Windows Vista, Do or dont?

I'm in the US. I'd suggest using somebody I'd trust... like Corsair or Kingston RAM for instance.

Or your local shop - avoiding shipping can sometimes be in your favor.

You can pop out your old RAM, put in the new... and reboot just fine.

And if you're talking about restoring using your original disks, then upgrading to Vista, that's about as close as you're going to get to a clean install without purchasing the full blown Vista since you can no longer "clean install" via putting in your old disk and wiping clean. Stupid move on MS part, but they felt it necessary.

So whats the difference between a clean install and an upgrade? Dont they both do the same thingn anyway?

A clean install works, an upgrade doesn't.

How do you go about doing a clean install?

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Originally Posted by tidenburg

How do you go about doing a clean install?

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Insert disc

Select either 'upgrade' or 'new install'.

The first maintains your hd content, the second wipes it. All of it. So back up if you fancy the second.

I have no files worth saving, all my programs still have thier discs, all my photos are on my family pc and all my .fla projects are abandoned and take up 4gb of space which my friends find hard to believe, windows XP is soo depressing and so is how im being over charged for all my pc upgrades :(

Ok. If you want a clean install... with Vista forward, it seems like Microsoft will not allow you to do that from the upgrade disc bah, just read it here...

so buy a full install, not the upgrade version. wipe your HD clean, install. that's it. you can't do it with an upgrade version.

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Originally Posted by hurricaneone

Insert disc

Select either 'upgrade' or 'new install'.

The first maintains your hd content, the second wipes it. All of it. So back up if you fancy the second.

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you forget the format hard drive step for a clean install.

Wow, Microsoft must not have spent enough soft money with CNN. The network is basically reiterating this board.
Don't upgrade yet, don't upgrade XP, history says it will need fixes. Seems they were only paid to keep security holes quiet.

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Originally Posted by hurricaneone

Insert disc

Select either 'upgrade' or 'new install'.

The first maintains your hd content, the second wipes it. All of it. So back up if you fancy the second.

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That doesn't work on the Vista Upgrade.

How does it work then? Do I just put the disc in to do a clean install?

Ok. I have to ask now... are you kidding?

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/31/2421/61170
Hahahahahaha

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Originally Posted by tidenburg

How does it work then? Do I just put the disc in to do a clean install?

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You have to take your hard drive out, rinse it in warm soapy water, then scrub it nice and clean. Then, put it back in (doesn't matter if it's still damp) and when you install, it'll be nice and clean.

Cool ok.

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Ok. I have to ask now... are you kidding?

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Nope. When it comes to how a computer works im crap. I just want to know how to do it lol. Ive only ever brought new OS when I get them with the PC this will be my first upgrade so I have no experiance or "knowledge" as to how microsoft is crap at making upgrades etc, etc.

Do not buy the upgrade. Buy the whole thing, then I believe H1's post becomes relevant.

if you purchase the upgrade version your xp liscense is no longer valid so make sure you like vista before you upgrade.

with the memory make sure your system is compatable, your gonna want to use a site like http://www.crucial.com/ Make sure you know your motherboard model, just find that on crucial and it will tell you exactly what kind of ram you can use. make sure all the specs are the same as what you buy otherwise it might not work.

as for installing windows. RTFM

According to the BBC, who posted a video of a reporter doing an upgrade, after inserting the disc he was offered the option of doing either or.

I don't make this stuff up, you know.

Now what exact disc he was using is up for grabs.

I read somewhere that, with the upgrade version, if you don't enter the key when you run the upgrade, it installs a 30 day trial of vista on your machine. Then (and this is a bit of a pain) You run your upgrade disc again (this time from your new, 30 day trial of vista). This time it will give you the option of a clean install...

Can't remember where I read that though and might al be lies...

Both of my discs here are full-versions... so I can't confirm the upgrade debacle. However... lemme say this... I'm not happy with Vista Business on the lappy.

It just feels sluggish but it's actually using less RAM - I've been tweaking this machine all damn day though - but 16 more processes than my normal - 36 at boot.