Vista - Upgrade Problem--XP Media Center 2005 to Vista Home Premium

I decided that enough time and work had passed to go ahead and upgrade my
Media Center PC to Vista Home Premium. I wanted to do an upgrade to preserve
all the software installations, family's investment in music libraries, mail,
and other personal settings AND the matrix said it would be doable--didn't
have to do a fresh install.
So I cranked up my Vista UPgrade DVD after doing a complete ntbackup of the
XP system and uninstalled the few software packages it said wouldn't be
compatible and went ahead to install on the same primrary partitiion that XP
was installed on.
After it was done it was apparent that the upgrade had NOT upgraded and
transferred any of the software or any of the user settings. NOt a good
sign. It also had not transferred any of the hardware device settings since
it couldn't id the network card.
So I decided to follow a MS article to roll back to XP. That's another
whole story about problems with the Docs and Settings folder not being
identifiable. I still don't understand what went wrong--think it was a SID
issue --and I don't really know how I was able to restore the XP docs and
settings finally after much problem.

But my question is WHAT DID I DO WRONG? where did I make the mistake and the
upgrade failed to bring everything along that it could? I think it was at
the part where one chooses default or custom install but someone at the
office said he didn't trust that Media Center 2005 was upgradeable to Vista
HOme Premium.
Is there a way to use a ntbackup file from within Vista? to restore that
stuff after the fact? I don't think so esp for device drivers and software
installs.

Thanks for any help.

You must have performed a "custom installation" which resulted
in a "clean install" of Vista. You should have selected "upgrade"
which would preserve your programs, files and settings.

An upgrade from Windows Media Center edition is indeed
a supported upgrade path to Windows Vista Home Edition.

How to install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884/en-us

Upgrade Paths from Previous Versions
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Jeff" wrote:

I decided that enough time and work had passed to go ahead and upgrade my
Media Center PC to Vista Home Premium. I wanted to do an upgrade to preserve
all the software installations, family's investment in music libraries, mail,
and other personal settings AND the matrix said it would be doable--didn't
have to do a fresh install.
So I cranked up my Vista UPgrade DVD after doing a complete ntbackup of the
XP system and uninstalled the few software packages it said wouldn't be
compatible and went ahead to install on the same primrary partitiion that XP
was installed on.
After it was done it was apparent that the upgrade had NOT upgraded and
transferred any of the software or any of the user settings. NOt a good
sign. It also had not transferred any of the hardware device settings since
it couldn't id the network card.
So I decided to follow a MS article to roll back to XP. That's another
whole story about problems with the Docs and Settings folder not being
identifiable. I still don't understand what went wrong--think it was a SID
issue --and I don't really know how I was able to restore the XP docs and
settings finally after much problem.

But my question is WHAT DID I DO WRONG? where did I make the mistake and the
upgrade failed to bring everything along that it could? I think it was at
the part where one chooses default or custom install but someone at the
office said he didn't trust that Media Center 2005 was upgradeable to Vista
HOme Premium.
Is there a way to use a ntbackup file from within Vista? to restore that
stuff after the fact? I don't think so esp for device drivers and software
installs.

Thanks for any help.

In news:74506D5E-3DD0-45BF-B9A4-A53AE030A4C1@microsoft.com,
Jeff <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I decided that enough time and work had passed to go ahead
> and upgrade my
> Media Center PC to Vista Home Premium. I wanted to do an
> upgrade to preserve
> all the software installations, family's investment in music
> libraries, mail,
> and other personal settings AND the matrix said it would be
> doable--didn't
> have to do a fresh install.
> So I cranked up my Vista UPgrade DVD after doing a complete
> ntbackup of the
> XP system and uninstalled the few software packages it said
> wouldn't be
> compatible and went ahead to install on the same primrary
> partitiion that XP
> was installed on.
> After it was done it was apparent that the upgrade had NOT
> upgraded and
> transferred any of the software or any of the user settings.
> NOt a good
> sign. It also had not transferred any of the hardware device
> settings since
> it couldn't id the network card.
> So I decided to follow a MS article to roll back to XP.
> That's another
> whole story about problems with the Docs and Settings folder
> not being
> identifiable. I still don't understand what went
> wrong--think it was a SID
> issue --and I don't really know how I was able to restore the
> XP docs and
> settings finally after much problem.
>
> But my question is WHAT DID I DO WRONG? where did I make the
> mistake and the
> upgrade failed to bring everything along that it could? I
> think it was at
> the part where one chooses default or custom install but
> someone at the
> office said he didn't trust that Media Center 2005 was
> upgradeable to Vista
> HOme Premium.
> Is there a way to use a ntbackup file from within Vista? to
> restore that
> stuff after the fact? I don't think so esp for device
> drivers and software
> installs.
>
> Thanks for any help.

I haven't had to use this program so I can't vouch for its
effectiveness but you may find it helpful.

Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Keep in mind that you will need to reinstall any programs from
your XP setup before running this program. It will only restore
data and settings, not the actual programs. Also, you'll need
to go to the manufacturer's web site and obtain Vista drivers
for any hardware that's not working properly.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jeff" wrote:

> I decided that enough time and work had passed to go ahead and upgrade my
> Media Center PC to Vista Home Premium. I wanted to do an upgrade to preserve
> all the software installations, family's investment in music libraries, mail,
> and other personal settings AND the matrix said it would be doable--didn't
> have to do a fresh install.
> So I cranked up my Vista UPgrade DVD after doing a complete ntbackup of the
> XP system and uninstalled the few software packages it said wouldn't be
> compatible and went ahead to install on the same primrary partitiion that XP
> was installed on.
> After it was done it was apparent that the upgrade had NOT upgraded and
> transferred any of the software or any of the user settings. NOt a good
> sign. It also had not transferred any of the hardware device settings since
> it couldn't id the network card.
> So I decided to follow a MS article to roll back to XP. That's another
> whole story about problems with the Docs and Settings folder not being
> identifiable. I still don't understand what went wrong--think it was a SID
> issue --and I don't really know how I was able to restore the XP docs and
> settings finally after much problem.
>
> But my question is WHAT DID I DO WRONG? where did I make the mistake and the
> upgrade failed to bring everything along that it could? I think it was at
> the part where one chooses default or custom install but someone at the
> office said he didn't trust that Media Center 2005 was upgradeable to Vista
> HOme Premium.
> Is there a way to use a ntbackup file from within Vista? to restore that
> stuff after the fact? I don't think so esp for device drivers and software
> installs.
>
> Thanks for any help.

Jeff,
I had a similar problem with my Media Center 2005 PC. Mine is a Sony Vaio.
When I first upgraded to Vista Home Premium (upgrade) my Media Center would
not work. I had NO sound, movement on the tv or movies I had recorded. I
had no sound on the computer at all. I loved the graphics of Vista, but
after a week, I reverted back to XP and everything worked like it should have.
After a couple of months brooding about HAVING Vista and not being able to
run it, I contacted Sony. They gave me a link where I could download Vista
updates for my Model Vaio. I downloaded 230 meg of files.
Well, I got determined one saturday to try Vista again. I installed the
upgrade and before i did anything, I installed all of the updates from Sony.
After I got all done, everything worked GREAT!
You might try contacting the maker of your PC to see if they have any file
updates for your PC to make the Media Center function as intended.
I LOVE my computer now and my Vista runs great!
Good luck!
campyrs