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Re: Vista installation hangs up
I'm going to do the same, Michael. Maybe we'll be able to see some of the
problems and come up with real answers instead of the standard "Well you
shouldn't have done that."
"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
news:OnbvFvasGHA.1976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "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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