Microsoft Has No Plans To Close Vista Upgrade Loophole

[F1]

.....It just hopes you'll feel naughty if you exploit it.....

MICROSOFT CAN'T BE bothered to close the loophole that allows users to install Vista upgrade versions even when they're not upgrading.

"People without a licensed copy of XP that use this workaround are violating the terms of use agreed to when they purchased the upgrade version of Windows Vista".

"As such, we believe only a very small percentage of people will take the time to implement this workaround, and we encourage all customers to follow our official guidelines for upgrading to Windows Vista."

The Inquirer

[Gizmokid2005]

.....It just hopes you'll feel naughty if you exploit it.....

ROFL!! Never!

[acruxksa]

I'm betting the "average" computer user won't ever even know about the loophole and the ones that find out won't be willing to install Vista twice so M$ isn't sweating it. For us however it means the return of a "clean" install with an upgrade disk, something micro$oft should have never removed. I've got two vista home premium 32bit upgrade disks on the way ($20 with the Home Media Edition upgrade option ) but haven't really decided whether I am going to make the jump and use them or not. Maybe on the kids computer all the native DRM cr@p might help keep him out of trouble for a few more years.