Reinstall from Upgrade not an option

JohnnyMac

New Member
Hello,

I am tired of MS Vista (Ultimate 64bit) but I am unfortunately totally ingrained in this OS.

My issues are vast, and money spent is too much. What I would like to do is reinstall Vista. I had XP on my Dell PC (2y/o), I bought the Ultimate upgrade and installed the 64bit OS. About 6 to 8 months ago, things went sideways! Listed below are just a few issues:


  • Flash Player won't work on IE 7
  • Router has intermittent failure
  • Home Network lost and internet connection lost
  • Network card drivers drop and come back
  • countless little oddities
I have tried countless uninstalls and "fixes" from various sites, to no avail.

What I thought I would do is reinstall the OS. However, when I run setup from the OS, and the system reboots, I muddle through the prompts. When I finally get to the Upgrade or Clean install option; I can only choose the Clean install function.

:cry: Clean install is just not an option for me.

Can anyone provide me with a solution?

Thank you.
 

My Computer

You can only upgrade in Windows itself, and when that happens, I would check for spyware or virusses.

And a clean install is the best solution sometimes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B-E Plus
    Memory
    4GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2-667
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EN8800GT 512
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Packard Bell Maestro 190W
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 @ 75Hz
    Hard Drives
    WesternDigital 200GB 7200RPM + Iomega Desktop HD 360GB 7200RPM
    PSU
    Xilence Power 600W Gaming Edition
    Case
    Coolermaster Centurion 534 Black
    Cooling
    Standard Coolermaster Case Fans + Standard Intel CPU Fan.
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 V1
    Mouse
    Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue
    Internet Speed
    100.0 Mbps

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
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