Upgrading from XP to Vista Ultimate

[Guest]

I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a mesage
during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have had
no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?

 

[Squibbly]

I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a
mesage
during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have
had
no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?

if its the upgrade disc from xp, then try a clean installation of xp, if the
full installation disc, try formatting, or cant you do that using vista? i
just installed "over" xp, and i got a folder called windows.old as a result

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

If setup does become non-responsive, you can do a cold boot, start the
machine again and boot Vista setup into safe mode to see if Vista will
finish setup.
Tip: (If setup becomes non-responsive or does not complete), do a Cold Boot
(reset the machine) > Start the computer, when the Windows Boot Manager is
displayed, select Windows Setup press F8 on your keyboard and setup should
continue.

 

[Ed Forsythe]

Hi T.R.
It's not possible to *upgrade* from XP Home to Vista Ultimate. Here's what
MS says, "You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP
or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista by
purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista." That could be
your problem.

 

[Jane C]

Ed, that is incorrect. XP Home and Pro can both be upgraded to Vista
Ultimate, with either an Upgrade edition or a Full edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx