Ray wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>>
>
>

Yet an UPGRADE version of Vista stores all existent files in My
Documents in windows.old in the root of the intallation partition.

Q