"Ken" wrote
>I dont think there is such a path is there because xp academic is basically
>xp pro and vista academic is home premium so theres no upgrade path between
>the two is there?

What do you mean by upgrade path? Are you asking if you can use an upgrade
version or do you mean with an upgrade version can you do an in place
upgrade? I haven't seen any info on the academic version of Vista. However
you can use an upgrade version of Vista Home Premium to upgrade XP Pro but
it will not do an in place upgrade, only a custom install. Apps will need
to be installed from original media and use the Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
to transfer data and settings.
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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]