Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

[Mike T]

Hi,

My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
I only have the full edition of NT4.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you install and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor,
it will provide information on which editions of Windows
Vista are appropriate and/or recommended for your computer.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Hi,

My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
I only have the full edition of NT4.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[raymond harrel]

how can you use Windows Vista Upgrade advisor if it doesn't support Windows
xp professional x64 to get it recommended for your computer.

 

[Mike T]

Thanks Carey for your response. Unfortunately Vista Upgrade Advisor
gives me a message upon installation that it only runs on XP-SP2 and
Vista itself!

I just can't seem to find a clear definitive answer on this.

Many thanks,
Mike

 

[dirty old man]

As long as you have Win2K installed, it does not matter if it is from an
upgrade edition. If you have to reinstall Vista you also have to reinstall
Win2k and supply it with the Win2k disk, but as long as Win2k is installed,
it does not matter if it came from and upgrade edition.

To bad you cannot run the Vista Upgrade Advisor though, as it would
give you an idea as to which of your programs and your software
might give you problems.

dom

Thanks Carey for your response. Unfortunately Vista Upgrade Advisor
gives me a message upon installation that it only runs on XP-SP2 and
Vista itself!

I just can't seem to find a clear definitive answer on this.

Many thanks,
Mike

 

[Rock]

Hi,

My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
I only have the full edition of NT4.

It doesn't matter if the underlying OS is itself an upgrade. To use an
upgrade edition of Vista the qualifying OS, and Windows 2000 is such, must
be installed. The installation is started from the desktop. With Windows
2000 to VHP, the only option will be a custom install.

If you have to reinstall, you'll have to go back to NT, then do the upgrade
to windows 2000 then the upgrade to Vista. To avoid this get a full
version of Vista, or create an image of the installation right after Vista
is installed and store that safe somewhere.

 

[Sven]

My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
I only have the full edition of NT4.

Cheers,
Mike

Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will aks
for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will continue
the Vista install. It is the same method used by WindowsXP Upgrade versions.
Don't install any earlier OS first, as it will only make your final
installation bigger. Correct me, if Microsoft Denmark and I are wrong here,
and I will get back to them, so they can look into it again.

Cheers
Sven

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I'm sorry, but your information is incorrect. Vista Setup will not ask for
a cd to verify that you own an earlier version of Windows. Vista requires
that the legacy OS be installed on the computer. The procedure you refer to
ended with XP.

 

[Mike T]

Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will aks
for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will continue
the Vista install.
[snipped]

This is similar to windows 2000 in that I can install directly onto a
clean hard disk. During the installation I need to insert my NT4 CD.

I assumed the I would be able to install Vista Upgrade onto a clean
hard disk and at some point insert either my Window 2000 upgrade or
NT4 full edition CD. I was hoping that someone has already followed
this upgrade route.

Anyway thanks to all that have responded

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Mike T]

I'm sorry, but your information is incorrect. Vista Setup will not ask for
a cd to verify that you own an earlier version of Windows. Vista requires
that the legacy OS be installed on the computer. The procedure you refer to
ended with XP.

Aha. A couple other people alluded to this within the thread. I now
understand

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

If you have a Win2k upgrade edition cd and an NT4 cd for use when installing
Win2k then you should consider breaking this dependency chain by buying a
Vista full edition.

Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will
aks
for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will
continue
the Vista install.
[snipped]

This is similar to windows 2000 in that I can install directly onto a
clean hard disk. During the installation I need to insert my NT4 CD.

I assumed the I would be able to install Vista Upgrade onto a clean
hard disk and at some point insert either my Window 2000 upgrade or
NT4 full edition CD. I was hoping that someone has already followed
this upgrade route.

Anyway thanks to all that have responded

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Sven]

My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home

Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
I only have the full edition of NT4.

Cheers,
Mike

Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will aks
for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will continue
the Vista install. It is the same method used by WindowsXP Upgrade versions.
Don't install any earlier OS first, as it will only make your final
installation bigger. Correct me, if Microsoft Denmark and I are wrong here,
and I will get back to them, so they can look into it again.

Cheers
Sven

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Sven, I have offered you several corrections. Please note them. You are
perpetuating misinformation you received through no fault of your own. You
are not the only person to get this misinformation from an MS office.

 

[Roy Coorne]

Sven, I have offered you several corrections. Please note them.
You are perpetuating misinformation you received through no fault of
your own. You are not the only person to get this misinformation
from an MS office.

The same happened in Germany, according to postings in m.p.de.w.v.*

Roy

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

A poster reported that here. He said that the local office called him back
and corrected themselves.

 

[Guest]

Hello,

How is one supposed to determine whether the components in his or her system
are supported by Vista (say, Home Premium) if he or she cannot run the Vista
Upgrade Advisor on a Windows 2000 system?

Are we pretty much at a loss here?

Thanks,
Zan

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Why can't you run the advisor?

You can check the HCL list here, but it will take quite a lot of time:
https://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick,

The Vista Upgrade Advisor was only desigend for use with Windows XP and
Windows Vista itself. I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't add in
support for Windows 2000 as well, especially since they allow Windows 2000
and Windows XP to be upgraded. I'm baffled. If you visit the Microsoft page
that contains the Upgrade Advisor, you'll see that it doesn't work with
Windows 2000.

Thanks,
Zan

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Zan,

My apologies, you are correct. I don't have an answer as to why the tool
doesn't run under Win2000. Be careful, as hardware from 2000 will be
marginal at best under XP, it may be in your best interest to not only check
the HCL but with the hardware vendors as well.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Rick!

I agree, and have already sent an inquiry to Gigabyte about the motherboard
being used.

-Zan