New computer without OS. Have Win98 OEM, upgrade XP Home Edition, and upgrade Vista Home Premium software.

I entered the confusion there is trying to install the software above in the obviously logical order of about 18 months.

I was puzzled by the comment of the information for the purpose (I don't remember exactly) that Vista could not be installed because its ranking system is different from XP.

I "solved" the problem by buying the full version of Windows 7.

Is there a way I could have installed upgrading Vista - IE an upgrade of an upgrade?

I ask because I do the same thing again.

I don't know which comment you are referring to-XP and Vista can use the same file systems (FAT16, FAT32, NTFS).

Windows 98 won't probably install or run on a new computer.  Here's how you might have used the upgrade of Vista:

  1. Start from the family XP Edition upgrade disk.
  2. When the installation process asks you a qualifying version of Windows, insert the Windows 98 CD.
  3. Once the installation is complete, start Windows XP.
  4. Insert the Windows Vista upgrade disk and do the upgrade.

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