Vista - If i upgrade from xp to vista,

If i upgrade from xp to vista, will all the programs and games i had
installed on xp still be there?

Yes, whether they'll still work or not is a different story.

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"rusty" <rusty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If i upgrade from xp to vista, will all the programs and games i had
> installed on xp still be there?

It sounds as if a dual boot solution is the best one but! it seems most
EULAs cater for a single boot system.

Are there any considerations against installing software duplicates?

On the basis that a single computer can only be in one boot mode at any
single time ity would seem that user based EULAs would not be compromised.

Any thoughts?

Dave B. wrote:
> Yes, whether they'll still work or not is a different story.
>

Yes, they will be there. Try the upgrade advisor to make sure they will
work, though. Your anti-virus and firewall probably won't without an update.

Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com



rusty wrote:
> If i upgrade from xp to vista, will all the programs and games i had
> installed on xp still be there?

Dustin,

You wouldn't happen to know if they have a 64bit version of the upgrade
advisor? The one i downloaded will not work on XP 64bit.

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"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> Yes, they will be there. Try the upgrade advisor to make sure they will
> work, though. Your anti-virus and firewall probably won't without an update.
>
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
>
>
> rusty wrote:
> > If i upgrade from xp to vista, will all the programs and games i had
> > installed on xp still be there?
>

You cannot use your XP license for a dualboot of XP after installing the
Vista upgrade. Once you upgrade to vista, the XP license is null and void.

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"deebs" <deebs@false.false> wrote in message
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> It sounds as if a dual boot solution is the best one but! it seems most
> EULAs cater for a single boot system.
>
> Are there any considerations against installing software duplicates?
>
> On the basis that a single computer can only be in one boot mode at any
> single time ity would seem that user based EULAs would not be compromised.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Dave B. wrote:
>> Yes, whether they'll still work or not is a different story.
>>

and dual boot has a huge BUG that MS never fixed...
that XP deletes the Vista restore points!!!


"deebs" <deebs@false.false> wrote in message
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> It sounds as if a dual boot solution is the best one but! it seems most
> EULAs cater for a single boot system.
>
> Are there any considerations against installing software duplicates?
>
> On the basis that a single computer can only be in one boot mode at any
> single time ity would seem that user based EULAs would not be compromised.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Dave B. wrote:
>> Yes, whether they'll still work or not is a different story.
>>

Tom:
I haven't seen a 64-bit upgrade advisor as of yet. Most likely one
won't be written because there is no direct upgrade installation.

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XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
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"Tom Laverick" <TomLaverick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Dustin,
>
> You wouldn't happen to know if they have a 64bit version of the upgrade
> advisor? The one i downloaded will not work on XP 64bit.
>
> --
> Tom Lavericki
>
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> Yes, they will be there. Try the upgrade advisor to make sure they will
>> work, though. Your anti-virus and firewall probably won't without an
>> update.
>>
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper@vistarip.com
>> http://www.vistarip.com
>>
>>
>>
>> rusty wrote:
>> > If i upgrade from xp to vista, will all the programs and games i had
>> > installed on xp still be there?
>>

Uh-huh
I know I usurped the thread a little but the policy issue is:

does a dual boot system inherently undermine a EULA?

Naively my answer is: No

Basis: a computer can only be in one boot mode at a time (including
virtuality)


Dennis Pack wrote:
> Tom:
> I haven't seen a 64-bit upgrade advisor as of yet. Most likely
> one won't be written because there is no direct upgrade installation.
>