Upgrade to Windows Vista issues 8

I lost my CD of Windows Vista and bootkey... I would like to be able to take advantage of the Windows 8 $40 upgrade.  Will it take my old CD/BootKey Vista to do?  Also, if I decide to reformat some time after I installed windows 8 would I need to re - install Vista before I could put Windows 8 on the drive reformatted?

One thing you can try, but we don't even know if your Vista is even installed or what type of license you have:

"just a CD of Vista burned with a legitimate product key, written on the face with a sharpy... »

Key Finder:

http://www.Belarc.com/free_download.html

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/KeyFinder/

And this;

A Microsoft Vista DVD contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

Other manufacturers recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

"How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

"How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

See you soon.

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