Vista - Re: Can I use Vista upgrade over faulty WinXP?

I would suggest you find out why your Windows XP has "problems" and fix that
before you either upgrade OR clean install. If it's bad hardware then Vista
won't be any more stable than XP is whether you upgrade or start over.

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"HowCome" <HowCome@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A88DC0DD-5F9F-4E2B-9C61-29E83C94ED04@microsoft.com...
> My WinXp has had blue screen and registry problems lately (not because of
> viruses, etc).
>
> I bought a Vista Basic Upgrade.
>
> Now I am wondering if I install the Vista upgrade will the WinXp problems
> be
> passed on to the new Vista installation?
>
> Do I need to get full version of Vista basic and do a clean install?
>
> I have oem WinXP that came with my Dell.
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> Thanks