Vista with Windows 7 upgrade

If I get a Windows 7 upgrade disk and install it over my current Vista, and then upgrade to Lion, what will I have to do if I ever need to reinstall Windows 7 since I will only have it as an upgrade disk? I don't want to buy a full version for the one thing I need it for. Any help is appreciated. Thanx In Advance!!!

OK, here come the details:
Scenario 1: Vista works, Boot Camp 3.x is running with no issues, and you have SL or Lion on the Mac side.
A reminder: If you already had a Boot Camp Volume, do not repartition it or you will lose data!
If you have Vista and have not yet upgraded to 7, do nothing on the Windows slice of your hard drive at this time.
In Lion, run the Boot Camp Assistant and select the option to make a CD with drivers. This should fetch Boot Camp 4.0 from Apple's servers. Quit the Assistant when done burning the disc--we'll use it *after* the upgrade..
Now, in Windows:
Follow the instructions in this article to prevent the Win 7 installer from crashing The utility linked there turns off Windows' ability to see the Mac volume.
Make sure you have a valid upgrade edition of 7, which also matches your current Vista's architecture (32 or 64-bit) Generally, use the same "flavor" of 7 as your Vista is now. Ultimate trumps all, but few really need it
Insert the 7 upgrade disc, and run Setup from inside Vista.
Specify an Upgrade install.
Wait patiently while Windows performs the upgrade
Complete the first-run setup and activate Win 7
Get your Boot Camp 4 disc, and insert it to begin the Boot Camp update Access to the Mac volume should be restored as Boot Camp restarts.
Scenario 2: You can't install Vista first for whatever reason, or you are crossing architectures from 32-bit to 64-bit or the reverse
Insert your Win 7 upgrade
Restart the Mac with the Win 7 DVD in the DVD drive. As the tone sounds, hold "C"
Step through Windows Setup and perform a Custom install until you get to the partitioning screen. Select "Drive options" here.
Select the partition which was set for Boot Camp. Click Format.
Continue with Setup and load Win 7. You'll get asked for your product key, but you should skip this entry while setting up the OS--this first install isn't meant to last long, as it will be "upgraded"
Eject the disc via My Computer--the eject key doesn't work yet!
Install Boot Camp 4 as above
Now, run the Setup from inside Win 7. This time, do an Upgrade as per Scenario 1 above.
Good luck,
Nate

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So, that, in addition with removing all partnerships on both the machine and the treo (and after restarting my phone) it finally connected.
Wow. What a remarkable pain. Let's hope it keeps working.
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I have just upgraded my laptop from vista to windows 7, I have all my music on an external as the library is to large for hard disk. I have downloaded Itunes 11 but cannot fathom a way of getting my new itunes to connect with my external library.

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Will I be able to install Win7 on my Y450 while maintaining onekey functionality with 7 (It originally shipped with Vista)?
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I can not install Itunes 10.5 on vista or windows 7 my iphone 4 is much slower and freezes when i go to the store they turn me away with my laptops and tell me to buy there computer thats the only answer. I know there has to be away around it?

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