OK. Noted. But completely not to to the point.
Procedure followed:
1. Data on external HD
2. Vista Upgrade advisor
3. Uninstalled all not compatible SW versions
4. Upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate
5. Installed Office 2K7 pro and all other compatible programs
6. Updated HW drivers
7. Installed secure client --> Will not start, nothing in event viewer
(first run: sometimes a popup for registry keys marked for deletion,
unfortunately, i dont know which keys are impacted.)
8.Installed VPC 2007, imported virtual HD files and launched the Virtual
Machine. No network option available to chose from.
Maybe MVP's should be credited by the amount of CORRECT answers and not by
their activity in newsgroups ;-). So please, don't call me the "idiot". The
Upgrade path from windows XP is fully supported by Microsoft so I would like
to find out what is keeping my config from performing ...
Please only relevant posts, and I don't want to insult any MVP's out there
because their work is highly appreciated
Wim
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> Here's my standard tip for upgrading - don't, do a clean install. Backup
> your data. Format the drive. Install Vista. Install Vista compatible
> versions of your programs and hardware drivers. Restore your data.
>
> If you must upgrade use the following procedure.
>
> 1) Backup your PC.
> 2) Back it up again.
> 3) Test your backups.
>
> If you skip the above steps please don't whine that the upgrade trashed all
> your files. Any process that involves this many changes to the file system
> is fraught with danger. If you don't have a full backup of your pc before
> starting the upgrade you are an idiot and shouldn't really have a pc to
> start with :-) This may sound harsh but it is reality.
>
> 4) Run the latest version of the Upgrade Advisor and note anything it flags.
> 5) Uninstall (not disable) all antivirus, antispyware, firewall, disk
> utility, and system utility programs even if the upgrade advisor doesn't
> mention them. You will need to install Vista compatible versions after the
> upgrade is finished.
> 6) Uninstall (not disable) all programs that the upgrade advisor flags as
> possible problems. You will need to install Vista compatible versions after
> the upgrade is finished.
> 7) If possible remove all hardware that the upgrade advisor flags as
> incompatible.
> 8) Make sure you have Vista compatible drivers and software for all your
> hardware devices burned to CD. Don't just look for drivers that the upgrade
> advisor mentioned. If possible have drivers ready for everything.
> 9) Physically unplug any external devices like portable hard drives,
> printers, card readers, flash drives, cameras, etc..
> 10) Run a chkdsk on all the partitions on all hard drives still connected.
> 11) Defrag the system and boot partitions.
> 12) Start the Vista upgrade process.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "wimos" <wimos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news
3383DC9-6840-413F-8406-FE50478E62DD@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I upgraded my Windows XP SP2 installation on my HP nc6320. I'm using
> > Checkpoint secure client for VPN. After the upgrade I installed
> > "Checkpoint
> > VPN-1 SecuRemoteSecureClient NGX HFA EA". Furthermore I noticed that with
> > Virtual PC 2007 I can not select a Network interface. Anyone an idea,
> > apart
> > from reinstallation ?
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Wim
>