Upgrading to Vista from XP

[Guest]

Hi,
I wanted to upgrade my Dell Latitude D610 to Vista. I clicked on Upgrade
and the software told me that I could not; my computer would not allow the
upgrade and that I must install Vista as a new operating system, resulting,
of course, in the loss of all files and applications. Does anybody know a
solution to this? Thanks in advance.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Boot to your Windows XP desktop, insert the Windows Vista
upgrade DVD in your DVD drive, then select the "upgrade"
installation option.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Hi,
I wanted to upgrade my Dell Latitude D610 to Vista. I clicked on Upgrade
and the software told me that I could not; my computer would not allow the
upgrade and that I must install Vista as a new operating system, resulting,
of course, in the loss of all files and applications. Does anybody know a
solution to this? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi,
I wanted to upgrade my Dell Latitude D610 to Vista. I clicked on Upgrade
and the software told me that I could not; my computer would not allow the
upgrade and that I must install Vista as a new operating system, resulting,
of course, in the loss of all files and applications. Does anybody know a
solution to this? Thanks in advance.

Provided that you're following an authorized upgrade path
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx),
and have the appropriate Vista installation media (retail licenses; OEM
media *cannot* perform in-place upgrades), simply insert the Vista
Upgrade DVD and follow the on-screen instructions. (If you have
Autoplay disabled, you may need to browse to the DVD and run Setup.exe.)



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Bruce Chambers

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[Seth]

Hi,
I wanted to upgrade my Dell Latitude D610 to Vista. I clicked on Upgrade
and the software told me that I could not; my computer would not allow the
upgrade and that I must install Vista as a new operating system,
resulting,
of course, in the loss of all files and applications. Does anybody know a
solution to this? Thanks in advance.

Did it say why? Maybe low hard disk, an app that was interfering?