in-place upgrade - new registry or not???

[WJH - St Louis]

I can't seem to get an answer to this anywhere.

If I perform an "in-place" upgrade (not a clean install), does the Vista
install create a new registry? If so - does it carry-over all the "junk"
from the XP registry?

Does it just edit the existing registry to to update to Vista, or does it
create an entire new registry carying over only the settings from the old?
Thanks!

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

When you upgrade, a new set of registry hives are created, and information
from the old ones is imported into them.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[WJH - St Louis]

Thank you very much Rick, for your prompt response!!

As an addendum - is ALL the info from the original registry imported
(incorrect, corrupted etc.). What factor decides which info to import if not
all?

If all the info is imported, making a new registry doesn't seem to be much
of an improvement - with the potential for incorrect transfer >0
Bill

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

If you're thinking that this is a way to resolve a corrupt registry, then
the answer is no. I don't have specifics on the exact process, but I do know
that there is no way for it to differentiate and be selective about what
gets imported. If there are existing problems with the hives, there is a
high degree of probability that they will be carried over.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[WJH - St Louis]

I suspected as much - I really don't want to do a clean install - I have a
bunch of really cool apps from giveawayoftheday.com and they only work on the
original install. That and about 150 other aps I use on a regular basis and
would have to reinstall..... what a bummer! )
Thanks for the quick response Rick - it took Msoft 1.5 hours with tech
support - and they still didn't really answear my question.
Happy New Year,
Bill