XP Prof to Vista Business Upgarde questions

[John Leonard - Sage]

I have read and researched a lot!

I frankly am confused with all that is posted re the problems and Full vs.
Upgrade.

Would someone comment on the Upgrade to Vista Business from XP Prof. Will it
be seamless, after I correct my Upgrade Advisory List, or will I expect
other major problems?

Thank you ahead.

 

[Malke]

I have read and researched a lot!

I frankly am confused with all that is posted re the problems and Full vs.
Upgrade.

Would someone comment on the Upgrade to Vista Business from XP Prof. Will it
be seamless, after I correct my Upgrade Advisory List, or will I expect
other major problems?

Thank you ahead.

None of us can give you a definitive answer because we can't see into
the future. If I could, I would be rich and not working for a living! ;-)

If you want to be safe, back up all your data and then image your
current drive with something like Acronis True Image. The uninstall any
antivirus, firewall, and disk burning software. Obviously you'll want to
be disconnected from the Internet when doing this.

Then if you've done your homework and believe that your machine is
upgradeable, go for it. If Something Unpleasant happens, restore with
your Acronis image.


Malke

 

[Guest]

Hello John,

Your sincere question is simply yet complicated.

You did not share the source for your reading or what you have read.

Not knowing what you have read and/or researched; if you have not, please
explore the below URLs, visit the first URL (contains Upgrade vs. full Vista
Versions) before browsing the second URL. From the experiences learned,
easily you can locate similar Microsoft Sites for very reliable and most
informative Vista related Sites.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/community/default.mspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/default.aspx

 

[John Leonard - Sage]

THANKS FOR THE REPLY

I WILL LOOK FURTHER INTO THESE URL

THE REASON I DID NOT SHARE MY RESOURCES - EVER SEE A BIBLE?

 

[Guest]

You should be able to install the upgrade from disk without doing a clean
install. Having said that, it is still best to backup your data to an
external drive, if you have one. Should something unforeseen happen you will
have your data safe.

We don't know how old your computer is - the older the more likely you might
have issues to overcome but you have used the Vista Upgrade Advisor, which
should point you in the direction for more important issues to resolve. You
can help yourself further by uninstalling any programs that might cause
problems during installation. These would be your third-party security
software - anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall that are not Vista ready.
Also, uninstall any software shown to have issues with Vista by the Vista
Upgrade Advisor. You can always install them after Vista is loaded and try
them to see if the will function, or update the software to a Vista version,
should one be available. I had to update Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 to
5.0, and I just purchased 4.0 about 8 months ago!

One other thing I did that few talk about is to update all my hardware
drivers. I have a subscription to www.driveragent.com so I can download
drivers from them for a year to update all the computers in the house. Now,
you don't need a subscription to have them scan your computer, which I
recommend you do. Once you find out which drivers are considered "bad" you
can go to the hardware device maker's website to download and install the
latest WinXP drivers at no cost. Doing this will put you in the best
possible position for installation of Vista. Then your install should be
easy once you get it started. You just let it do its thing loading,
rebooting, loading, rebooting. It will, towards the end, appear that it has
hung - you will see a black blank screen for what seemed like 5 to 10
minutes. Just leave it alone and wait. If everything went well it will
finish. Be patient.

 

[John Leonard - Sage]

Thanks Ed for your comments.
My Dell Optiplex 270 system is fairly new (couple of years) and all my
drivers have been updated.

I even updated my Norton antivirus 2006 to be compatible with Vista. I
cannot get Symantec to tell me how to re-install it, where it was an
Automated Assisted Install (their words) - they did not allow me to save the
upgrade. I plan to delete it anyway! Also, I plan to delete My WinFax 10.03
from Symantec, etc.

The only thing I have been concerned with is - my Turbo Tax software, where
I am I the middle of doing my taxes. Some have said NO PROBLEM, others have
said wait until after taxes are done?

any thoughts?

Thanks again

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

As far as I'm aware, Norton 2006 is not compatible with Vista, neither is
the current retail version of Norton AV 2007. But they are working on
updates version 2007 to add compatibility with Vista and a future product
Norton 360 is compatible with Vista. You can download beta versions of these
products right now from Symantecs website.

 

[John Leonard - Sage]

LOOK HERE RE NORTON

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/themes/vista/compatibility.jsp

I did down load the update for 2006 and could not identify whether it was
2007 or not.

Finally did identify it - IT WAS.

I still plan to un-install and then re-install 2007.