MICHAEL

"I think the rules we have been playing by have changed a lot."
-Sage Colin

I think you may be right, Colin.

If I have time this weekend, I might test upgrading
on a different machine. I will definitely be trying the
upgrade install for RC1. Even though, our past
experiences almost force us to advise others against
the upgrade install, I think it is important that we understand
Vista is different. It is also important for beta users to
do this so that we can find bugs in the upgrade procedure.


-Michael

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uthMzjasGHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Mark, an upgrade with Vista is a different animal than an upgrade with previous versions of
> Windows. It is a new kind of clean installation of Windows, but with preservation of
> programs, files, and settings. I know it soundd oxymoronic, but as I read more about this I
> am coming to the conclusion that the old common wisdom about upgrades just does not apply to
> Vista.
>
> The Vista installer lays down a preconfigured image of Windows, but not a Ghost image. Setup
> then completes the device driver installations, registers programs, and so on. I have little
> understanding of just what that means, but I do understand that the process does not leave
> the bits and pieces of the previous version of Windows that tend to mess things up for the
> new version.
>
> I think what is going wrong with these posters is that they have not run the Upgrade Advisor
> and removed the incompatible programs recommended by the UA for removal. I think the rules
> we have been playing by have changed a lot.
>
> It may be that the advice we need to be giving is not whether or not to upgrade, but how to
> do it properly.
>
> What do you think?
>
> "Mark D. VandenBeg" <mvan103@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e8vkcLasGHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "JohnnyPerko" <JohnnyPerko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:39886231-E460-4E91-9E2A-287AC499FA95@microsoft.com...
>>> Any clue how to get back to my desktop?
>>
>> Is it possible for you to provide some details, such as system configuration, Vista build
>> number, whether it is x86 or x64, why you are upgrading instead of doing a clean install as
>> has been recommended with everything but death threats, etc...
>>
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