"Jim103144" <Jim103144@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B17B796D-D007-4C47-BF82-66BCEAC41077@xxxxxx
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> In april when I was struggling, an Elevated MS tech who suggested I
> reformat
> my hard drive described the "In Place" clean install using my purchased
> Vista
> Ultimate Upgrade Dvd. I forgot. Just Read Paul Randall's description. But
> here's the thing: I'm half way through, didn't do Part II, the
> install/upgrade from Vista itself yet. So in the intervening 7 days of my
> temp. activation, I already installed a zillion programs on my new hard
> drive, on my original vista machine, spending much time and effort, having
> to
> call software people for new unlock codes etc.
>
> I should know this but don't : Will the new inplace upgrade that I do, if
> I
> go this route, wipe out the installations of these programs? Wil the
> programs
> themselves remain on the Vista drive (after I "upgrade" it), and if they
> remain, will they function without needing reinstallation?? The history
> behind this is in a previous post...
> Jim
Hi, Jim
It all depends. In a perfect world, the inplace upgrade would work just as
you want it to. There are many things that might screw it up. A Vista
compatible driver might not really be fully compatible. One or more of the
zillion programs you have installed may not really be fully compatible.
Because of these uncertainties, I would suggest that you organize and back
up on CD/DVD the zillion program install packages and other info (like phone
numbers for software people for new unlock codes etc, and notes on which
packages need to be installed in compatibility mode) to make it easier to
recover if things go bad.
Be sure to report on how smoothly the upgrade goes.
-Paul Randall