Upgrade XP by Installing Windows Vista
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First off, good luck. :)
If you’re wanting to put Vista on a machine that’s already running XP, don’t wipe out XP altogether. Instead, run through the Vista installation and place it on a different drive and/or partition (which can be dynamically created during the install process). You may not like Vista, or you’re likely to find that your software just doesn’t work like it does in XP. At least you can go back to using XP if Vista doesn’t work for you.
Start emailing your favorite software authors now - if they’re still actively developing your favorite applications. With any luck, they will release a new version if Vista incompatibilities exist. However, I’d ask ‘em today rather than waiting to find out later that the software doesn’t work correctly. Consider this a friendly reminder.
If you want to view PDFs, you’re going to need help installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 on Vista (as Adobe’s current installer chokes on its own spittle).
If you have a Smartphone or Pocket PC device, you’re going to need to download Windows Mobile Device Center instead of using ActiveSync. I’d imagine that by the time Vista officially hits the streets, this will be passed through Windows Update automatically.
And there are a thousand other things that I haven’t figured out yet.


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Mauricio DIAZ ORLICH
January 20th, 2007
at 3:59pm
For PDFs, why not avoit installing Acrobat Reader altogether? Let’s face it, it takes up too much space and its slooooooooow… I suggest Foxit Reader (www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php) works just fine on Vista.
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January 21st, 2007
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Paul
January 21st, 2007
at 11:36pm
FWIW, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional installed just fine.
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January 22nd, 2007
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January 22nd, 2007
at 2:35pm
a great tip to get multiple timezones reporting from your taskbar clock. Handy if you are a business user or have friends or family living in another time zone and you want to be sure you are about to wake them up when you call! He’s also got some sound advice if you are considering upgrading your Windows XP installation to Vista. [IMG ] No Comments » | [IMG ] Ajax | [IMG ] Permalink [IMG ] Posted by Shaun
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January 22nd, 2007
at 6:45pm
Oh god. I’m scared.
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January 30th, 2007
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January 31st, 2007
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January 31st, 2007
at 11:22am
with me today - if only to share my thoughts on Windows Vista and Outlook 2007 - two products I’m now using on a daily basis. If this one-way carversation works, then I’ll be thrilled witless. Top 10 Tweaks, Tips, and Tricks for Windows Vista Upgrade XP by Installing Windows Vista Windows Vista Drivers Windows Vista Makes Your Life Easier Windows Vista Wallpaper Tip Windows Vista TV Commercials Software Coupons and Discounts Windows Vista Clipboard Secret Windows Vista Launch
Steve
February 6th, 2007
at 3:08pm
Wow - what a mess. Installed Vista 2/5/07 with the following results so far. Norton isn’t compatable so you have to delete the entire program. Surely Microsoft didn’t do this on purpose. Where did y MSN dial up go? A message during installation says it’s not compatable with Vista. And these guys spent 5b years on this and couldn’t make it work with MSN? Lost all my outlook files (800 names and addresses) but of course they are backed up. Minor problem with the attachments to Quicken - they are no longer there. My advise DON”T INSTALL THIS HORROR. My desktop still has XP thank heavens. I plan to reformate this laptop and reisrall XP. You might want to consider selling their stock.
Jawahar
February 8th, 2007
at 6:31am
I m very excited to download and explore windows vista
Omid
February 10th, 2007
at 1:53am
Dear Sir
I Have Windows Vista and i want to install tomy PC when i install the windows vista installation is complete reboot my PC then the Blue screen is coming when i go to login there is coming erro Please Activetion Onlin the windows vista and Retyep the Protect Key . when i tyep the Key dosn’t work agin agin coming . i don.t know what should i do?
Please Help me
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February 10th, 2007
at 1:44pm
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February 11th, 2007
at 12:07am
Before you waste $500 on VISTA ask yourself this do i
download music, movies or pictures for FREE? if you answered yes than i recommend that you dont get sucked into vista. it is exactly the same as XP accept it looks cooler AND IT WAS DESIGNED TO BLOCK MUSIC AND MOVIE DOWNLOADING.
think about it hundreds, thousands of bands trying to make money and
everybody downloads thier songs off limewire or morpheus or where
ever they can. and what about multimillionare movies, most people
like you and i just download them. VISTA has come to gether with an
idea, to block all websites that offer FREE DOWNLOADING, to block all
P2P software. the other day i decided to upgrade my morpheus and to my surprise anything that i wanted to download would be blocked, i typed in a song, tried to download it and it says, THIS IS A COPY RIGHTED
VERSION. they are taking over our entertainment. in 5 years vista
will be installed on every computer in the world. go to your daily
harvey norman or WOW catalogue and what do you see every single
laptop, pc, now comes with vista. vista only came out like a month
ago they would have to be mad to offer it already installed. maybe if you
listen to the song DOWNLOAD THIS SONG by MC LARS you will
understand. pass this on. tell everybody you know, about VISTA. just
amagin, teens of the future having to pay for their music and movies.
jon
February 11th, 2007
at 11:14am
I’m a United crewmember on a layover in Europe just dinking around on the net since its cold and wet outside. Your safety demo video on YOUTUBE is HILARIOUS! Geek yep! But one hella funny one. Glad to see someone still has a sense of humour out there in an airplane.
jb
mouhanned
February 19th, 2007
at 8:05am
hiiiiii?
carol
February 25th, 2007
at 10:42pm
not everyone gets a new pc every couple years. mine works fine with xp, but like to keep current. ms keeps telling me i can’t use vista on my pc. it is to expensive also, are they trying to lose customers?
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March 11th, 2007
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gopal
March 11th, 2007
at 5:35am
i need windows vista free
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March 14th, 2007
at 5:56pm
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Randall Lind
March 24th, 2007
at 7:08am
Having Vista on a partition was a pain! I kept having to run check disk just to get in to XP. Not sure why.
I am just not going the Vista route. After looking at Vista I like MCE etc but, other then that I didn’t see much need to go with Vista. Sound Blaster driver still in beta as well.
Ravindra Kumar
April 4th, 2007
at 10:45am
i am upgrading my windows xp but while upgrading it shows some error at 49 % and directly goes to 100% and is not upgraded
alison
September 2nd, 2007
at 3:21pm
help been here 3days and can not get my pc to recognise the vista disc at all, i`ve tried it in cd rom, DVD and my writer but they all work with every other disc i have, help before the pc hits the wall, oh and i know its not fault on the disc itself as i`ve loaded it onto my laptop
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October 10th, 2007
at 1:08pm
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Robzilla
November 20th, 2007
at 1:31am
I may get Vista but there are so many problems I think I will wait until I find an on line job that I do not have to pay money to start and then hopefully get the money to purchase a system with Vista on it that runs at a 3.6Ghz+ clock speed by AMD. Maybe a quad core machine with no less than 4 or 5 GB of DDR2 ram. I’m not asking for much just maybe a network server spec system for home and Internet use.
Tim D Ingrum
December 14th, 2007
at 1:37pm
I own a small computer co. Retired MicroSucks @ the Redmond Plant, MSCP..and have a tiny bit of knowledge and it really doesn’t make any difference WHAT you have for an OS: Windows, Mac, Linux, BeOS, QNX, Athoes, Linspire, ReactOS, VisOpSys, Amoeba, Plan9, Symphony,
Unix ………. They ALL have a common denominator… “Quirks”.. There’s NO “perfect” OS … never will be ether, folks. Experiment, find which OS works ALL of your peripherals, as well as your Programs, and is easy for you to navigate, and easy to keep “updated” . All “new” OS’s take time to get the “bugs” out… Some OS’s NEVER will get the bugs out… Experiment.. learn from others trial and errors.