Can I use Vista Ulitmate drive to install a copy of Vista home Premium if I have my key Premium?

Can I use my Vista Ulitmate drive to install a copy of Vista home Premium if I have my Premium key on my old laptop that needs to be reformatted and I can't find my Premium drive?
Thank you

You can if it's a Genuine Microsoft Vista DVD, but is NOT if it's a Dell, HP, etc the recovery disc.

A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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