Vista upgrade problems - clean install

I bought a Dell laptop 1501 computer late 2006 that came with XP media center
and a upgrade to Vista Home Premium. I finally decided to install the upgrade
from Dell and now my computer has many problems. I have upgraded the drivers
and installed updates and still problems exist, so I would like to do a clean
install, but I have read that it's not allowed to do a clean install from my
upgrade CD. I did't list the problems because there are to many and I have
fixed a few, but I feel a clean install is the best way to go. What is the
best way to proceed?
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Thanks, Mark

Hi Mark,

If you follow the instructions in my post 'Clean Install Windows Vista Using
Upgrade Media', also in this newsgroup (dated 9/21/2007), you should be able
to solve your problem. Before you do this, however, visit Dell's website and
download the appropriate software and drivers onto a memory stick. You can
then access the drivers during the setup of Vista. I enclose links below both
to my post and to Dell's download page for your machine. Please note that
this page only lists the 32-bit version of Vista.
Dwarf

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...9-5eb74dcf2be7

http://support.dell.com/support/down...WW1&hidlang=en

"Mark K" wrote:

> I bought a Dell laptop 1501 computer late 2006 that came with XP media center
> and a upgrade to Vista Home Premium. I finally decided to install the upgrade
> from Dell and now my computer has many problems. I have upgraded the drivers
> and installed updates and still problems exist, so I would like to do a clean
> install, but I have read that it's not allowed to do a clean install from my
> upgrade CD. I did't list the problems because there are to many and I have
> fixed a few, but I feel a clean install is the best way to go. What is the
> best way to proceed?
> --
> Thanks, Mark

Thanks for the response, I will be trying this upgrade in the next few days.
--
Thanks, Mark


"Dwarf" wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> If you follow the instructions in my post 'Clean Install Windows Vista Using
> Upgrade Media', also in this newsgroup (dated 9/21/2007), you should be able
> to solve your problem. Before you do this, however, visit Dell's website and
> download the appropriate software and drivers onto a memory stick. You can
> then access the drivers during the setup of Vista. I enclose links below both
> to my post and to Dell's download page for your machine. Please note that
> this page only lists the 32-bit version of Vista.
> Dwarf
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...9-5eb74dcf2be7
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/down...WW1&hidlang=en
>
> "Mark K" wrote:
>
> > I bought a Dell laptop 1501 computer late 2006 that came with XP media center
> > and a upgrade to Vista Home Premium. I finally decided to install the upgrade
> > from Dell and now my computer has many problems. I have upgraded the drivers
> > and installed updates and still problems exist, so I would like to do a clean
> > install, but I have read that it's not allowed to do a clean install from my
> > upgrade CD. I did't list the problems because there are to many and I have
> > fixed a few, but I feel a clean install is the best way to go. What is the
> > best way to proceed?
> > --
> > Thanks, Mark