"Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:uHJ97KBSHHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "EJR" <ejruthenberg@comcast.net> wrote
>[color=green]
>>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.[/color]
>
>
> 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.[/color]

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