Updating to RC2

I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that gave
me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough space on my C
drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and Vista. My question
is which OS will be upgraded. The reason I ask is because during
installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it stops and says that I
have to remove Nero burn before the installation can continue. The problem
is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do not want to upgrade XP, I want to
upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a clean installation?

Louis Lebrun schrieb:
> I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that
> gave me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough
> space on my C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and
> Vista. My question is which OS will be upgraded.

Vista will be upgraded.

> The reason I ask is
> because during installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it
> stops and says that I have to remove Nero burn before the installation
> can continue. The problem is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do not
> want to upgrade XP, I want to upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a clean
> installation?

Why not deinstall Nero, then upgrade 5728 -> 5744, and later reinstall
Nero on XP Home?

rOy

the vista partition won't be upgraded unless you are running the installer
from your vista partition. the installer will upgrade the OS that you are
currently booted into and running the installer from.

"Louis Lebrun" <llebrun@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that gave
>me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough space on my
>C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and Vista. My
>question is which OS will be upgraded. The reason I ask is because during
>installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it stops and says that
>I have to remove Nero burn before the installation can continue. The
>problem is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do not want to upgrade XP, I
>want to upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a clean installation?

"Roy Coorne" <rcoorne@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Louis Lebrun schrieb:
>> I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that
>> gave me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough space
>> on my C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and Vista. My
>> question is which OS will be upgraded.
>
> Vista will be upgraded.
>
>> The reason I ask is because during installation, in the "checking
>> compatibility" phase it stops and says that I have to remove Nero burn
>> before the installation can continue. The problem is I only have Nero
>> burn on XP Home. I do not want to upgrade XP, I want to upgrade Vista.
>> Will I have to do a clean installation?
>
> Why not deinstall Nero, then upgrade 5728 -> 5744, and later reinstall
> Nero on XP Home?
>
> rOy

I've uni9nstalled Nero from my XP partition and I still get the same message
"remove Nero burn ROM" before installation can continue.

Lou

Correct, you must be booted into Vista to upgrade your Vista system, and if
you are seeing anything about Nero, and you are sure there is nothing on
your Vista system, I would definately NOT update without disconnecting the
XP home system first.


"moto" <none@none.net> wrote in message
news:33E44F7B-D698-44CD-BFFA-1F4F7BD3C2CB@microsoft.com...
> the vista partition won't be upgraded unless you are running the installer
> from your vista partition. the installer will upgrade the OS that you are
> currently booted into and running the installer from.
>
> "Louis Lebrun" <llebrun@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:581B9EB9-A984-41C5-A611-51A5555CD99C@microsoft.com...
>>I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that
>>gave me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough space
>>on my C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and Vista. My
>>question is which OS will be upgraded. The reason I ask is because during
>>installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it stops and says that
>>I have to remove Nero burn before the installation can continue. The
>>problem is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do not want to upgrade XP,
>>I want to upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a clean installation?
>

a.. Upgrades from Vista RC1 are valid.
a.. Upgrades from Windows XP SP2 are encouraged.
a.. Upgrades from any other build are not supported or recommended.
"Louis Lebrun" <llebrun@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:581B9EB9-A984-41C5-A611-51A5555CD99C@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that gave
>me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough space on my
>C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and Vista. My
>question is which OS will be upgraded. The reason I ask is because during
>installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it stops and says that
>I have to remove Nero burn before the installation can continue. The
>problem is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do not want to upgrade XP, I
>want to upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a clean installation?

SAM-R wrote:
> a.. Upgrades from Vista RC1 are valid.
> a.. Upgrades from Windows XP SP2 are encouraged.
> a.. Upgrades from any other build are not supported or recommended.
> "Louis Lebrun" <llebrun@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:581B9EB9-A984-41C5-A611-51A5555CD99C@microsoft.com...
>> I am trying to upgrade build 5728 to RC2. This is the first build that
>> gave me the upgrade option. Other builds said I did not have enough
>> space on my C drive to upgrade. I have a dual boot system XP home and
>> Vista. My question is which OS will be upgraded. The reason I ask is
>> because during installation, in the "checking compatibility" phase it
>> stops and says that I have to remove Nero burn before the installation
>> can continue. The problem is I only have Nero burn on XP Home. I do
>> not want to upgrade XP, I want to upgrade Vista. Will I have to do a
>> clean installation?
>

Even though 5728 to RC2 is not supported or recommended it went fine for
me and everthing works like I expect.

I was prepared to do clean install, but decided to try upgrade. Will do
clean install when RTM hits.