Hi Mike,
Because of the way in which drivers work and the fact that they are tightly
integrated into your installation, there is a possibility if the storage
drivers are not fully compatible with Vista (even if they work flawlessly
with XP) then there is a danger of your system not being able to access the
hard drive if the correct drivers are not installed. Download and save to
removeable media ALL Vista compatible drivers for your system BEFORE carrying
out the following procedure. Use 'Google' to locate them if needed.
The safest way of doing this would be to back up all data to a removeable
drive and then follow the procedure given in my post 'Clean Install Windows
Vista Using Upgrade Media', also in this newsgroup (dated 9/21/2007). You
will have to reinstall all applications and restore the data from your
backups, but this is really the best way to go about it. Your security
software that you had running in XP will most likely not be compatible with
Vista and, even if you just uninstalled it, there might be enough residue of
it on your system to prevent compatible software being installed if you do
elect not to clean install Vista, thus leaving your system open to malware
infection. In addition to this, you should find that your system will much
more responsive.
Dwarf
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