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Installing Vista again after uninstalling Vista to XP
I just did a fresh install of my Win Xp Pro and then tried to install my Vista Business Upgrade and when I enter the key number I get a error message saying I have to install from my previous version of windows ??????? BTW I did activate XP pro before trying to install Vista. XP Pro is my previous version of

Installing Vista over old XP
Of course a fresh install of Vista is going to feel faster than an XP install that has been around the block a few times and has dozens and dozens of On the contrary, if Vista is able to handle duo processors more efficently then XP, I see it as a plus and another reason (among many) to upgrade to Vista if one

Installing Vista on 'older' systems?
If I use an upgrade license, it's an upgrade path and specific instructions for this "non-path" are on the MS aritcle I referred to. I keep getting an error while trying to install vista x64. This is a new system and I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64. Things go well until the first

need XP/Vista upgrade and dual boot advice
On an "upgrade", technically no. What may be close enough for your liking however, even though it takes longer is... http://blogs.chron. com/techblog/archives/2007/01/workin_the_vista_cleaninstallupgrade_blues_1.html The trick is to NOT enter a product key on your first pass, installing Vista as if a retail/fresh

Business N and media restore pack
An UPGRADE from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium is really a rebuid of my PC?????? Rgds Home Premium is a downgrade from XP Professional. You have to run setup from within XP, and you will have to do a clean install. Vista will create a Windows.old folder that will (probably) have all of your data files.

should i? would i? upgrade from xp to vista basic?
Roc4me Roc...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I have spent the day trying to get my Dell XPS Gen 2 machine upgraded from XP to Vista. The Vista upgrade advisor sees no problem with upgrading and says the program will work but when I try to install the upgrade it runs the

Installing Vista on 'older' systems?
(Planning on buying Vista Home Premium 32-bit) And Second question: To install Vista 32-bit you need to make a clean install, can I do that with the Vista upgrades bought online at windows marketplace? No version of Vista will do an in place upgrade from x64 to x86 versions. Also from some tests Colin Barnhorst did

v6.07, trouble free installation advice needed
... microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi, I have recently upgraded to Vista using an HP express upgrade disc and find it not as satisifing (yet) as I expected. So I was just wondering if when you install Vista again after unistalling Vista before to XP, will that product key (Vista) work?

Installing upgrade
"Tiberius" wrote: to clarify.. clean install is like this: you buy the upgrade version of the vista you want, you start your computer with XP and stick in the vista dvd.. it asks you if you want to install vista and you follow the directions.. in this case a clean install means it will erase all the old files and

Single vs Dual Core Performance
to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (aka in-place upgrade) installation, at the very least: This KB Article (not for the faint of heart) explains how to repair the Vista boot process after installing WinXP: Windows Vista no longer starts after you

Installing Vista on XP pro x64 trial
For these operating systems, there is no _upgrade_ installation path available when you upgrade from a 32-bit operating system to a 64-bit operating system. I keep getting an error while trying to install vista x64. This is a new system and I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64.

Reinstalling Vista Business Upgrade
You have to be installing from an Upgrade edition by booting from the cd to ever see the requestor. The Vista upgrade matrix on GetReady states that XP Pro x64 qualifies So how will the Upgrade installer verify eligibility for upgrade pricing if the user wishes to format the hard drive before installing Vista?

Dual Boot XP Home & Vista Home Premium Upgrade
JP j...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general Actually you can do a clean install of Vista Upgrade. You have to do a clean install of Vista, then do an upgrade install of Vista on top of the clean install. Basically, installing Vista twice. Pain in the butt, but it can be done.

Why are the WinTrolls so afraid of installing Vista for ...
Why not install Vista on my Dells? Simple. 1. They are both older machines that cannot make full use of the Areo Glass GUI 2. XP is running fine on both machines IMHO - If the goal was to get people to buy Vista to upgrade older machines then MS made a huge mistake with Areo. Otherwise I would be running it on both

VISTA upgrade invalidates XP key
An In place "upgrade" from xp 32 cannot be done. C "Mark" <jmhonzell@nospam. insightbb.com> wrote in message news:O26bWwMdIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Not. A good review of this article is important: Installing a 64-bit version of Windows Vista on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows XP or of

installing Vista after Access upgrade
So you can't and don't need to install it on XP. You don't need to update to Vista in order to build applications for Vista. If you're writing something in WPF that uses Vista-only (in order to build application compatible for Vista from XP) or do I need to upgrade my developpement workstation to Vista ?

Windows Vista Clean Installation?
In order to install Vista Home Premium, you need to start the installation procedure while at your Windows XP desktop. Please review the following: How to install Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884/en-us You cannot use an upgrade key to perform a clean installation of Windows Vista from the

Installing Vista Home Premium Upgrade
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 Vista x64 on a computer with WinXP 32-bit installed.

SAve money with Installing Vista
I have read in various places (including here) that the retail upgrade Vista DVD won't allow me to do a clean install (a real clean install where I format the hard drive). I simply cannot believe that this should be true. Am I supposed to sit around and wait for 1.5 hours for XP to install just to immediately

Upgrade from XP
"Mafkees" wrote: Hey all, I have currently installed windows XP home edition on my pc and ordered windows Vista Home Basic. However, when I wanted to upgrade I got trouble. First I have to register which all works fine. Then it starts installing and when it has to reboot for the first time (during the installation)