"Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hey guys, I have a copy of Vista home premium UPGRADE on the way and had
> two
> questions for you.
>
> First of all, will Vista run well with the following specs.
> 1gig PC3200 DDR
> AMD Athlon 64 3500+
> Nvidia Gefore 6600 AGP 256mb
> Motherboard is a VIA K8T800 Pro
> I plan to upgrade to 2gigs PC3200 in a month or two
>
> Second question is this.
> Coming with my copy of Windows Vista is a Western Digital (don't remember
> the model number) 250gb 7200RPM 16mb cache HD.
>
> I am planning on installing Vista on this hard drive, and formatting my
> current HD and moving it over to my backup. Am I going to have to install
> XP
> on my new HD, then install Vista over it? Or will the install go like all
> the
> rest of them and ask me for my XP CD in the middle of the install?
>
> I know there have been some post on this, but I have seen some conflicting
> information.
>
That computer should run Vista fine. You will have to run the Vista upgrade
from within a qualifying OS. There is no provision to insert a CD with a
qualifying OS during the upgrade. Some people have said this procedure
works.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...rade_clean.asp
I haven't tested it. It may be against the licensing terms of the upgrade
EULA.
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
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