Easy Vista Install and Config

[Guest]

1. Don't upgrade; use full Retail or OEM.
2. Follow directions on DVD. It tells you what to do.
3. During installation follow instructions to delete existing partition
containing your present OS.
4. Vista does a super fast format of the complete empty drive.
5. During installation, when you get to the part about Admin User Name and
Password, leave them BOTH EMPTY (BLANK).
6. When you are doing the final "paperwork", just put in your Username; and
set up your Passoword for it when you are through to your 1st Desktop by
going to Control Panel, User Accounts.
7. For a private PC owner, this takes the hassles out of a lot of things.
8. UAC(user account control) is still turned on, but you can still install
your extra programs by clicking "continue" when it asks it you initiated the
action.
9. This way to don't have all the garbage being discussed here of having to
change to ADMIN ACCOUNT. It becomes YOUR computer, lol.
10. Let's see what the MVPs have to say; I bet it will be plenty from them!

Mick Murphy in Australia(QLD)

 

[Frank Bright]

Not to debunk your theories - I think you're on target - but I thought I'd
share that I'm currently working from an Upgrade Install and I've done, say,
2 to 3 different, clean, full installs before this.

In some ways this upgrade install is more stable than my former, full
installs; my restarts go much more smoothly now and consistently.

Before, on my last full install, my computer did unexpected shutdowns, but
now they no longer occur.

Here are my tips for an Upgrade install:
1. Run The Vista Upgrade Advisor. And follow its instructions to the letter
if you can. It may even advise you to uninstall some Microsoft programs, so
do so. I will say some things missed me on this - it wanted me to uninstall
MSN Messenger but I could not find it in Add/Remove so I let it be.

2. Before upgrading, check your computer's website for any BIOS updates and
install them.

3. Disconnect and uninstall any peripherals like printers, cameras and
external hard drives etc.

3. Before upgrading, uninstall any program that is not compatible with
Vista, especially incompatible Anti-Virus programs. Here are other programs
that I have learned are not compatible and should be uninstalled:

a) Uninstall your Adobe Flash Player before the upgrade and when
reinstalling it into Vista after the upgrade is completed, install the
stand-alone version.

b) Uninstall the Adobe Acrobat program if you have it, Adobe Bridge and
uninstall Acrobat Reader. Version 8 of Acrobat reader is compatible with
Vista, so that may be safe but I still wouldn't install it until the upgrade
is finished.

4. Back up your data before upgrading !!

5. Some programs have a 'Transfer Activation' function in the help menu, so
you can transfer your program to another computer without having to get
authorization for another activation. I think it's helpful to do this in
case you have to shift gears mid-stream and do a full Vista install. That's
happened to me more than once.

I hope these tips help - several of these tips (the bios
updating/uninstalling peripherals and incompatibile programs) come from an
HP upgrade advisor that came with my free, express oem upgrade. I'm sure
there are more tips out there and/or others may correct me if these are
uncertain.

Thanks, Frank

 

[Bruce Chambers]

1. Don't upgrade; use full Retail or OEM.

Why? The upgrade can often be less expensive, and save the installer a
lot of time that needed be wasted reinstalling and reconfiguring
applications

2. Follow directions on DVD. It tells you what to do.
OK.....

3. During installation follow instructions to delete existing partition
containing your present OS.

Not if upgrading.....

4. Vista does a super fast format of the complete empty drive.

Which may be completely unnecessary and undesirable....

5. During installation, when you get to the part about Admin User Name and
Password, leave them BOTH EMPTY (BLANK).

That is exceedingly irresponsible advice. Do you have some sort of
vested interest in others having non-secured computers?

The standard security practice is to rename the built-in Administrator
account, set a strong password on it, and use it only to create another
account for regular use, reserving the Administrator account as a "back
door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).

6. When you are doing the final "paperwork", just put in your Username;
and
set up your Passoword for it when you are through to your 1st Desktop by
going to Control Panel, User Accounts.

Leaving the computer completely open to anyone who knows the installer
followed your poor advice.....

7. For a private PC owner, this takes the hassles out of a lot of things.

Name one...

8. UAC(user account control) is still turned on, but you can still
install
your extra programs by clicking "continue" when it asks it you initiated
the
action.
9. This way to don't have all the garbage being discussed here of having
to
change to ADMIN ACCOUNT. It becomes YOUR computer, lol.

Not if you leave the Administrator account free for anyone to use!




--
Bruce Chambers

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