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BE7 and Vista
Per your description: "I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64." Follow the instructions on the MS KB article to "upgrade" from 32-bit XP to 64-bit Vista. (It's a legal "clean" install with an upgrade disk, but is the only approved path from 32-bit to 64-bit with an upgrade disk license.

How to Get Windows XP After June 30, 2008
Retail Licenses If you're Joe XP user and you want additional upgrade or full-install packages, your only option is to stock up before the deadline. Note that you can't run both Vista and XP using the same license (so you can't, for example, install Vista on a virtual machine if you're also using the XP

Problem installing xp pro with Vista Business License
Dwarf Dw...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi Mike, Because of the way in which drivers work and the fact that they are tightly integrated Is there a way to use the upgrade ability of Vista to upgrade xp pro to Vista Business without having to do a fresh install?

Compatibility with Windows XP Pro
My WinXp has had blue screen and registry problems lately (not because of viruses, etc). I bought a Vista Basic Upgrade. Now I am wondering if I install the Vista upgrade will the WinXp problems be passed on to the new Vista installation? Do I need to get full version of Vista basic and do a clean install?

XP Pro and Vista Business 32 bit
ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: It is an upgrade which is meant to replace your existing system, not supplement it as an addon. If there is a provision for a dual boot I understand, that when installing Vista to dual boot with XP, that it somehow corrupts Win XP's restore points, somehow Vista's has a conflict with it.

upgrade fail from XP
intersys inter...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I've been trying to do an upgrade install for days. XP Pro is on a 500gig SATA drive. There are 3mb of memory...an Opteron 165 cpu and running Nforce4 chipset. I have had no success yet in installing Vista.

installing vista over oem xp
They think it should be full featured when their hardware isn't. So you've paid for an OS but aren't using the features that make it worth the upgrade. You've essentially paid money to M$ for nothing but a slightly updated copy of XP with embedded DRM and none of the promised features that Vista was supposed to

OT - Installing Vista - not
So how do i do that and remove all the temp files that vista has managed to leave somewhere?? I can't re-install my whole system at the moment which i was going to do as my raid floppy disc is corrupted!! Vista upgrade advisor says that my computer will have no problems at all during teh upgrade process with no

Installing vista with win xp pro
Andrew E. eckric...@msn.com microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment With 5 Vista & 1 XP Media (xp to ME),the rest being vista to install,simply boot to vista cd & perform a clean installation w/o upgrading thru windows explorer. "TCW" wrote: I recently purchased 5 Vista Business License and XP Media to upgrade

Help installing Vista 64 bit
Tony T...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public access setupconfig Hello, I recently purchased MS Office Standard 2007 and now want to add Access 2007. I also have a Vista upgrade cd (from XP) which I plan to install when the first service pack comes out. When I upgrade to Vista, will it invalidate or disrupt

Windows XP Users Regret Vista 'Upgrade'
If you're truly installing Vista over an old instance of XP or W2K, the upgrade version of Vista will find the older OS on your hard drive and install without Use Vista's 'upgrade' version to clean-install The secret is that the setup program in Vista's upgrade version will accept an installed copy of XP, W2K,

Downside of Vista-upgrade vs full version
How to install Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884/en-us Upgrade installation keys are blocked when you start from the Windows Vista DVD http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930985/en-us Eric wrote: It should work the same as every previous Windows version. That might involve something different if you

Win XP Pro to Home Premium "Upgrade"
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "bspeed" wrote: I have a laptop which came with XP, but I installed the Vista upgrade several months ago. I want to restore or re-format the harddrive. I assume I must use the XP disc to restore the laptop, then reinstall the Vista upgrade. Is there anyway after I install Vista to

Unable to install XP over Vista
On the Dell Forum, I asked about this and it was recommended to do a "clean install" of Windows XP, rather than doing an upgrade. Whether you upgrade to XP or to Vista, if your computer dates from the Windows Me era, it is *highly* unlikely that your hardware is anywhere near adequate.

Reinstalling Vista Business Upgrade
However, forget Win9x/ME. You cannot use a Vista upgrade edition with any Windows prior to Win2k SP4. Vista will not ask for shiny media. It will only scan the system for an installed OS and must find Win2k, XP SP2, or XP Pro x64. If it doesn't there is no way to install from an ugrade edition.

Installing Vista over old XP
2. if i go back to vista ... i have not done any of the new updates for xp (MS website says there are 82 of them) should i update xp before installing vista upgrade express or install vista updated it and then install office then update it? not sure which way is best or if there is a rule of thumb here i should be

Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade hangs on install
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Let's call a clean install of Vista x64 over XP Pro x64 what it really is. A migration. The process is simple and you have two choices. 1. With x64 dvd's you can install from a Vista upgrade edition by booting with the dvd.

HELP!! Having problems installing Vista Home Premium Upgrade
Insert prior software is no longer supported Another thing, I am trying to install this Vista on a different computer with XP Pro not the computer that I have the XpPro that I bought and got this free upgrade to Vista with. Could this upgrade be tied to the XP Pro I bought ? - If this is an OEM upgrade from your pc

Can I use Vista upgrade over faulty WinXP?
Use Vista's 'upgrade' version to clean-install The secret is that the setup program in Vista's upgrade version will accept an installed copy of XP, W2K, or an unactivated copy of Vista Before you install Vista on a machine that you don't know is 100% compatible, you should run Microsoft's free Upgrade Advisor.

upgrade fail from XP
I tried the search as you suggested; but under Vista, it will not search the WinXP Documents & Settings folder -- hence I cannot find or delete the Pictures.pd2 I have downloaded the MS Digital Image 2006 Upgrade mentioned in some of your other posts and have tried to install it; but the installation fails.