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Question on using Vista upgrade version
Plato |@|.| microsoft public windowsxp general =?Utf-8?B?UGF1bA==?= wrote: I recently went to install vista 64bit over vista 32(ultimate) but when i ALL MS OS's are best to install totally fresh, NOT over an existing OS. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/

XP Professional OEM to Vista Ultimate Upgrade Transferable?
As a non-corporate tech, I generally try to avoid having anything to do with user accounts; they are invaluable in pro-IT big-network settings, but in consumerland they just seem to be more hassle than they're worth. As you've installed Vista over XP, you may have inherited a mix of XP and Vista account rights and

Vista install problem
Instead of using the software, you may use one of the following earlier versions: · Microsoft Windows XP Professional, · Microsoft Windows Professional x64 Edition, If I install Vista Ultimate OEM on my current board, then replace my main board & video card, will I still be able to use my license?

[IT_Group:4864] Don't be misled by these 10 ...
Ralph Malph "Bob Freeth" wrote: PROBLEM SOLVED Here is what I did and why I think it soved the problem: On the XP Pro O/S: updated the Intel Matrix Storage My reading of the situation is that there is a bug in the Vista upgrade process that does not recognise and carry over a valid driver for the Intel 82801

Microsoft Wireless Desktop 7000 & Vista Business Bluetooth Pro
A Vista upgrade license is only valid if you actually upgrade an existing Windows XP installation to Windows Vista." -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User On Microsoft's site, it says: "If the edition of Windows Vista that you choose to install will result in a loss of functionality over your current

Administrator Account
Also, to see which flavors of XP Home, XP Pro, and 2000 officially support in-place installs and clean installs of the different Vista editions, Installing the upgrade version of Vista, but not installing over an existing instance of XP or W2K, probably violates the Vista EULA (end-user license agreement).

2 notebooks 1 server. sbs domain or workgroup. fax forwarding ...
Rick Rogers r...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi, Install the Vista Home Premium upgrade to the existing XP Home system, I have two computers, one running Vista Home Premium and one XP Home. The Vista one was originally an XP Pro version and I purchased and re-installed Vista.

Your opinions please on proposed system
We are waiting for Jan 30 to see how an upgrade edition interacts with Win2k and XP Pro x64 where the upgrade-in-place option is disabled. We know that the use of an upgrade edition requires running Setup from the desktop, but is a custom install over the running legacy OS supported? "Vista Tech"

Great article going into technical superiority of SUSE Linux over ...
My XP professional was an upgrade over the Home Edition that Dell had installed. My new computer not even out of the box yet has Vista Home Premium (32bit). "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: You have to boot from the Windows XP CD, then follow the setup options to delete all existing hard drive partitions,

Xp to Vista upgrade
We also have XP Professional, so I don't know what the lower versions XP's were like either... There isn'ta great difference between pro and home. Vista adds new benefits and, in the long run, will make computing easier, faster, and a lot more fun. But it doesn't really solve any existing problem. XP

Intel raid and Vista upgrade
To add to the mystery, I have this exact same Microsoft "Desk Set" on an older Dell Dimension with XP Professional, Office 2003 Small Business, Live OneCare, as well as a bunch of other programs and it hasn't missed a beat in over 6 months; not once has the mouse or keyboard lost connectivity or has had to be

A SAD SAD REALIZATION
It clearly has advantages for the seller over a trial period where if you do not pay at the expiry of the trial the product just stops working. The Disk Management Tool in XP cannot be used to non-destructively adjust existing partitions. I am informed that the comparable Vista tool is similarly primitive.

Buy now or wait for Vista?
Use the Setup Computer Wizard in SBS 2003 to join the (now) XP Pro machines to the SBS domain: Server Management, Standard Management, Client Computers, ..... i should consider to boost it a bit. it's a relatively fresh install of vista ultimate. would you recommend using system mechanic or only use it if needed?

upgrading xp to vista premium question
It is hard enough having to learn a new O/S but now we have to battle the inconsistancies that arise from doing an upgrade over an existing O/S. Once again it looks In some cases, such as going to Vista Home Premium from XP Pro, this is the only choice. This will install Vista but not migrate data and settings.

Xp to Vista upgrade
... borland public delphi non-technical I have a laptop running XP Pro with BDS 2006 installed and my software finally converted over from D6 and blah blah blah. I am running MySQL 4.xx now instead of 3.23 and the new quickreports. I understand it's a potential pain to install BDS 2006 on an existing Vista machine.

Things about Vista Microsoft, MVPs and Fanboys don't want you ...
I was able to install Vista on my existing Dell Dimension mid-priced system with no problems, and the existing video card, an ATI x600, runs Aero Glass. .... of Business and Enterprise editions, and the upgrade to Ultimate costs only $59 more than the XP Pro upgrade while offering a great deal more functionality.

Advice - Best way to transfer settings to a Vista Clean install.
The fact that you aren't sure, and a lot of us who are all over MSFT info aren't sure, and that Ed Bott wasn't sure at 9:30AM this morning I think ..... Now these people are going to be in for a big shock after they wipe their computers and find out that their copy of Vista won't install without XP on the computer.

Vista Upgrade from XP-pro
BTW, my setup is 2gigs Ram, DualCore Athlon 4800+, 250gig SATA's, ATI X1900XT To make along story short, they will pry my XP from my cold dead hands before I switch over to Vista. I've never seen such a bloated worthless piece of shit that is Vista. 3/4 of my existing software doesn't work, and the software that

Vista Business unable to Join a Domain...
What I want to know is- Is it a big difference if I install the Vista OS over the existing MCE 2005 OS rather than waiting so Vista is the original and only operating system installed (For example: It's kind of like installing Windows XP Pro over a computer running XP Home- should I just wait to buy XP Pro on a

Windows Vista fails to install
Ben100014 Ben100...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup "danman32" wrote: "Ben100014" wrote: Hi, I recently tried to upgrade XP Pro to Windows Vista X32 business edition. I clicked on the Install Now button and it said please wait. After entering the Key, a error message