A clean Vista install, even with a format, is never from DOS anymore. The
format (if any) is built into the installation. It's been this way since
Windows NT! The last time I think you could format in DOS was Windows
95/98.

-Frank

"Rod" <Rod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B18F3B6-F3FE-4F4C-9328-AD1BD4E8101E@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> tks Chris. Appreciate your answer. Still, as a new O/S that all I really
> need
> it for is Internet, MS Office and CD/DVD playing/burning, Vista Home
> Premium
> seems to be an ideal "downgrade' for me, but one I cant get!! I gotta go
> the
> Ultimate....
>
> Or maybe I am just reading things wrong.....IF I BUY the UPGRADE VISTA
> HOME
> PREMIUM I CAN, FROM within WINDOWS XP, run a CLEAN INSTALL - right? IF so,
> that seems OK...I just dont want to have to reformatt myself manually from
> DOS as a start....not that competent!!
>
> Rod
>
> "Chris" wrote:
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>> Rod wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >> 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...
>> >>> 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]
>>
>> 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.
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