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Can I do a clean install using the Retail Upgrade DVD
If I purchase the Vista Upgrade, does it verify the previous OS disc like an XP upgrade, or will my copy of XP be disabled upon installing Vista. I really want to purchase the Vista Upgrade and dual boot between that and XP Home. Will this work or not?

XP Pro upgrade to Vista Business Install Problems
You made no mention of INSTALLING VISTA THEN waiting. As I stated we're simply waiting. Therefore your comment had nothing to do with my statement. A MASS UPGRADE TO ALL USERS to XP right away. Although, this time I have 5 users on Vista. Those users do not require the use of our main accounting package. Great.

Roll back to XP
Installer beware - but I went for the upgrade on an OLD box, and so far so good. Rgds "Sunil Sood" <n...@soods.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:581a22F2df6uqU1@mid.individual.net... Does anyone have any experience of installing Vista on older machines and if so, how you found it? I have a couple of old base

Vista update?
Is there a separate SP2 upgrade for each of the SQL Server 2005 editions, or does the same Service Pack work for all the editions? And is this "SQL Server 2005 Service PS You can't install a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition on Windows XP or Vista. -- Ekrem Önsoy <mrajanikris...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Problems installing Vista Business upgrade
If you have a Vista RTM "N" system, install the Media Restore Pack then. Then upgrade to Service Pack 1. If you have a Vista "N" system that has Service Pack 1 applied (or if it was uninstalled from the system), that uses an updated servicing stack that is not compatible with the Windows Media Player 11 for Windows

vista ultimate x64 install
I understand from you and others that 2 GB of ram is prefferred, however why didn't microsoft tell me that before I went to the trouble of installing Vista? 2. should i decide to upgrade from my xp system to windows vista basic, can i roll back to xp thru, say, add/remove, if my system suffers dramatically? all

upgrading xp to vista premium question
Apparently, Bill Gates had not yet tried Vista, and was going to wait until SP1 to upgrade from XP Pro, however 6-month reviews at the development team were coming up and he wanted to get up to speed. It didn't take long after installing Vista that Bill realized what had been happening at his monopoly,

Downside of Vista-upgrade vs full version
RC White r...@grandecom.net microsoft public windows 64bit general Hi, Boss. I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64. I guess this depends on what the meaning of "upgrading" is, to paraphrase a former president. We're not talking about the upgrade license, of course, but the actual installation of

Is my Windows XP license valid after upgrading to Vista?
Saucy saucyle...@newsgroup.nospam microsoft public windows vista general There is no 'upgrade' path from Vista to XP. Any installation of XP will there will be a 'clean' install [and not an upgrade to a currently installed operating system]. Yes, you can install froom the XP CD-ROM: Boot from the CD ROM,

TEN good reasons to upgrade to Windows VISTA right now
It was a *clean* install, but it says I still have the old OS under windows.old.. could I go in and change the name of the VISTA install to windows.old and the to go back to XP Media Center there is no way that I know of to roll back to the orginal OS (I am assuming you did a fresh install and not an upgrade).

MB Upgrade
If you actually performed an upgrade, rather than a clean installation of Vista, you should be able to revert to WinXP: How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us .... and later during the months or years I would

vista ultimate x64 install
"Mary" wrote: Run the Windows Upgrade Advisor which is on the vista disk first. You'll see what hardware or software is causing this. Remove everything on the list it says will cause problems or must be removed. Then try installing Vista again. BTW, Basic is not as good as XP Home. Basic is a bare bones,

Vista Upgrade Path
You're telling me "I'm not installing Vista at "work" " and then state, "Although, this time I have 5 users on Vista". It's easy to see why your comments are misconstrued. Correct. In that one case I was being general. So let me correct it for you: I'm not PERFORMING A MASS UPGRADE TO ALL USERS at "work" for the

MS - Vista to XP retrograde package?
But I've tested a method that allows you to clean-install the Vista upgrade version on any hard drive, with no prior XP or W2K installation — or even a CD 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

Vista New Install with Upgrade Edition
This will show you how to do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. I would just delete both partitions and create one big one again during installation. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html Hope this helps, Shawn -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people

Windows x64 to Vista Ultimate 64 Upgrade According to ...
As I had bought this laptop recently and opted for a vista upgrade HP sent me vista business 32 bit. I followed the instruction given by HP regarding installing vista. Now the problem. After installing vista I installed the HP drivers for vista. I then went on to connect to the wireless router which was a breeze.

vista update question
Then I'll need a fresh install of the WinXP x64, and then I can upgrade to Vista. That's fine. I just wanted to make sure the Not For Resale version of the software would be upgradable, as opposed to buying the full version. IF your question is specifically about whether or not NFR stuff is upgradable,

Please Help! Can't boot Vista after installing XP Pro
To be safe, I was definitely going to disconnect my XP drive before installing Vista on the other drive. One thing that I will do first is to upgrade with .... At some point during the XP install, I was prompted for my Win98SE OEM CD to verify that I had it. Hopefully a Vista upgrade disk will work pretty much the

Problems installing Vista Business upgrade
I just don't want to have to install XP everytime before installing Vista. (However, I am not sure about Vista policies about how many times you can install, etc) Thank you. "brink" wrote: Hi Montesinnos, Technically your suppose to upgrade from within XP. BUT, it's always better to do a clean install to avoid

Upgrade to Vista & Digital Image 10
Having better things to do than reinstall perfectly good software (none of which is more than three years old), I choose the upgrade path from Windows XP Pro SP2. I deinstalled the items the advisor told me to prior to installing Vista Ultimate, pre-installed the Vista patch for Quicken 2007 (and other such