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3 Replies Last post: Jan 30, 2007 12:45 PM by jbking  
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Jan 30, 2007 12:19 PM

Upgrade Help Please

I want Home Premium, and I dont know the difference between the upgrade and full versions. Here is what I plan to do, and I want to know which (upgrade or full) suits my preferences:

-I want to start all over when I install Vista so there are no problems (reformat my Harddrive)
-I have a 64 Bit AMD Turion Processor
-I have Windows XP Home Edition
-I have 2GB of RAM, 90 GB HD, and an ATI Radeon Express 200M Card

So, Full or Upgrade for me?

Thanks So Much!
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Aug 29, 2006
1. Jan 30, 2007 12:37 PM in response to: thetwenty0ne
I'd get the full version as you won't be able to use the upgrade version without having XP installed first.

From http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6154138.html :
quote:71f74db331 January 29, 2007 6:19 AM PST
Upgrading to Vista? Don't delete XP

Vista is almost in consumers' hands, but techies don't have to wait for the official launch to find things to complain about.

The latest concern is the requirement that users installing an upgrade version of Microsoft's new operating system have an older version of Windows working on their computer. Earlier Windows upgrades simply required users to have an old installation disk on hand as a proof of ownership.

Microsoft says it made the change because Vista, which goes on sale first thing Tuesday, does not check upgrade compliance. But the new requirement has irked many users who prefer "clean installs"--formatting the hard drive before installing the upgrade.[/quote:71f74db331]

Just to point that out.

Regards,
JB


Home Desktop: VoodooPC Hexx. AMD Athlon FX-60, 2 GB RAM, 2 x 250 GB HD, 7900 GTX video card. Home Laptop: HP dv4000, Pentium M, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HD, ATi 700 Radeon Mobility
Click to view jbking's profile Member 967 posts since
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3. Jan 30, 2007 12:45 PM in response to: thetwenty0ne
I'd think so but I don't have Vista or plans to use it anytime soon...

Regards,
JB


Home Desktop: VoodooPC Hexx. AMD Athlon FX-60, 2 GB RAM, 2 x 250 GB HD, 7900 GTX video card. Home Laptop: HP dv4000, Pentium M, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HD, ATi 700 Radeon Mobility

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