FileNetworks reports that direct download links for the Upgrade version of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition have been leaked to the internet. These HTTP based download links are given to customers who purchase Windows Vista online through a third party software distributor- DigitalRiver.

There are 3 files available for download:

boot.wim
install.wim
X13-49120.exe

The download links are as follows:

File 1:
http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/01/60316070-3318705–NOA/msvista/pub/Vista_WIM/i386/boot.wim

File 2:
http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/01/60316070-3318705–NOA/msvista/pub/Vista_WIM/i386/install.wim

File 3:
http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/01/60316070-3318705–NOA/msvista/pub/X13-49120/X13-49120.exe

Installation Notes:

1. Put the exe and the 2 wim files in the same folder.
2. Then click on the exe. It will copy the wims to the correct folder. An installer will come up. Close it.
3. The exe will create a folder named Vista. All the files (and the wims) are in there.

Note: This is only the Upgrade version of Winodows Vista Ultimate Edition. More details on FileNetworks.

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