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| "Scott Micale" wrote
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| > SO you are saying then any programs or data that was on the drive are
then
| > all lost if you don't back them up somewhere else?
|
| > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote
|
| >> No, you must reinstall the apps. You cannot reformat the disk when
you
| >> install using a Vista x86 upgrade edition. Whether you use the
upgrade
| >> option or custom option is up to you, but when MS talks about a clean
| >> install they mean an install that does not preserve your files,
settings,
| >> and apps. They are not referring to the common user practice of
paving
| >> over the drive and starting over from scratch. If you want to install
| >> Vista x86 from scratch you must use a full edition. It works a bit
| >> differently with the x64 dvd's. In any case, all installations of
Vista,
| >> uprade or custom, are clean installs of the OS.
| >>
| >> "Scott Micale" wrote
|
| >>>I am curious as what most people are doing when it comes to upgrading
to
| >>>Vista. Are you doing a clean install on a XP machine or are you just
| >>>upgrading from XP to Vista. I hate the fact that I would have to
reload
| >>>all the programs if I decide I should do a clean install. Is there a
way
| >>>to save out your programs that are loaded so they will be there if I
went
| >>>the clean route?
|
| No, if you do an in place upgrade, then apps and data are migrated to the
| Vista installation. If you do a custom install the legacy installation
is
| rolled up into a folder called Windows.old. The apps are not usable, but
| the data can be taken from there and ported to various places in Vista.
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| Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
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