Vista - Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor BETA

The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can
run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready for
an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will scan
your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known system
and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you can
get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality to
Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run
with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site in a
few months for a new version.

Before You Begin
Before you begin the process of finding out if your PC is ready for Windows
Vista, please be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable peripheral
devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners) that are
regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...26&clcid=0x409

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Yeh just writing an article on this ) I'll post on VistaBase as soon as I
can.

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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can
> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready
> for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will
> scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known
> system and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how
> you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add
> functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software
> applications will run with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today
> and check this site in a few months for a new version.
>
> Before You Begin
> Before you begin the process of finding out if your PC is ready for
> Windows Vista, please be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable
> peripheral devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners)
> that are regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.
>
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...26&clcid=0x409
>
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can
> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready for
> an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will scan
> your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known system
> and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you can
> get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality to
> Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run
> with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site in a
> few months for a new version.

Which is fine... however, the Upgrade Advisor does not run on Windows XP
Professional x64 edition. I would like to believe that this was an oversight
on the part of the development team, but considering the kind of system that
I'm already running WinXP x64 on, I doubt that the Upgrade Advisor wouldn't
already recognize that I have a system that's capable of running Vista.
Whether I'm willing to move to Vista from an already proven stable platform
is another aspect to consider here.

And it will not run on W2K3 Server SP1 either

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"Raymond Lang" <RaymondLang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BEC045D6-C764-4A12-A047-CA3B3F087A39@microsoft.com...
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>
>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can
>> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready for
>> an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will scan
>> your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known system
>> and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you can
>> get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality to
>> Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run
>> with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site in a
>> few months for a new version.
>
> Which is fine... however, the Upgrade Advisor does not run on Windows XP
> Professional x64 edition. I would like to believe that this was an oversight
> on the part of the development team, but considering the kind of system that
> I'm already running WinXP x64 on, I doubt that the Upgrade Advisor wouldn't
> already recognize that I have a system that's capable of running Vista.
> Whether I'm willing to move to Vista from an already proven stable platform
> is another aspect to consider here.

http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...em/upgradetool
There we go - up and ready )

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of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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And it will not run on W2K3 Server SP1 either

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"Raymond Lang" <RaymondLang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>
>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you
>> can
>> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready
>> for
>> an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will
>> scan
>> your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known
>> system
>> and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you
>> can
>> get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality
>> to
>> Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run
>> with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site
>> in a
>> few months for a new version.
>
> Which is fine... however, the Upgrade Advisor does not run on Windows XP
> Professional x64 edition. I would like to believe that this was an
> oversight
> on the part of the development team, but considering the kind of system
> that
> I'm already running WinXP x64 on, I doubt that the Upgrade Advisor
> wouldn't
> already recognize that I have a system that's capable of running Vista.
> Whether I'm willing to move to Vista from an already proven stable
> platform
> is another aspect to consider here.

Thats more of a tutorial than an article Zack.
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...em/upgradetool
> There we go - up and ready )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eoE1yUseGHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> And it will not run on W2K3 Server SP1 either
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Raymond Lang" <RaymondLang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BEC045D6-C764-4A12-A047-CA3B3F087A39@microsoft.com...
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>>
>>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you
>>> can
>>> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready
>>> for
>>> an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will
>>> scan
>>> your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known
>>> system
>>> and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you
>>> can
>>> get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add
>>> functionality to
>>> Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will
>>> run
>>> with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site
>>> in a
>>> few months for a new version.
>>
>> Which is fine... however, the Upgrade Advisor does not run on Windows XP
>> Professional x64 edition. I would like to believe that this was an
>> oversight
>> on the part of the development team, but considering the kind of system
>> that
>> I'm already running WinXP x64 on, I doubt that the Upgrade Advisor
>> wouldn't
>> already recognize that I have a system that's capable of running Vista.
>> Whether I'm willing to move to Vista from an already proven stable
>> platform
>> is another aspect to consider here.
>
>

However, it is still good info.

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Windows Vista, Build 5308

"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thats more of a tutorial than an article Zack.
> --
> Andre
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> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OIuanYseGHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...em/upgradetool
>> There we go - up and ready )
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eoE1yUseGHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> And it will not run on W2K3 Server SP1 either
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "Raymond Lang" <RaymondLang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BEC045D6-C764-4A12-A047-CA3B3F087A39@microsoft.com...
>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you
>>>> can
>>>> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready
>>>> for
>>>> an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will
>>>> scan
>>>> your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known
>>>> system
>>>> and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you
>>>> can
>>>> get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add
>>>> functionality to
>>>> Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will
>>>> run
>>>> with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today and check this site
>>>> in a
>>>> few months for a new version.
>>>
>>> Which is fine... however, the Upgrade Advisor does not run on Windows XP
>>> Professional x64 edition. I would like to believe that this was an
>>> oversight
>>> on the part of the development team, but considering the kind of system
>>> that
>>> I'm already running WinXP x64 on, I doubt that the Upgrade Advisor
>>> wouldn't
>>> already recognize that I have a system that's capable of running Vista.
>>> Whether I'm willing to move to Vista from an already proven stable
>>> platform
>>> is another aspect to consider here.
>>
>>
>

Andre,
Thanks to you guys;I ran the upgrade advisor. Guess what?? ALL SET
FOR ULTIMATE!!!!! :-) It even said it reccommends Ultimate!!!! YEAY!!!!!
:-) :-)!!!!!
Jeff
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eMOdh$qeGHA.968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can
> run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's ready
> for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will
> scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known
> system and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how
> you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add
> functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software
> applications will run with Windows Vista. Download the beta version today
> and check this site in a few months for a new version.
>
> Before You Begin
> Before you begin the process of finding out if your PC is ready for
> Windows Vista, please be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable
> peripheral devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners)
> that are regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.
>
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...26&clcid=0x409
>
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>

Sweet! BETA 2 is coming Tuesday, the anxiety must be killing you.
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"Jeff" <jeffwhat44@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Andre,
> Thanks to you guys;I ran the upgrade advisor. Guess what?? ALL SET
> FOR ULTIMATE!!!!! :-) It even said it reccommends Ultimate!!!! YEAY!!!!!
> :-) :-)!!!!!
> Jeff
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eMOdh$qeGHA.968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you
>> can run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's
>> ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor,
>> it will scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of
>> any known system and device compatibility issues, along with
>> recommendations on how you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista.
>> Microsoft plans to add functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as checking
>> how your software applications will run with Windows Vista. Download the
>> beta version today and check this site in a few months for a new version.
>>
>> Before You Begin
>> Before you begin the process of finding out if your PC is ready for
>> Windows Vista, please be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable
>> peripheral devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners)
>> that are regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.
>>
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...26&clcid=0x409
>>
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>
>

OMG HELP
How do I install it on this pc? its already setup with partitions?????
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sweet! BETA 2 is coming Tuesday, the anxiety must be killing you.
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> "Jeff" <jeffwhat44@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23SnFNY1eGHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Andre,
>> Thanks to you guys;I ran the upgrade advisor. Guess what?? ALL SET
>> FOR ULTIMATE!!!!! :-) It even said it reccommends Ultimate!!!! YEAY!!!!!
>> :-) :-)!!!!!
>> Jeff
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eMOdh$qeGHA.968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you
>>> can run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it's
>>> ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor,
>>> it will scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of
>>> any known system and device compatibility issues, along with
>>> recommendations on how you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista.
>>> Microsoft plans to add functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as
>>> checking how your software applications will run with Windows Vista.
>>> Download the beta version today and check this site in a few months for
>>> a new version.
>>>
>>> Before You Begin
>>> Before you begin the process of finding out if your PC is ready for
>>> Windows Vista, please be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable
>>> peripheral devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners)
>>> that are regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.
>>>
>>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...26&clcid=0x409
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>
>>
>