On Nov 21, 6:14 am, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
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> All Vista DVDs are basically the same, since the install process is now
> a Imaging type setup. A Dell branded DVD would only have the OEM
> content added. It's likely your setup still has an incompatible program or
> driver that is causing Vista upgrade to fail.
>
> Most people would advise you to do a Fresh/Clean install of Vista. This
> isn't always practical for OEM owners as they loose the 3rd-Party apps
> the OEM provides. Doing an upgrade requires a fair amount of prep
> work. The Upgrade Advisor doesn't always indict everything that can
> cause an upgrade to fail. Has the Dell been "De-Dell-ified" ?, have all
> the non-essential or unwanted programs removed from it. Doing a
> Vista upgrade requires that the machine is properly prepared before it
> will take the upgrade. Have you checked for a BIOS upgrade for the
> dimension and that all primary devices have Vista drivers available ?
>
> "DMD31842" <ddavids...@verizon.net> wrote in message
>
> news:6f4f14e2-15d1-4893-94ff-497ba0ae4f5c@f3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
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> >I have a Dell Dimension and the Upgrade Advisor says I can install
> > Vistal. I purchased the Vista Ultimate CD from a retailer and every
> > time I try to upgrade it fails at the end. I have tried several times,
> > disconnecting everything, etc. Would it be different if I purchased
> > the Dell Vista CD? Is there anything else I can do? Thanks!- Hide quoted text -[/color]
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> - Show quoted text -[/color]

Thanks for all this good advice. I am not sure what
serial system devices" are. Once I have that information I will follow
your advice and try again. Thanks, David