Upgrade Windows Vista Home Premium for Windos Pro 8 on HP laptop by way of a new facility.

I tried upgrading to Windows 8 but experienced a problem and Windows Vista has been re-installed automatically. Now, I intend to do an install clean and bought a new disc of hard for it. Then I discovered that the previous version of Windows must be running on the PC before you can perform an upgrade to Windows 8. Suggestions how to go? Thank you.

The link listed here is a web site of Dell but the download ISO (after burning a bootable DVD)
works on any PC if you have a valid product key.

ISO Vista: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx

32-bit ISO: http://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/57-windows-vista-direct-download-links

After you download the .iso file using ImgBurn or gear to create a DVD ISO bootable.

ImgBurn - in addition to supporting the creation of CD/DVD of. ISO files,
It supports a wide range of image file formats, and it's free.
(BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI and ISO)
http://www.ImgBurn.com/

Projectiles help you to use ImgBurn to screen: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=screenshots
Burn the ISO Images with ImgBurn article: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn
(The steps are the same, except that you do not create a repair disk but complete an installation DVD)

Note: Always use high quality DVD + R media and slower burning (4 x or 6 x) speed is offered a choice.

After installing Vista activate using your Vista product key and then run the upgrad Windows 8.

J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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