I suspected as much - I really don't want to do a clean install - I have a
bunch of really cool apps from giveawayoftheday.com and they only work on the
original install. That and about 150 other aps I use on a regular basis and
would have to reinstall..... what a bummer! :-))
Thanks for the quick response Rick - it took Msoft 1.5 hours with tech
support - and they still didn't really answear my question.
Happy New Year,
Bill
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
Quote:
> Hi,
>
> If you're thinking that this is a way to resolve a corrupt registry, then
> the answer is no. I don't have specifics on the exact process, but I do know
> that there is no way for it to differentiate and be selective about what
> gets imported. If there are existing problems with the hives, there is a
> high degree of probability that they will be carried over.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "WJH - St Louis" <WJHStLouis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FDFC2715-BE62-4237-9ECC-26C9EF2F9EBF@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Thank you very much Rick, for your prompt response!!
> >
> > As an addendum - is ALL the info from the original registry imported
> > (incorrect, corrupted etc.). What factor decides which info to import if
> > not
> > all?
> >
> > If all the info is imported, making a new registry doesn't seem to be much
> > of an improvement - with the potential for incorrect transfer >0
> > Bill
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> When you upgrade, a new set of registry hives are created, and
> >> information
> >> from the old ones is imported into them.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "WJH - St Louis" <WJHStLouis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news
95FD883-0F5C-4ED3-B102-EE1801E22F3F@xxxxxx
> >> >I can't seem to get an answer to this anywhere.
> >> >
> >> > If I perform an "in-place" upgrade (not a clean install), does the
> >> > Vista
> >> > install create a new registry? If so - does it carry-over all the
> >> > "junk"
> >> > from the XP registry?
> >> >
> >> > Does it just edit the existing registry to to update to Vista, or does
> >> > it
> >> > create an entire new registry carying over only the settings from the
> >> > old?
> >> > Thanks!
> >>
> >> >
>