antonius Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hey there.I just bought Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit version. I already had Windows XP, which i for some reason could not activate after installing SP 3. I thought, "so what? I need to upgrade anyway".So I start my PC with the Vista disc, and I get this message: "Select CD-ROM boot type" ???I tried to press "1", and when I do that, I just open up Windows XP which is already installed. But that doesn't help me, since I can't log in as I didn't activate it after 30 days.What I want to do is to delete everything I have on my hard drives and then install Windows Vista from the buttom. What to do? please I need some answers quickly, I'd like my PC to be up and running tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have never used Vista but is your CD/DVD set as first boot in the BIOS?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggystyle Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Are you trying to format the drive that contains xp and install vista? or do you want to keep files and settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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