"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
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> Brian
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> It's not necessary to use the full Vista with SP1 package. The SP1 update
> will include a tool that removes anything replaced or orphaned by the SP1
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Fair enough, I'd still rather clean install though. I've always done the
same with each XP service pack.
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> Ronnie Vernon
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> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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>> Managed to get hold of the MSDN Vista SP1 integrated DVD image (thanks to
>> BitTorrent!). So my plan is to do a complete clean install, complete with
>> SP1.
>> Always perferable to using the SP1 update package IMO, as it clears out
>> all the updates and saves disk space.
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