Vista - Repair install Vista - same as XP?

Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?

Thanks

Joe

No, due to the method of installation that Vista uses, you can not do a "Repair"
install of Vista. You can do an in-place upgrade, where you "upgrade" vista as
if you were upgrading XP, or possibly use the repair tools from booting from the
DVD, but there isn't a repair install function.
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Mark Dietz
PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>

Joe727 wrote:
> Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
>

I've never upgraded to XP from 9x. I only did clean installs.

So, what you are saying is that if I insert the Vista DVD, I can "upgrade"
the existing Vista OS which is on a separate partition?

This is the same as a repair installation in XP?

Joe

"Mark Dietz" <imnuts@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23VvrCuLlGHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> No, due to the method of installation that Vista uses, you can not do a
> "Repair" install of Vista. You can do an in-place upgrade, where you
> "upgrade" vista as if you were upgrading XP, or possibly use the repair
> tools from booting from the DVD, but there isn't a repair install
> function.
> ----------
> Mark Dietz
> PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>
>
> Joe727 wrote:
>> Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>

Joe727 asked:
> Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?

According to my experience: No.

I installed Vista Beta 2 on one of my computers with a Vista Beta 2
installation and pointed to the partition where Vista already was, and
the installer put the 'old' Vista into a folder named 'Windows.old'.

No repair install was offered.


Roy

You'll only have that option if setup is run from within Vista and it is the
same architecture (x86 with x86, x64 with x64)
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Mark Dietz
PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>

Joe727 wrote:
> I've never upgraded to XP from 9x. I only did clean installs.
>
> So, what you are saying is that if I insert the Vista DVD, I can "upgrade"
> the existing Vista OS which is on a separate partition?
>
> This is the same as a repair installation in XP?
>
> Joe
>
> "Mark Dietz" <imnuts@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VvrCuLlGHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> No, due to the method of installation that Vista uses, you can not do a
>> "Repair" install of Vista. You can do an in-place upgrade, where you
>> "upgrade" vista as if you were upgrading XP, or possibly use the repair
>> tools from booting from the DVD, but there isn't a repair install
>> function.
>> ----------
>> Mark Dietz
>> PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>
>>
>> Joe727 wrote:
>>> Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>