Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro, and
am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to install
Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i be able
to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP Pro.
Thank You.
--
Lizzy
you can clean install from xp pro to any vista
but upgrade only to business and ultimate
"Liz" <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro,
> and
> am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to
> install
> Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i be
> able
> to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP
> Pro.
> Thank You.
> --
> Lizzy
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 install
a clean version of vista...
while upgrade means it will retain you installed programs and files..
but if you ask me.. a clean install is always better.. since there is no
trash left back from the previous install...
of course you will have to backup your files before you do this...
"Tiberius" <321@123.32> wrote in message
news:ONqbdseqHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> this link has it all
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx
>
> you can clean install from xp pro to any vista
> but upgrade only to business and ultimate
>
>
> "Liz" <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:053C1784-6328-4E21-8FF6-F7227E5A4408@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro,
>> and
>> am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to
>> install
>> Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i be
>> able
>> to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP
>> Pro.
>> Thank You.
>> --
>> Lizzy
>
>
>
"Liz" <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:053C1784-6328-4E21-8FF6-F7227E5A4408@microsoft.com...
> Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro,
> and
> am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to
> install
> Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i be
> able
> to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP
> Pro.
> Thank You.
> --
> Lizzy
On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:29:01 -0700, Liz <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro, and
>am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to install
>Vista Basic,
You can install Vista Home Basic, but only cleanly, not as an upgrade.
> becasue this is downgrading.
Correct.
> If this is the case, will i be able
>to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP Pro.
Again, you can only install it cleanly, not as an upgrade.
What T has written here is the correct way to go about installing Vista, but
if I can make a suggestion.
If you haven't installed Vista before why not install it as a dual boot
setup ( when installing Vista select "custom" and you can install it on a
seperate partition. This way you can have a look at Vista, have a play around
but still be able to use XP. If after a while you decide to switch to Vista
you can then carry out T's instructions and have Vista as a stand alone O/S.
As always, make sure that your computer is capable of handling Vista thus
saving you heaps of problems.
"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 install
> a clean version of vista...
>
> while upgrade means it will retain you installed programs and files..
>
> but if you ask me.. a clean install is always better.. since there is no
> trash left back from the previous install...
> of course you will have to backup your files before you do this...
>
>
> "Tiberius" <321@123.32> wrote in message
> news:ONqbdseqHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > this link has it all
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx
> >
> > you can clean install from xp pro to any vista
> > but upgrade only to business and ultimate
> >
> >
> > "Liz" <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:053C1784-6328-4E21-8FF6-F7227E5A4408@microsoft.com...
> >> Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP pro,
> >> and
> >> am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to
> >> install
> >> Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i be
> >> able
> >> to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have XP
> >> Pro.
> >> Thank You.
> >> --
> >> Lizzy
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
theoretically that is illegal....and against the MS EULA
since if you buy the upgrade version you can only have ONE functioning OS on
a computer,
in this case vista that replaces XP, and not both,
even if you dont use them at the same time!
I know its stupid but hey its microsoft....
"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E88F6BFD-2D09-4AA3-AF12-59E2335569D4@microsoft.com...
> Hi Liz,
>
> What T has written here is the correct way to go about installing Vista,
> but
> if I can make a suggestion.
> If you haven't installed Vista before why not install it as a dual boot
> setup ( when installing Vista select "custom" and you can install it on a
> seperate partition. This way you can have a look at Vista, have a play
> around
> but still be able to use XP. If after a while you decide to switch to
> Vista
> you can then carry out T's instructions and have Vista as a stand alone
> O/S.
>
> As always, make sure that your computer is capable of handling Vista thus
> saving you heaps of problems.
>
> "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 install
>> a clean version of vista...
>>
>> while upgrade means it will retain you installed programs and files..
>>
>> but if you ask me.. a clean install is always better.. since there is no
>> trash left back from the previous install...
>> of course you will have to backup your files before you do this...
>>
>>
>> "Tiberius" <321@123.32> wrote in message
>> news:ONqbdseqHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > this link has it all
>> >
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx
>> >
>> > you can clean install from xp pro to any vista
>> > but upgrade only to business and ultimate
>> >
>> >
>> > "Liz" <Liz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:053C1784-6328-4E21-8FF6-F7227E5A4408@microsoft.com...
>> >> Hi, i wondered if anyone could help me. i currently have Windows XP
>> >> pro,
>> >> and
>> >> am looking to upgrade to Vista. Is it true that i will not be able to
>> >> install
>> >> Vista Basic, becasue this is downgrading. If this is the case, will i
>> >> be
>> >> able
>> >> to install Vista Home Premium onto my computer where i currently have
>> >> XP
>> >> Pro.
>> >> Thank You.
>> >> --
>> >> Lizzy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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