ACER 5100 upgrade XP to Vista

[Tim Rogers]

Got my upgrade disc this morning to upgrade my Laptop from XP to Vista.

All seemed to be going well. Inserted the ACER DVD to remove all the Acer
stuff that is non compatible with Vista then inserted the Vista Upgrade DVD.

Everything went fine until the final "Completing upgrade" bit. At about 65%
computer rebooted (as it had done a few times during the process.

Windows wouldn't start and the computer kept trying to reboot for over 30
minutes. I realised that there was obviously something wrong so I rolled
back to XP (successfully!)

I had to reinstall the Audio drivers from Realtek. So what is going wrong???

Tim (back on XP!)

 

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[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

What if setup still fails?

If you are upgrading/clean install, as noted, disable any external or USB
based devices you might have attached to the computer. Also, disable any
Security software before launching setup and ensure that you meet the
minimum system requirements for Windows Vista.

Turn Off Serial Key Devices: Windows Vista does not support Serial Key
devices. If you are upgrading and you currently use Serial Keys with an
alternative input device, you must turn off Serial Keys and install another
input option before the upgrade. To turn off Serial Keys in Windows XP, open
Accessibility Options in Control Panel. For more information, go to the
Microsoft Accessibility website (http://www.microsoft.com/enable).

Tip: (If setup becomes non-responsive or does not complete), do a Cold Boot
(reset the machine) > Start the computer, when the Windows Boot Manager is
displayed, select Windows Setup press F8 on your keyboard and setup should
continue.

 

[Tim Rogers]

What if setup still fails?

If you are upgrading/clean install, as noted, disable any external or USB
based devices you might have attached to the computer. Also, disable any
Security software before launching setup and ensure that you meet the
minimum system requirements for Windows Vista.

Turn Off Serial Key Devices: Windows Vista does not support Serial Key
devices. If you are upgrading and you currently use Serial Keys with an
alternative input device, you must turn off Serial Keys and install
another input option before the upgrade. To turn off Serial Keys in
Windows XP, open Accessibility Options in Control Panel. For more
information, go to the Microsoft Accessibility website
(http://www.microsoft.com/enable).

Tip: (If setup becomes non-responsive or does not complete), do a Cold
Boot (reset the machine) > Start the computer, when the Windows Boot
Manager is displayed, select Windows Setup press F8 on your keyboard and
setup should continue.

Thanks. To be honest I think I may just live with XP (I have had no real
problems with XP). Having read some of the issues mentioed on this on other
newsgroups. I think I'll stick to the idea "Don't fix it if it ain't
broken!!!

Tim