Simple Question re 5738 upgrade over 5600

[Guest]

An easy question for the more knowledgeable; If I upgrade by installing 5738
over a previously successfully installed (and operating) 5600 does the
upgrade clean install so that I will have to reinstall all programs,
documents, etc. - or does the upgrade simply upgrade 5600 while keeping all
the previously installed programs? Thanks for the help.

 

[Guest]

Hi Bill. Well from my experience and just upgrading from 5600 to 5728 last
night, I did not have to reinstall anything. It kept ALL my files intact. No
problems here. Good luck.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help.

Hi Bill. Well from my experience and just upgrading from 5600 to 5728 last
night, I did not have to reinstall anything. It kept ALL my files intact. No
problems here. Good luck.

 

[Rock]

An easy question for the more knowledgeable; If I upgrade by installing
5738
over a previously successfully installed (and operating) 5600 does the
upgrade clean install so that I will have to reinstall all programs,
documents, etc. - or does the upgrade simply upgrade 5600 while keeping
all
the previously installed programs? Thanks for the help.

The upgrade in Vista is a different beast than in previous OSs. It actually
does a clean install of Vista, then reinstalls the programs that were
installed. That's why it takes so much longer for the upgrade than a custom
(clean install). The end result is similar to previous OS upgrades, but the
mechanism is much different.

Things can go wrong. Always have a backup.