Vista - clean install of Vista from Vista rc1

To all I ask when Vista is released to the public doeas anyone know whether I
will be able to upgrade from rc1 or will I have to do a clean install ?? I
upgraded from xp sp2 home....When and if I have to do a clean install can
someone explain how I should do this and no I will not be keeping anything
from previous installs of anything....Basically I want a clean slate and will
go from there...Thanks for all you guys do !!!!

You may be able to do an upgrade-in-place with a full edition. There is no
gaurantee, however.

You will not be able to do so with an upgrade edition.

A clean installation of Vista Gold is a better idea. Insert the dvd and use
the tools to format the target drive and simply do a standard installation.

"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02D2665B-6D86-41FA-A3C9-7FE8968A58FB@microsoft.com...
> To all I ask when Vista is released to the public doeas anyone know
> whether I
> will be able to upgrade from rc1 or will I have to do a clean install ?? I
> upgraded from xp sp2 home....When and if I have to do a clean install can
> someone explain how I should do this and no I will not be keeping anything
> from previous installs of anything....Basically I want a clean slate and
> will
> go from there...Thanks for all you guys do !!!!

I would not suggest upgrading from a beta version to the final version. It
would be better as a clean install. To do a clean install, just wipe and
reformat your HDD, and then start the installation. If you wipe and don't
reformat, the install process will format for you, but it will be a quick
format vs. a full format.

I think it will only do a quick format on an unformated drive automatically.
Custom install does not automatically reformat the drive.

"David Wright" <d_wright@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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>I would not suggest upgrading from a beta version to the final version. It
>would be better as a clean install. To do a clean install, just wipe and
>reformat your HDD, and then start the installation. If you wipe and don't
>reformat, the install process will format for you, but it will be a quick
>format vs. a full format.

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
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>I think it will only do a quick format on an unformated drive
>automatically.

That's sort of what I had meant, when you wipe your drive, it should be an
unformatted HDD. At which point, if you install Vista, will perform a quick
format vs. a full format. I think we're on the same page, I just did a poor
job of explaining it. :^)

Gotcha.

"David Wright" <d_wright@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:FBC2193E-F388-41D8-816D-A8FA8877A3F9@microsoft.com...
>>I think it will only do a quick format on an unformated drive
>>automatically.
>
> That's sort of what I had meant, when you wipe your drive, it should be an
> unformatted HDD. At which point, if you install Vista, will perform a
> quick format vs. a full format. I think we're on the same page, I just
> did a poor job of explaining it. :^)
>

I wanted to say thank you to the both of you for your help in this
matter....I actually have a 160 gig sata hard drive formatted with nothing on
it and ready to go so I should be in good shape....Except will I have to
reinstall all my motherboard drivers or not ??..I know I will have to install
all my peripheral drivers.......Thanks again..!!

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Gotcha.
>
> "David Wright" <d_wright@hotpop.com> wrote in message
> news:OAl$PvWJHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:FBC2193E-F388-41D8-816D-A8FA8877A3F9@microsoft.com...
> >>I think it will only do a quick format on an unformated drive
> >>automatically.
> >
> > That's sort of what I had meant, when you wipe your drive, it should be an
> > unformatted HDD. At which point, if you install Vista, will perform a
> > quick format vs. a full format. I think we're on the same page, I just
> > did a poor job of explaining it. :^)
> >
>

I think the drivers will be installed by Vista during Setup and missing
drivers should automatically come down via Windows Update a few minutes
after installation is completed. After you are set up, check the Device
Manager for yellow symbols indicating the need for any drivers and then
start worrying about the peripherals.

"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I wanted to say thank you to the both of you for your help in this
> matter....I actually have a 160 gig sata hard drive formatted with nothing
> on
> it and ready to go so I should be in good shape....Except will I have to
> reinstall all my motherboard drivers or not ??..I know I will have to
> install
> all my peripheral drivers.......Thanks again..!!
>

It all depends on how masochistic you are. If you enjoy
pain and suffering, then by all means go ahead and do an
"upgrade" over a Beta OS!

Drew wrote:
> To all I ask when Vista is released to the public doeas anyone know whether I
> will be able to upgrade from rc1 or will I have to do a clean install ?? I
> upgraded from xp sp2 home....When and if I have to do a clean install can
> someone explain how I should do this and no I will not be keeping anything
> from previous installs of anything....Basically I want a clean slate and will
> go from there...Thanks for all you guys do !!!!

Looks like the latest buzz is external hard drives. During X-mas, you could
get these for a steal. Would anyone suggest perhaps getting a 160GB ext. HD,
and doing a "clean" install to that (if you still want to keep ol Xp around)?
Any speed degredation (spelling)?

"Drew" wrote:

> I wanted to say thank you to the both of you for your help in this
> matter....I actually have a 160 gig sata hard drive formatted with nothing on
> it and ready to go so I should be in good shape....Except will I have to
> reinstall all my motherboard drivers or not ??..I know I will have to install
> all my peripheral drivers.......Thanks again..!!
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
> > Gotcha.
> >
> > "David Wright" <d_wright@hotpop.com> wrote in message
> > news:OAl$PvWJHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > > "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FBC2193E-F388-41D8-816D-A8FA8877A3F9@microsoft.com...
> > >>I think it will only do a quick format on an unformated drive
> > >>automatically.
> > >
> > > That's sort of what I had meant, when you wipe your drive, it should be an
> > > unformatted HDD. At which point, if you install Vista, will perform a
> > > quick format vs. a full format. I think we're on the same page, I just
> > > did a poor job of explaining it. :^)
> > >
> >