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Old 07-03-2007   #1 (permalink)
can''t get the web from email


 
 

cd does not install vista

i'm usng XP and received two disk to upgrade to vista.
one is an HP upgrade assistant.
the other is windows vista home basic express upgrade.

they did install on the pc (model hp pavilion a400n) but
did not change the XP to Vista

mrosario@rgv.rr.com

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Old 07-03-2007   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: cd does not install vista

Please upgrade to a DVD drive.

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Carey Frisch
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"can''t get the web from email" <cantgetthewebfromemail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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i'm usng XP and received two disk to upgrade to vista.
one is an HP upgrade assistant.
the other is windows vista home basic express upgrade.

they did install on the pc (model hp pavilion a400n) but
did not change the XP to Vista

mrosario@rgv.rr.com

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-03-2007   #3 (permalink)
AJR


 
 

Re: cd does not install vista

As Carey suggested - Vista comes on a DVD. If you did install via a DVD
drive - did you change the destination of the Vista installation to a
folder other than C:|Windows?

"can''t get the web from email"
<cantgetthewebfromemail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CCA30976-60D4-4020-8D2B-8E96A43980C6@microsoft.com...
> i'm usng XP and received two disk to upgrade to vista.
> one is an HP upgrade assistant.
> the other is windows vista home basic express upgrade.
>
> they did install on the pc (model hp pavilion a400n) but
> did not change the XP to Vista
>
> mrosario@rgv.rr.com



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