Ray wrote:
> 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.
>
>

Vista RTM, in doing an upgrade, takes all existent document files and
stores them in Windows.old, in the root of the installation partition.
Of course, it overwrites all old installed files. If you decline to
store you personal files in My Documents, then your documents will not
be saved.

Q