My second conclusion is that there are procedures, which some might view initially to be Vista EULA breakers, that actually don't conflict with the Vista EULA. For example, many of us are familiar with one of the procedures for using a Vista upgrade disk to do a clean install of Vista. In this regard, my opinion is that use of these procedures is not specifically outlawed by the Vista EULA and neither requires one to do (2) or to otherwise alter Vista.
Admittedly, there is a gray area here. That is, MS provides instructions for using an upgrade disk. However, it falls short of saying that an upgrade disk can be used only consistently with its instructions--which would outlaw the upgrade disk/clean install procedure under the Vista EULA. Consistently, one well-known and well-respected Vista site |