Vista Clean install after upgrade - Possible?

[EJR]

I did an upgrade from XP pro to Vista Ultimate. Now there are a number of
annoyances that I wonder if a clean install can fix. Can I do a clean
install to another drive? I've already activated Vista.

Thanks.

 

[Jon]

I did an upgrade from XP pro to Vista Ultimate. Now there are a number of
annoyances that I wonder if a clean install can fix. Can I do a clean
install to another drive? I've already activated Vista.

Thanks.

You could try this method for the second drive (assuming the same computer)

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932

 

[Rock]

I did an upgrade from XP pro to Vista Ultimate. Now there are a number of
annoyances that I wonder if a clean install can fix. Can I do a clean
install to another drive? I've already activated Vista.

The Vista license does not allow for two installations of Vista with the
same license at the same time, but you can do a custom install using the
upgrade Vista edition. If you have data on the current Vista installation
that you want to move to the new one, first run the Windows Easy Transfer
(WET) to save the data and settings to a USB drive or DVD/CD. Reinstall XP,
activate, do the custom install (apps and data will not be migrated. The XP
install will be placed in the windows.old folder), then reinstall apps from
original media and restore the data and settings with WET. Delete the
windows.old folder.

 

[MICHAEL]

The Vista license does not allow for two installations of Vista with the
same license at the same time, but you can do a custom install using the
upgrade Vista edition. If you have data on the current Vista installation
that you want to move to the new one, first run the Windows Easy Transfer
(WET) to save the data and settings to a USB drive or DVD/CD. Reinstall XP,
activate, do the custom install (apps and data will not be migrated. The XP
install will be placed in the windows.old folder), then reinstall apps from
original media and restore the data and settings with WET. Delete the
windows.old folder.

Please, explain to me why the user would have to reinstall XP?
That's been shown not to be true.

That is not necessary, you know that. In fact, to repair a sluggish Vista
install- all I did was put in the disk, chose custom install and all turned
out peachy.

The OP *might* have to phone in activation, but he might have to
do that anyway. I guarantee you this, that phone call would be shorter
and lot less hassle than reinstalling XP and then Vista.


-Michael

 

[Rock]

Please, explain to me why the user would have to reinstall XP?
That's been shown not to be true.

If you mean the double install from an upgrade edition to a bare hard drive,
first without a product key and then an upgrade of that, I haven't done it,
nor do we know the consequences of that after the first 30 days is up. It's
not a procedure I will recommend. If you want to that's up to you.

That is not necessary, you know that. In fact, to repair a sluggish Vista
install- all I did was put in the disk, chose custom install and all
turned
out peachy.

You seem to be full of assumptions Michael. I have not done a custom
install with an upgrade pk over a previously installed edition of Vista
activated with an upgrade pk. If you have and it works good for you, and if
you want to offer that to the OP as an option, do so. I won't recommend
something I haven't done or that I don't know will work.

The OP *might* have to phone in activation, but he might have to
do that anyway. I guarantee you this, that phone call would be shorter
and lot less hassle than reinstalling XP and then Vista.

There are still many unknowns in these various scenarios. I recommended
something that I know is workable.