Ah, but now I read in March 2007 Australian PC USer Magazine that a "Clean"
install is done from WITHIN the Windows XP Desktop, in an INSTALL WINDOWS
SETUP OPTIONS box that includes Upgrade as an Option. So I dont actually have
to reformat my HDD at the beginning (dos) and boot into the DVDrive. It's
done from a setup window when I am already in Windows XP....???

...but it goes on to say "Note that if you're performing a true clean
install, having booted from the DVD, at this point you should click the Drive
Options link and then click to Format..." IF YOU'RE PERFORMING A TRUE
CLEAN INSTALL ????? You can fudge that????

And what is Microsofts rationalle in having Media Player/DVD Burning in
Vista Premium and NOT being able to get that as an upgrade from XP Pro??

Rgds n tks

"Frankster" wrote:
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> You are 100 percent right on every count. You're gonna have to deal with it.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Rod" <Rod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B054F30A-A24C-46D7-8CB8-35E15CCC5EE7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I have a PC that I have had for several years. It runs a copy of XP Pro SP2
> > and is "Vista" ready in terms of HDD, RAM, Processor and Graphics card.
> >
> > I was ready to go out and get a copy of Home Premium Upgrade, as it has
> > the
> > features I want, and just read I would have to do a clean install. This
> > is
> > essentially a reformat of HDD and start from scratch, right? That's wacky.
> > I
> > want to UPGRADE.
> >
> > I don't want the extra expense of getting Vista Ultimate as it has bells
> > and
> > whistles I dont want, but that seems to be the only way I can UPGRADE and
> > get
> > Media Player/DVD Burning functionality built-in....
> >
> > ...AM I reading this right? An UPGRADE from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium
> > is
> > really a rebuid of my PC??????
> >
> > Rgds
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>
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