Of course that's clear, and I understood it perfectly. But I believe I was
misled by HP in thinking that creating the "All-in-One" Recovery discs, I
was saving my system exactly as it was at the time the discs were made.

I realize this is an HP problem, not a Vista problem, but the fact remains
that Vista did not install properly. I very carefully followed every
instruction, and I was no more than six steps into the install before things
began to go haywire. And this definitely was a Vista problem.

-- Ray
"Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net> wrote in message
news:vJadnbiJyZnK9GLYnZ2dnUVZ_uygnZ2d@midco.net...
> 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
> news:jbHLh.10188$el3.6549@trndny01...
>>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.
>>
>
>