The very first words on the printed instructions that came with my HP/MS
supplied upgrade disks say:

"WARNING: Windows Vista is a new installation. Any personal files and
programs installed on the computer will be overwritten during the operating
system installation."

How much more clear could it be?


"Ray" <rayj.balt@DELTHISverizon.net> wrote in message
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>I got a new HP Pavilion dv6000us laptop for Christmas with a free upgrade
>to Vista premium.
>
> The other day the upgrade disc came, and it seemed easy enough to install.
> As urged, I made one of those "All-in-One" recovery disc sets -- just in
> case.
>
> I was no more than three or four steps into the install before things
> started to go haywire. I finally got Vista installed, but all my files
> were lost. And in addition, it allowed me no more than 1040 by 768 screen
> resolution.
>
> So I used the recovery discs to go back to XP. I could only get a clean
> new reinstall -- all my files were lost.
>
> Just a cautionary note. If you want Vista, buy a machine with it already
> installed.
>