Install vista from the upgrade CD

I try to install windows vista on a VM on my mac. I have the vista installation CD is an upgrade and when I enter the product key it says to start the installation of my existing version of windows. Is it possible to install vista using the upgrade CD or do I have to buy an original copy? The reason why I got the upgrade CD, it's that I upgraded my old dell laptop from XP to Vista

Hello

that you realize that you need an operating system upgraded from

and if the upgrade license is still in use in the Dell laptop, you would be in violation of the rules on licensing, if you have also installed on the mac anyway

installation on a virtual machine requires also a vista license because it is also classified as a facility

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