Vista - Repair install Vista - same as XP?

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

Thanks

Joe

I have seen reference to it in these newsgroups but have not been able to
find it in build 5384.
Any pointers as how you do it would be appreciated.
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Regards

Peter phorsley@<NO SPAM>melbpc.org.au
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"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
>

sort of a sticky situation at this point. Upgrade will not work from within
the GUI, which is the same as a repair, and if you boot from the cd, the
upgrade option is greyed out. What we are left with is a clean install
without formatting the partition.

Theoretically, Vista will back up your hard drive, install Vista, and then
reload everything again. However, it's hard to say if it will also reload any
problems that were there in the first place.

For now, I would say the best bet is to keep all critical data backed up,
and use clean installs.

"Peter Horsley" wrote:

> I have seen reference to it in these newsgroups but have not been able to
> find it in build 5384.
> Any pointers as how you do it would be appreciated.
> --
> Regards
>
> Peter phorsley@<NO SPAM>melbpc.org.au
> __________________________________________
>
>
> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uxDKQtLlGHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Hi - is the Repair install function of Vista the same as XP Pro Retail?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
>
>