Rod wrote:[color=blue]
> 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:
>[color=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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
>>>[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

Home Premium is a downgrade from XP Professional. You have to run setup
from within XP, and you will have to do a clean install. Vista will
create a Windows.old folder that will (probably) have all of your data
files. But you still need to do a backup.