Upgrade from Beta 2 to RC1

[Guest]

Is it possible to upgrade from Beta 2 to RC1 (when it comes out) rather than
being forced to do a clean install?

 

[Rick]

Microsoft neither recommends nor supports an
"upgrade" of a Beta or RC1 system. There are
usually too many changed files to accomplish a
successful "upgrade."

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Its not recommended or supported, since it will make it difficult to
diagnose problems and changes that happen from a beta to beta upgrade.
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[Colin Barnhorst]

So far beta to beta upgrades have not been supported. Beta to RC1 may be
enabled but Microsoft probably has little interest in that type of upgrade
since that scenario will not occur once Vista is released to manufacturing.
Microsoft is much more interested in how updates from W2k SP4 and XP will go
and are requesting testers to try it. If you are planning on upgrading
right through to the released version, don't.

 

[Bones]

Upgrades from W2k are also not supported. Once vista goes RTM the only
upgrade path will be from XP

 

[Kevin John Panzke]

Your Best Bet is to Re-Format and Reinstall Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
then Upgrade from Windows XP Service Pack 2, However my Personal Preference
is to Always Clean Install (especially if you plan on submitting Bug
Report's to Microsoft using the Microsoft Beta Client, to which the download
link from Microsoft can be found on Zack's Vista Base Website), just FYI.