win7. The Full Version is a separate license and not dependent from you having a Vista license to upgrade from.

Some additional info and reference can be found here.
 

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If you need further assurance I would make a quick call to MS...
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It is okay, I will call them tomorrow. Thanks :)

TS, as Tews mentioned, only MS has the final word on it, but I am pretty sure you won't.

You now have two valid licenses, Vista and Windows 7. If you had bought the Windows 7 upgrade version, that depends on you having a Vista license to be legal and stopping using Vista after moving to Windows 7. The Full Version is a separate license and not dependent from you having a Vista license to upgrade from.

Some additional info and reference can be found here.
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Thanks for the info. I will check the link, and I'll call Microsoft tomorrow to be sure.
Thanks everyone.
 

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You only need Vista to be seen by Win7 DVD from boot before it formats the HD and it will allow Upgrade key.

Your Vista then cannot be used under the EULA except to reinstall Win7. It isn't deactivated to my knowledge - maybe someone who has had it deactivated will say so eventually.

Make a Win7 backup image of the finished Win7 and you'll never need to reinstall anyway, just reimage the HD or a replacement in 15 minutes from backup image, using your booted Win7 DVD Repair console.
 
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