"Rick Rogers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23pN9%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> You mean the upgrade disk? Sure, it's just a bit more convoluted. There's
> nothing you need to do to prepare the drive, simply boot with the 64-bit
> disk and run setup. As it's an upgrade disk, you won't be able to create a
> clean install with that product key, so you'll need to install without
> entering it. Just bypass that screen and choose the appropriate version.
> Once the installation completes, you'll need to re-use the disk and do an
> in-place upgrade, this time entering the key so that you can activate the
> installation.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> "mainframeguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:829DF318-6205-4518-A078-(E-Mail Removed)...
Actually, you can also do a clean install the second time.
The clean install gives a better final product. I've done
it both ways, and the upgrade install takes a lot longer,
with a lot more disk activity, than a second clean install.
After the second install, delete the windows.old folder.
Even if it's not activated, a WGA check will show an
install like this as genuine Vista.
One interesting thing about doing a clean install with
64 bit Vista, is that, as long as you don't do a format,
non OS files and folders in the target partition are left
intact, and not moved to windows.old. Applications
in Program Files will be moved to windows.old, but
everything else non-OS will be untouched.
>> Thanks Rick,
>> Can I install an update vista home 64bit onto a empty hard drive?
>> And what should i do to prepare the Hard drive. System is up and
>> running
>> except that i can not get past the windows safemode screen and reboots.
>>
>> If you can answer these questions it would be great, if not still thanks
>> for
>> your reply.
>> I will stop the Clone thing.
>> Sey
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The hardware is too different. You need to install it, not clone it, on
>>> the
>>> new system.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> "mainframeguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:68B03DBC-2D81-4954-8035-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > Old= Home 32-bit, running and attached to Internet.
>>> > New= I7-920, DX58SO, 6GB 1333 mem, 4870 ATI, WD 1TB sata drive.
>>> >
>>> > I cloned the system using Acronis True Image 11 (automatic) from Old
>>> > Drive
>>> > sata 64gb to New 1tb. Moved the Drive when it was successfuly
>>> > completed
>>> > to
>>> > the New System and cannot get past the windows error screen (Safemode
>>> > entries), when i execute the choice with command, i see that the last
>>> > line
>>> > on
>>> > the screen is crcdisk.sys and then a flash of the blue screen and
>>> > reboot.
>>> > Tomorrow i will receive my new Vista 64 home. should i update my old
>>> > system
>>> > and then move drive to NEW????? thanks..
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>